Comments on: Care and Feeding of the 50 BMG — A Look at Big Bore Shooting

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:45:09 +0000

Can you tell me what action and what thumbhole stock is being used by the individual wearing the light green hat on backwards? I’ve looked all over the net for that 50BMG stock but can’t find it. The action looks like a Mcbros but not sure. The stock?
Thank you

By: nick brungard

nick brungard — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:13:48 +0000

Would love to try the big bore game but doesn’t it limit the ranges in which you can shoot by a lot.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:34:28 +0000

Do you buy powder by the 55 gallon drum for reloading this game?

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:53:11 +0000

What make and model is the gun in the second picture, the one with the rubber mallet in it. I sure it is a custom build but who built it with what action, barrel, stock…
Thanks!

By: 530mpcsm

530mpcsm — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:39:18 +0000

Oldshooter, the front and rear rests have to be seperate per the rules of the match. It adds to the difficulty and levels the playing field equipment-wise. Most mark the holes left in the bench top and trace around their rear bag to make it somewhat easier, but still requires some finesse.

By: old shooter

old shooter — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:00:11 +0000

More power to tread and every other person with disabilities. I know about this stuff first hand with friends that hunt from wheelchairs, my best friends i have ever had. But they know their limits as should every man and be realistic in their choices of pursuits. He is making a tv show, regular joe’s don’t have an entire crew to help them get everywhere. These guys hunt from theit atv’s and trucks and have a blast at it, their choice and i fully support their long range hunting.If they need help i am there too for them.

By: Benny

Benny — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:42:30 +0000

@ old shooter. Don’t make excuses for the disabled. Tred Barta is paralyzed from the waist down and in a wheel chair and he BOW HUNTS EVERYTHING !!! Don’t tell people with disabilities they CAN”T do something.

By: atimmons

atimmons — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:11:30 +0000

thanks QueenStick
Makes more sense now.
Kind of hard on wooden bench tops if you don’t provide your own wood.

By: old shooter

old shooter — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:11:07 +0000

Probably would be quicker and more stable to bolt the rifle rest to a wood plank base and just move the plank base instead of trying to reset the rest every few shots. Thinking out loud.

By: queen_stick

queen_stick — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:08:16 +0000

You guys ever been to a long range BR match? Rubber mallets are used to sink the spikes on the rest down into the wood bench top. You get everything lined up (front and rear rests, and the rifle), then use the mallet to hit the top of each spike to drive into the wood bench top… that way the rest won’t move during the course of fire.