SHOTGUN MESIAH 855 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) You can kill an Elk at 1700 yards with a .338 You can kill an Elk at 3500 yards with a .50 BMG Providing you have a good enough scope for either and are one hell of a shot to boot. Edited January 7, 2016 by SHOTGUN MESSIAH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Too much is variable based on my income and savings there are a lot of guns I would want in the 700-1500 range, but until I pay down some educational debt, most anything over $150 is too much. I anticipate my next few gun purchases to be : ~$120, ~$400, and $800 respectively. After that, the majority of my purchases for self will be infrequent and mostly because the individual gun is special. Therefore after that, the guns will probably be high dollar. Except I also anticipate regularly buying things like good .357 revolvers when they show up cheap i.e. $250 for a S&W66 in clean condition. I've seen it happen a few times when I didn't have the $250, of course. Investment and gift is a whole other animal than guns I am buying to keep for myself. So I keep an eye out for ~$100 pump 12 ga to give (or sell at cost) to young men and relatives such as my aunt who need a single decent gun but don't have the means or knowledge yet. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE NEW GUY 113 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I have a couple guns that were near or slightly over the $1000 Mark. Unique additions to my collection and I'm happy I have them. These were bought when I had a better-paying job than I have now. I nearly bought a single-shot .50 BMG, but cost of ammo and complete lack of a place to shoot it were the deciding factors against it. Oddly, 50BMG is 2/3 the price of .338Lapua. I was just looking at that the other day. 50BMG was $4/round. .338Lapua was $6.50 50 bmg is 2.49 a round for ball at sgammo Hornady amax is 6.00 a round Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Gander has/had a single-shot break action .50bmg I was sort of tempted by just for novelty but I wouldn't really have anywhere to shoot it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
6500rpm 670 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Too much is variable based on my income and savings It's all relative to what your (my) income is at a time. As a young, single Tech in 1986 I dropped $700 on a .308 Galil ARM without batting an eye (look at the price of one today), if I had the foresight I would have loaded up on full autos. A few years later, now with a wife that stayed at home to raise our kids it was a treat to buy a cassette tape on payday, several years later my disposable income has freed up a bit and I get what interests me. I was also fortunate enough to have a wife that never bitched or asked how much things were that followed me home. Mostly now I look for bargains as things come in, Things like the M92 PAP's, RV85 flare launchers when they came in, and the occasional ammo deals. All things, even Mosin's have a finite number. Pick up what you want when the timing's right...too much is just a number. If I were to hit the Powerball Lotto this week, what was too much last week would probably just something I pick up next week to piss off Obama. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Gander has/had a single-shot break action .50bmg I was sort of tempted by just for novelty but I wouldn't really have anywhere to shoot it. I have always wanted a 50BMG Barrett, but now I really have a hankering for a Serbu BFG-50A with a Leupold scope. If you are looking for a single shot .50, take a look at the BFG-50. I don't know if I will ever purchase one, but it doesn't hurt to dream a little. http://serbu.com/bfg50.html http://serbu.com/bfg50a.html https://youtu.be/sVMoOLh92S4 Edited January 8, 2016 by yakdung Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'd love a Barrett as well. The single-shot was only tempting since it was the price of an 870 or a Mossberg 500. Aside from not needing one, and not knowing where I could shoot it, the idea of a sub 300 dollar .50bmg is kinda scary. Might just be a pipe-bomb waiting to happen. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Where to shoot the .50 is also a problem for me as well. The gun club I belong to does not allow it. Also, the cost per round can be a little steep as well. Reloading is the route I understand a lot of folks take to offset the cost, but I don't reload yet. I have a BL that does, I could always task him with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I never asked at my range, I guess the state park shooting range has no rules against it but I'd be annoyed to not be able to shoot humanoid targets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james lambert 3,059 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 We can shoot a little past 1000 yds in my back yard, but that doesnt really test a 50 or 338 lapua Reloading 50 is a booger, I had the big Dillon set up but it got old pretty quick and I sold it to a friend. I got tired of the 50 pretty quick. But I still want an MRAD in 338, but cant justify the cost, although Savage makes a pretty serviceable one for less than half the cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RED333 1,025 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I have a FNAR, came with a nice scope, 10 magazines, 500 rounds of 7.62, got it all for 1800. Yea a bit pricy, but I wanted it, BAD. Now a Barrett 82A1 with the scope, when I get the money I WILL HAVE IT! https://www.classicfirearms.com/barrett-50cal-w29flutedbbl-semi-auto Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Forgive me St. Browning but I would much prefer the 338L over the 50. Just the thought of lugging that 50BMG beast around gives me back spasms, the 308 Saiga plus loadout is as heavy as I would go or even attempt with this worn out old bod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yakdung 2,926 Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) https://youtu.be/pAW3dlTMv6g https://youtu.be/GXEK7rcqO-Y Edited January 9, 2016 by yakdung 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk451 2,230 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 ^^^HFS!^^^ Jerry never fails to impress & entertain. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsa 24 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 I never asked at my range, I guess the state park shooting range has no rules against it but I'd be annoyed to not be able to shoot humanoid targets. Sharonville? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Pontiac Lake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsa 24 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Pontiac Lake Sharonville has the same rules.Must be a MI thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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