.50 BMG
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The.50 BMG, also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., is a.50 in caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering offi
From left: .50 BMG, .300 Win Mag, .308 Winchester, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, .22 long rifle
Left to right, rear: green/gray tip Raufoss Mk 211 HEIAP (high-explosive incendiary armor-piercing) yellow/red tip (M48 spotter) silver tip (M8 armor-piercing incendiary) light blue tip (M1 incendiary) black tip (M2 armor piercing) silver tip/red sabot (M962 SLAP-T) silver tip/amber sabot (M903 SLAP) red tip (M17 tracer) unpainted copper (M33 ball) Front row are 5.56×45mm NATO and .500 S&W Magnum, for size comparison
.50 BMG rounds and projectiles. Left to right: M2 ball M1 tracer M2 armor piercing M17 tracer M8 armor piercing incendiary M20 armor piercing incendiary tracer M1 incendiary M903 SLAP M962 SLAP-T XM156 spotter tracer
M9 links in use
Anti-materiel rifle
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An anti-materiel rifle is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware targets. Most of the modern anti-materiel rifles are a variant of the sniper rifle. Anti-m
.50 BMG
…rounds. The rounds intended for machine guns are made into a continuous ammunition belt using metallic links. The .50 BMG cartridge is also used in anti-materiel rifles. A wide variety of ammunition is available, and the availability of match grade ammunition has increased the usefulness of .50 caliber rifles by allowing…
The Barrett M82 .50 BMG is an example of an anti-materiel sniper rifle
New Zealand Division officers of the British Expeditionary Force with a captured German 13.2mm T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle in Second Battle of Bapaume, France, during World War I
Red Army soldiers with a PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle during the Battle of Kursk
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician firing a McMillan TAC-50 anti-materiel rifle at a shooting range