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Thread: Hunting with 50 cal
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09-02-2017, 17:32 #1
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Hunting with 50 cal
Just out of interest - how many guys are hunting with 50 cal Barrett, Truvelo etc.
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09-02-2017, 17:33 #2
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
My 50 cal muzzle loader doesn't count?
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09-02-2017, 17:55 #3
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09-02-2017, 18:22 #4
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
How is it different from sitting on a hilltop and shooting an animal with a 308? Is that also not hunting?
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09-02-2017, 18:26 #5
Re: Hunting with 50 cal
TRG, take a deep breath and calm down. Peter is well known and is a decent guy. He didn't advocate using a 50 BMG but simply asked who might be using it. But even if he did and/or does, I don't know what makes shooting an animal with a .375 more ethical than a .50 BMG, as long as its cleanly killed either way.
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09-02-2017, 18:49 #6
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
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09-02-2017, 19:03 #7
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
Just remember
Precious few people make a hunting bullet for rifles in the 50cal.
Bullet makers goes to great lengths and spend lots of money on bullet development.
So it you plug a big animal with a target bullet, even in 50cal, you are looking for trouble, it might just shatter on a big animal bone.
If it's military spec it won't open, and then a little old 375 that expands to double diameter will do a LOT more damage.
Just keep that in mind.
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09-02-2017, 20:18 #8
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
Who does make a bullet for the 50cal?
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09-02-2017, 20:22 #9
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
OK I see Hornady has a DGX in 50 cal. Will that work in Truvelo 50 cal?
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09-02-2017, 20:49 #10
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Re: Hunting with 50 cal
Kriek makes monolithics for .50 cal
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