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The first .50 caliber round, known as the .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun), was developed during World War I in 1918 for the Browning M1917 machine gun. It was designed by John Browning and became widely used by the U.S. military in the following decades, particularly in World War II and beyond. The .50 BMG has since been utilized in various applications, including anti-materiel rifles and heavy machine guns.
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What caliber was the first built lever action rifle And was it used in the civil war?
That was either the Spencer is .50 caliber or the Henry in .44 Rimfire.
Are 50 caliber used to take out tanks?
No
How big is a 50 caliber bullet?
Any bullet that has a diameter of one half inch is a .50 caliber bullet. There are different .50 caliber bullets- my Hawken muzzle loading rifle shoots a .50 caliber lead bullet, but different from the .50 Browning Machine Gun (that is also used in the .50 Barret sniper rifle)
Who and when invented the 50 caliber?
.50 caliber firearms have been made since the early days of muzzleloaders. The original maker of a gun in this caliber is not known. Given that .50 is 1/2 inch, a convenient measurement, .50 caliber muzzleloaders are very common. There are several .50 caliber cartridges in existence. They range from the .50BMG used in heavy machine guns and long range sniper rifles to the .50 Beowulf used in AR type rifles to .50 AE, .50 GI and .500 S&W used in handguns. These cartridges were invented by different people at different times.
Is a desert eagle a 50 caliber?
The Desert Eagle was made in several caliber, including .50 Action Express, which is NOT the same cartridge as the .50 BMG used in the Barrett rifle.
A sentence using the word caliber?
A .50 caliber gun can be used as an anti aircraft weapon. I am not up to his caliber; he outperforms me on the job. An athlete of his caliber surely cannot be defeated.
Price for a used 22 caliber rifle?
50-1000 and up
What are the release dates for The First 48 - 2004 Evil Streak -50 Caliber 3-4?
The First 48 - 2004 Evil Streak -50 Caliber 3-4 was released on: USA: 3 November 2005
What is the highest caliber bullet?
The highest caliber bullet commonly used is a .50 cal. However, there are bullet that are larger in caliber. the 700 Nitro express comes to mind.
What does 50 caliber mean?
Caliber refers to the diameter of the bullet. A 50 caliber bullet is .50 of an inch (half an inch) in diameter. It's also used to refer to a gun that shoots a 50 caliber bullet. The problem with the word "caliber" is that it has two different and confusing meanings. In small arms, "caliber" usually refers to the diameter of the bullet, NOT the casing, and is measured in inches (i.e. .50 caliber is 50/100ths of an inch, or a half-inch). [Note: your original question should be ".50" caliber, not "50" caliber.] The biggest problem with this usage is that it's not exact - the most common .50 caliber bullet (the .50 BMG of the Browning .50-caliber Heavy Machinegun) is actually .510 inches at the widest point. The other use of the word caliber is the ratio of the barrel bore (inside) diameter to its length. For instance, the huge 16" guns on the US's Iowa-class battleships are properly classified as 16"/50-caliber guns, which means that the barrel length is 15 times the bore length; thus, the 16/50 is 800 inches long (66 feet, 8 inches). While this usage of caliber is most common for cannon (and not small arms), it nonetheless can be found in discussions of rifles.
Is a 50 caliber half an inch?
Yes. .50 caliber refers to .5 of an inch.
Is a 50 caliber bullet measured differently than a 5.56 caliber bullet. if so how is the 50 larger than the 5.56?
They are most certainly measured differently. The "50" in 50 caliber is measuring in inches and should actually be referred in writing as ".50 Caliber." The "5.56" is in millimeters (mm) and should be written as "5.56mm".To compare the two:.50 Caliber = 1/2 inch = 12.7mm5.56mm = ~ .2189 inchSo the .50 caliber bullet is roughly 2.28 times wider than the 5.56mm caliber bullet.
