THE_HUNTER 2 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Anybody ever play with these?They use your lower and there upper?How do they hold up?I wonder about the reciever getting beat up.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AegisDei 2 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Anybody ever play with these?They use your lower and there upper?How do they hold up?I wonder about the reciever getting beat up.... Are you sure you're not thinking about the .50 beowulf? There's a HUGE difference between a BMG and a Beo... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 No I think he meant 50BMG as its titled. There are companies that make the uppers. I would never do that to my lower receiver. It just doesn't seem right to shoot such a large, punishing caliber from an aluminum platform that wasn't designed for it. Here's a company that makes a steel lower for their upper which I thought was a good idea... http://www.ferret50.com/ferret50_conversion.html But, I would just get an AR-50 for the same price and be done with it myself Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE_HUNTER 2 Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 KySoldier is speaking the truth of my thoughts... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AegisDei 2 Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 KySoldier is speaking the truth of my thoughts... ::Inserts foot in mouth:: Sorry Hunter, i should've done more research. Seemed like too crazy an idea to be real. I didn't think the receiver could handle that much pressure/recoil. You sure is hell won't find me shooting a .50BMG out of anything that weighs under 35lbs, and I definitely wouldn't ask my lower to handle it. Neat idea though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoutjoe 276 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 KySoldier is speaking the truth of my thoughts... ::Inserts foot in mouth:: Sorry Hunter, i should've done more research. Seemed like too crazy an idea to be real. I didn't think the receiver could handle that much pressure/recoil. You sure is hell won't find me shooting a .50BMG out of anything that weighs under 35lbs, and I definitely wouldn't ask my lower to handle it. Neat idea though! Personally I'd like to be shooting a .50bmg out of something a little heavier...say...an M1 Abrams perhaps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuAside 2 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 i do remember someone trying to market an AR15 lookalike in .50 bmg that fired semi-auto. can't remember the name, but looked about the same except for magazine and barrel thickness. (doesnt look like the ferrett 50 at all) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bob 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 ...I would never do that to my lower receiver. It just doesn't seem right to shoot such a large, punishing caliber from an aluminum platform that wasn't designed for it... I think the .50 BMG uppers are all bolt action - so the only 'punishment' you're talking about in terms of the lower is the recoil force (because the breech remains locked on firing). From what I've read, that's about like the recoil of a 12-gauge shotgun. If an aluminum lower can't handle that, I think you just wasted your money. (Speaking of which, I think you could build an AR lower, without the mag well, out of 'off-the-shelf' steel rectangular tubing, and maybe some round aluminum tubing, for next to nothing.) Just my opinion... ;>) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Yeah they fire just like other bolt actions...I still don't think I'd risk an AR. I'm not saying it'd break on the first shot, obviously there are people out there shooting them....I just don't think it's good for the lower, especially around the pins. As I recall you have to install a custom heavy duty hammer in your lower to ensure it will ignite the 50cal primers, so it may not be a truely drop in unit after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
S12.308NSC 0 Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 seems to me the solution would be to just buy a .50 AR and then get all your other, wimpier uppers and put them on that lower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE_HUNTER 2 Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Thanks for the info.Kinda thought the same though I've heard otherwise too.Not worth it.AR50 is the good road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cscharlie 107 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 Went to a shoot where someone had a ferret .50 upper like the one pictured above. Last I heard, he had was up to 800 rounds through it and the lower is still in exellent condition. The brake really tames recoil. .50 BMG seems more like a push rather than a sharp snap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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