AP.50 BMG

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The AP 50 BMG (Browning machine gun), designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P. is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber firearm cartridge developed for the M2 Browning machine gun in the late 1910s.

The bullet has been designed in several variants: tracer, armor-piercing, incendiary, multiple generations of regular ball, and saboted sub-caliber rounds. The rounds intended for machine guns are linked using metallic links. It is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as several non-NATO countries too.

Brief History

The manufacturer John Browning first had the idea to create this round during World War I, responding to a need for an anti-aircraft weapon, based on a scaled-up M1919/M1917 design that Browning had earlier developed around 1900 (but which was not adopted by the U.S. military until 1917 and thus the reason for the M1917 designation).

During World War II, the .50 BMG also came into play. It was mainly used in the M2 Browning machine gun, in both its “light barrel” aircraft mount version and the “heavy barrel” (HB) version on ground vehicles, for anti-aircraft purposes. It was then upgraded decades later and chambered in high-powered rifles.

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The .50 BMG links are manufactured with closed loops. So the links perfectly fit on the cartridge shoulders when assembled with the cartridge in belts. The tapered front loops of the links are firmly placed on the cartridge shoulder to keep the cartridge in proper alignment for feeding into the weapon. It is designed in such a way that the cartridge is extracted from the rear and dropped into position for moving into the chamber for firing. Weapons designed for the links require additional space in the rear of the receiver for retraction.

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SKU: 50bmgap10

Caiber: 50 BMG

Grain: N/A

Bullet Type: FMJ

Casing Type: Brass

Recycled Brass: Yes

Gun Type: Rifle

Case type: Rimless, bottleneck

Bullet diameter:  .510 in (13.0 mm)

Land diameter:   .498 in (12.6 mm)

Neck diameter:   .560 in (14.2 mm)

Shoulder diameter: .735 in (18.7 mm)

Base diameter:    .804 in (20.4 mm)

Rim diameter:     .804 in (20.4 mm)

Rim thickness:    .083 in (2.1 mm)

Case length:        3.91 in (99 mm)

Overall length:   5.45 in (138 mm)

Case capacity:     292.8 gr H2O (18.97 cm3)

Primer type: #35 Arsenal Primer

AP.50 BMG cartridge types

AP.50 BMG cartridges are produced with several different bullet options and different specifications.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M1

The red tip bullet is used for observing fire, signaling, target designation, and incendiary purposes.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M1

The light blue tip cartridge is used against unarmored, flammable targets.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M2

This cartridge has an unpainted tip and is used against personnel and unarmored targets.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing, M2

Has a black tip and is used against lightly armored vehicles, protective shelters, and personnel.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary, M8

Has a tiller tip and is used, in place of the armor-piercing round, against armored, flammable targets.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M10

Has an orange tip and used for observing fire, signaling, target designation, and incendiary purposes.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M17

This cartridge can be used for observing fire, signaling, target designation, and incendiary purposes.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary-Tracer, M20

This cartridge which has a red tip with ring aluminum paint is a variant of the M8 Armor-Piercing Incendiary with the added tracer element and is used, in place of the armor-piercing round, against armored, flammable targets, with a tracer element for observation purposes.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, Headlight, M21

It is more brilliant and more visible and used in observing fire during air-to-air combat.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M23

This cartridge has a light blue ring and the tip is painted blue. It is used against unarmored, flammable targets.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M33

The cartridge is used against unarmored and personnel targets.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Saboted Light Armor Penetrator, M903

Used only in the M2 series of machine guns and can penetrate 19mm of steel armor at 1500 yards.[9]

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Saboted Light Armor Penetrator-Tracer, M962

Has a tracer element for observing fire, target designation, and incendiary purposes and is uses a red-colored plastic sabot for identification

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, XM1022

 

It is a long-range match cartridge that is particularly designed for long-range work using the M107 rifle.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, M1022 Long Range Sniper

The .50 Caliber M1022 is designed for long-range sniper training and tactical use against targets that do not require armor-piercing or incendiary effect. It has long-range accuracy and is trajectory matched to MK211 grade A.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary, Mk 211 Mod 0

It has a green tip with a grey ring and can be used in any .50 caliber weapon in US inventory with the exception of the M85 machine gun.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, MK257 Armor Piercing Incendiary Dim Tracer

It has a purple bullet tip as well as a hardened steel core and incendiary tip. It is used in machine guns M2, M3, and M85.

• Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary-Tracer, Mk 300 Mod 0

The cartridge is designed to be used in any .50 caliber weapon in US inventory with the exception of the M85 machine gun, as with the Mk 211 Mod 0.

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Explosive-Incendiary, APEI-169, M02

This cartridge is used against hardened targets such as bunkers, for suppressive fire against lightly armored vehicles.

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Mk 323 Mod 0

Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, Mk 323 Mod 0 uses M33 ball projectiles in a polymer case instead of brass and gives a 25 percent weight savings over brass-cased ammunition and allows 40 percent more ammunition to be carried for the same weight.

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(1) People who have been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

(2) Any person who is a fugitive from justice.

(3) Any person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802)).

(4) Persons who have been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution;

(5) Alien – an individual who does not have U.S. citizenship and is not a U.S. national.

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(9) An individual who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

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