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Two Letters Re: .50 BMG Rifles
Jim:
Those willing to pay a top price for .50 BMG rifles
should look at the EDM
Arms Windrunner,
which bests the Barrett for accuracy, and takes down to a
4-foot-long case (heavy) for more discrete transport. It is also is available
in .338 Lapua. They can sell you a ".338" [marked] receiver, which
is unlikely to be a banned caliber, and a .50 BMG bolt and barrel. [Based upon
the Form
4473] the feds will know only that
you
have a .338 rifle, and not that you also got some 50 caliber parts along with
it, to make your rifle identical to one stamped 50 BMG (read: “ban
me”)
on the receiver. But the ideal is an AR lower (bought legally in most states
in a private want ads sale) with your choice of upper, including a .50 BMG.
Barrett and EDM have owners who have taken tough stands against California's
efforts
to ban their products. - Mr. Bravo
Dear Jim,
In response to several threads I'd like to offer the following links: www.ultramag50.com this
is a magazine fed, bolt action .50 BMG upper for an AR rifle. I haven't handled
one yet, but their machinework looks exceptional,
and I find their attitude more professional than that of a couple of the other
upper kit makers. [Their site has] good information on what they have. I would
recommend the 29" barrel,
or even ask for a custom 36". An 18"barrel is just too short for
a .50. For single shots, www.cobb50.com has
some very interesting options, and also their Multi Caliber Rifle built on
an AR type receiver. - Michael
Z. Williamson
