Sabot Info
SLAP info
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.50 Browning Machine Gun Calibre Ammunition Re-Loading data and dimensions |
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Sabot Info SLAP info |
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Also known as 12.7 x 99 mm, 0.50 BMG, 'fifty Browning' or just 'half inch MG.
This page is not about machine gun applications, but this calibre is ideal for long range sniper applications. The data presented is mainly for the standard form of the round, rather than the Saboted Light Armour Penetrator (SLAP) round or it's saboted variants, but there are a few details further down the page.
The .50 Browning Machine Gun cartridge (.50 BMG) was developed at the end of WWI (1918). Browning also developed the fully-automatic heavy machine gun that was adopted in 1923.
More recent developments, have expanded the use of .50 BMG to a sniper-rifle with high velocity that allows for effective use over thousands of yards. The military adoption of .50 BMG sniper riles followed it's use in long range competition shooting. In order to aid stability and reduce recoil a muzzle brake is often incorporated.
| Date... | Originator... |
| Bullet Dia... 0.510" or 0.511" | Main Usage... Machine guns or long range rifles for sniping or specific material damage |
| Die Set... full length re sizing Set... RCB56702 .50 BMG... 1 1\2"-12 thread Neck Sizer Die... RCB56704 .50 BMG...1 1\2"-12 thread | Intended barrel length... ?? |
| Primer... Boxer, BMG type, 3 point crimp | Max overall length... 5.450" |
| Trim Case... RCBS Trimming Die... RCB56706 .50 BMG... 1 1\2"-12 thread Lyman 50 BMG accutrimmer #7862130 | Max Case length... |
| Crimp... | Bullet Seating... |
| Shell holders... | RCBS... | Lyman... | Pacific/Hornady... | Bonanza... |
Extra large deburring tool... Lyman #7810206
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Water capacity 289 gr.
| Bullet Type | Bullet Wt. Grains | Gas Check | Powder Type | Powder Weight Grains | Pressure C.U.P. | Pressure lb/Sq in | Muzzle Velocity ft/sec | Muzzle Energy ft lbs | TKO |
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| Jacketed | 720 | Gr | 2810 | 12630 | ?? | ||||
| Jacketed | 647 | Gr | 2980 | 12756 | ?? | ||||
Notes (shift to SLAP page)
Saboted Light Armour Penetrator (SLAP) round consists of a sub-calibre 0.30" (7.62 mm) Tungsten penetrator projectile carried within a 0.50" (12.7 mm) sabot, which falls away soon after the round exits the muzzle. Thereby, the penetrator gains a higher velocity (3,985 ft/s as opposed to 2,900 ft/s) producing a flatter trajectory and greater penetration of armour.
I have seen some information on the net that indicates that the SLAP round was devised by American Military personnel during the 1980s... However, I was involved in discussions (in UK) about this technique during the late 1960s, but the idea of doing it is many years older than that.
Written... 12 May 2003, New Domain... 19 November 2003, Upgraded... 18 January 2007, Additions... 01 February 2007,
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