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From: walsh@frith.egr.msu.edu (Stephen J Walsh)
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Subject: Barrett .50 BMG
Summary: Should I get one?
Keywords: Barrett pronghorn
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Date: 18 Mar 91 11:50:44 GMT
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From: walsh@frith.egr.msu.edu (Stephen J Walsh)
I'm interested in buying one of Barrett's light .50 BMG rifles.  Does
anyone have any experience with either the auto or bolt model ?  How 
does the barrel hold up over time ?  I know that these brutes aren't 
made for hunting, but I'm thinking about pronghorn hunting with one.  
A Barrett should perform well at pronghorn ranges, even if I have too
much bullet mass.  Has anyone ever hunted with a .50 BMG ?  What scope
type and power is appropriate here ?  Can a variable handle the punishment
>from a .50 BMG rifle ?  

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