Can you hunt bear with a 50-cal?

Can you hunt bear with a 50-cal?

Yes, it will for sure kill a bear and any bear at that. Brown bear, polar bear, any kind of bear, would be killed easily.

Can you survive getting shot by a 50 cal?

Yes, and this includes hits to the torso. Most well known is the founder of Delta Force, Charlie Beckwith, who was hit by a Vietnamese 12.7mm anti-aircraft gun. There are a few other cases of people surviving direct hits from a . 50 caliber heavy machinegun.

Can you still buy an AK 47 in California?

These aren’t your grandfather’s hunting rifles. Uzi’s, AK-47s, AR-15s, Bushmaster semi-automatic rifles – all are banned by California’s Assault Weapons Control Act. They aren’t allowed to sell it or give it away; it’s a felony to transfer ownership of a registered assault weapon.

Is a 50 BMG a good rifle for hunting?

A rifle chambered in .50 BMG, firing full powered ammo, is overkill for hunting any game on the planet. The .50 BMG generates over 13,000 foot pounds of energy (fpe) at the muzzle. By way of contrast, most African dangerous game cartridges generate substantially less than 7,000 fpe.

Can a Barrett 50 BMG kill a brown bear?

A friend of mine used a Barrett 50 to kill a coastal brown bear in Alaska. His guide said he had never seen a more effective gun. Yeah I can imagine as ballistically the 50 BMG is pretty much unmatched as far as performance. But I’ve heard and read of people using the 50 BMG for much smaller game such as whitetails.

Would a 50 BMG machine gun kill a bear?

The 50 BMG or 50 Caliber Browning Machine Gun, has been around for a long time and, as has already been mentioned, would rip a bear apart, as well as any other animal, on this planet. Of course, modern versions, are much lighter but, even then, they’re not exactly something that’s easy to carry around.

How powerful is a 50 BMG?

The .50 BMG generates over 13,000 foot pounds of energy (fpe) at the muzzle. By way of contrast, most African dangerous game cartridges generate substantially less than 7,000 fpe. Even the absurdly over-powered .577 Tyrannosaur (which barely counts as a commercial hunting cartridge) generates less than 11,000 fpe.