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.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.
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When was the 50 caliber invented?
The 50 BMG - @ 1910.
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.
How do they measure a 50 caliber bullet?
It depends on what you mean by measure, but if you mean in regard to the "50 caliber" part, caliber is the diameter of the piece of lead.
What was the caliber of the so called Kentucky Rifle?
50 caliber
Can you name one 50 caliber rifle?
Yes, I can. A Barrett M107 is a .50 caliber sniper rifle.
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)
What is the Difference between 50 Cal and Cal 50?
its the same thing. it doesnt matter where you put the word caliber. its still a .50 caliber
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.
Small caliber to large caliber for riflesin size?
.22-.50
What is the difference between a 40 caliber and 50 caliber bullet?
Size and relative power. A .40 caliber bullet is .40 of an inch and the entire cartridge is 28.8 millimeters long. A .50 caliber (handgun) bullet is .50 of an inch and the entire cartridge is 40.99 millimeters long. The .50 caliber has more powder, more velocity, and more muzzle energy.
What is a 50 calibre gun?
A 50 caliber gun, or more properly, a .50 caliber gun is a firearm having an internal bore diameter of 1/2 or .50 of an inch.
