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Posted: 4/6/2007 12:48:00 PM EDT
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Is converting you're AR to .50 Beowulf as simple as taking off the 5.56 upper and attaching the .50, or is there more involved? I was thinking of just buying an upper, and just switch back and forth between the two, depending on what I feel like shooting. |
Is this true? I have a Stag 2TL I planned on swapping the lower on. Is the recoil really that bad? I assumed it would be like a 12 gauge loaded with birdshot. |
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Beowulf without muzzle brake = magnum 12ga slug load - recoil can rip skin without a soft buttpad. My 16" Beowulf does not have a muzzle brake, I installed a 1" rubber buttpad which helped but more than a few rounds shot would still result in bruising. I later installed a pneumatic buffer and recoil is more like a standard 12ga skeet load now (been shooting a lot of skeet lately). |
This is exactly what I meant. I don't use a buttpad and put quite a few rounds downrange before I installed my brake without so much as a bruise. I never shot without on, though so maybe. I thought it felt more like a 20 gauge. Now with the brake, I think it feels about like my 30-06 bolt action. Recoil has just as much to do with the shooter as the weapon. |
Reg is one of those sissy yuppy Coloradoans, that's why he needed the extra pad and buffer parts...   I would put a muzzle brake on, but I like the 16" barrel length too much. I guess having a shorter barrel made and permanently installing a brake would work too, or going the SBR route. AA makes a 12" .50Beo. Pix on 50beowulf.com in one of the threads. It is cool! I will be interesting to see how it compares to my 16" in terms of POI at 100yds this summer. I have the 1" pad on my ACE skeleton stock, but swap out a 1/2" during hunting, since I wear thick clothes and don't care about recoil when I am killing animals! |
Barrel length and rifle weight also make a difference. For the 16" lightweight rifle I have the comparison to 12ga above is fairly accurate as I have been shooting both within a short time of each other. My 12ga guns, however, are a bit heavier and longer. Still no muzzle brake needed for me - only sissys like curlymaple use those p.s. curlymaple and I are buddies - no need to lock a thread over our name calling. |
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The neat little Beowulf Tattoo you get from the ACE skeleton stock 1" pad is kinda cool actually. It doesn't hurt like a bruise really, it just looks bad. My .50Beo weighs about 7.5# loaded for bear, so that may be why the recoil is stout. I am sure if I increased the weight significantly it would help, but hefting a 12# rifle all over the Maine woods is not my idea of fun. What I wanna know if anyone has tried the CTR stock yet? I want to know if that can stand up to the recoil, as I like the adjustability. I believe they have a thicker butt pad now too. Bill A., any experiences with the CTR and the .50Beo yet?? |
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It's not your imagination. I've noticed that the 400 grain factory loads are much more brutal than the 334 loads. As a side note when I first put my Beowulf together I installed an A1 stock and touched the first round off with my nose to the charging handle. It neatly injected the charging handle into my right nostril  . It now sports an A2 stock.
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