How many different 50 cal bullets are there?
eight types
There are eight types of ammunition issued for use in the caliber . 50 machine gun. The tips of the various rounds are color-coded to indicate their type.
What caliber is 10mm?
Pistol cartridges
| Name (mm/in) | Bullet diameter | Case length |
|---|---|---|
| .40 S&W | 10.16 (.400) | 21.59 (.850) |
| .40 Super | 10.16 (.400) | 25.20 (.992) |
| 10mm Auto | 10.16 (.400) | 25.20 (.992) |
| 10mm Magnum | 10.16 (.400) | 31.88 (1.255) |
What caliber is a 50 BMG bullet?
Any bullet measuring around .5″ diameter is .50 caliber. Could be a round musket ball, a .50 AE for the Desert Eagle, or a .50 S&W for the Smith and Wesson 500 revolver. Or it could be the .50 BMG round designed for the MA-2 machine gun, but now also commonly used in long-range sniper rifles. So the BMG is a 50, not all 50’s are BMG.
What caliber is a 50 Browning machine gun?
The.50 Browning Machine Gun (.50 BMG, 12.7×99mm NATO and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P.) is a.50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard service cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries.
What was the 50 BMG used for?
The .50 BMG was designed as exactly that. An anti-tank round and machine gun round. Heavily used in WW II from everything from machine guns on aircraft to vehicle mounted machine guns and in anti-tank rifles. German armor was typically too thick for a .50 BMG to penetrate but Japanese armor was highly vulnerable to the round.
What links are used for the 50 BMG cartridge?
Two distinct and non-compatible metallic links have been used for the.50 BMG cartridge, depending upon the machine gun which will be firing the cartridges. The M2 and M9 links, “pull-out” designs, are used in the Browning M2 and M3 machine guns. Pull-out cloth belts were also used at one time, but have been obsolete since 1945.