Fun fact: The 50 BMG round was originally developed to take out light armor vehicles and aircraft
OriginalMcNasty9er on
AR’s also shoot 7.62
Ok-disaster2022 on
The important factor is the caliber is often just the diameter of the bullet. The length and shape and material are important. The size of the casing correlates to the amount of powder that can be packed in there. That .50 BMG is technically a war crime to use against humans, it’s meant for taking out engine blocks of vehicles two zip codes over
rabid-bearded-monkey on
Fun fact
The 30-06 round is the same exact proportions as the 50BMG, just scaled down.
waloshin on
Different ammo for different things… and?
Gr3yt1mb3rw0LF068 on
Looks just like the bad rounds I got from my grandfather from his B17 tailguns.
Zulishk on
This is also an exact representation of how PowerPoint increments bullets.
LowEmergencyCaptain on
I run .223 in my AR. You probably meant 5.56
LurkingInTheDoorway on
No wonder they split people in two
No-Distribution4287 on
This is gonna be controversial, but 556 is an ugly bullet
Visual_Consequence24 on
Two 5mm rounds vs a 12mm round, using their metric measurements it’s easier to understand the size difference.
waterbat2 on
Now show us the difference between a .22 cal and a 20mm vulcan round for comedy
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Isn’t this just the American equivalent to a b c
Big motherfucking gun?
Fun fact: The 50 BMG round was originally developed to take out light armor vehicles and aircraft
AR’s also shoot 7.62
The important factor is the caliber is often just the diameter of the bullet. The length and shape and material are important. The size of the casing correlates to the amount of powder that can be packed in there. That .50 BMG is technically a war crime to use against humans, it’s meant for taking out engine blocks of vehicles two zip codes over
Fun fact
The 30-06 round is the same exact proportions as the 50BMG, just scaled down.
Different ammo for different things… and?
Looks just like the bad rounds I got from my grandfather from his B17 tailguns.
This is also an exact representation of how PowerPoint increments bullets.
I run .223 in my AR. You probably meant 5.56
No wonder they split people in two
This is gonna be controversial, but 556 is an ugly bullet
Two 5mm rounds vs a 12mm round, using their metric measurements it’s easier to understand the size difference.
Now show us the difference between a .22 cal and a 20mm vulcan round for comedy
Just came from [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/s/wHKUnfD2LT) post of the guy barely surviving a ricochet of a 50 BMG round ,the sound it makes on the way back is crazy.
Correct me if I’m wrong but the circumference of a 223 is the same as a 22…..
Needs banana for scale
My godfather had an M2 BMG when I was a kid. Unfortunately for him the ATF found out. That was a badass weapon, holy fuck loud though
crazy to think in my early 20s I was riding around in a turret shooting people with that.
You should see the .700 Nitro Express
Edit: Just found the .950 JDJ… Fuck me!
the co mixing of inches to millimeters tells you where each round was designed.
Damn! Looks as heavy as 10 moving boxes
You keep saying you have a 50 bmg, but you don’t specify the rifle. What you got op?
I have armalite AR50a1, also single shot. never shot it tho. Ranges don’t allow it
Slight typo in your description. It’s 5.56 which is in millimeters. That also happens to convert to basically .22 inches.
Obviously it’s a different bullet but the diameters are practically the same.