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Posted: 5/23/2008 5:43:35 AM EDT
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Fellows, I usually don't post here, but I thought many of you may be interested in a few pictures of a rifle I took a few days ago. An aquaintance of mine invited me over to another friends house because he had just purchased this Big Fifty rifle that he said few of us will ever see upclose and personal. Here are the pictures I took.      To say I was overwhelmed by this rifle is an understatement. It is one nice weapon. I would love to even have a chance to fire it. mutwagn |
It's a beautiful rifle for sure, but I don't know if it's 13,000 beautiful. 
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| The AW50 IS a nice rifle, but I agree that it probably isn't what most .50 shooters would spend $13k on (as evidenced by the lack of AW50's at the FCSA matches). I think the EDM Windrunner is a fine rifle, too, but only a little more than half the cost of the AW50. |
and it is cool to see something I don't have and may never have. I think some me need to re-read Æsop's Fables. Thanks for the pictures.
The Nemesis is also a sweet but $$$ gun. FCSA is holding a raffle for one right now, to be given away at the Championship shoot at Raton in July. $25 a ticket, you need not be present to win. Odds are probably a lot better than winning the equivalent $ playing the lotery! I know I've got my ticket! |
How much is the Nemisis? |
Depends on the model and exchange rate. They are working on getting a US distributor. Figure on about $10k or so. To me, it is more impressive than the AI 50. |
Indeed and the ability to change out barrels with ease is nice too. |
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To be honest I haven't shot mine for group on paper yet, too busy having fun with it, but I can consistently hit military Fig11 (silhouette) knockdown targets at 1421 yards with milsurplus ammo from 1945. Thats good enough for me  IIRC the Fig 11 target is 18" wide and 45" high.The Nemesis uses Walther barrels too, so thats gonna help. Furthest I've shot mine was at a military range in Cumbria. Target was a tank (turret) at 1586 yards. (Pics below) Charlie High Range   My Nemesis & Sako TRG  Shorty   I've shot a friends AW50 (off a bench, whereas I always shoot prone with mine), and I found the recoil surprisingly stiff after shooting my Nemesis. The AMSD muzzle break is excellent. AI make a damn fine rifle, but would an AI AW50 be twice as good as the Nemesis ($$$), I don't think so. ETA - I'll perform a group test at 1000 yards next time I'm at the range, hopefully in Sept. |
I've got reloading gear for .50 and have made up a few rounds, but I mainly use surplus ball for hard targets and military knockdown targets. I've got some CBC brass. which unfortunately exhibit shallow primer pockets, so I bought an M2 precision tool to deal with that. For heads I'll be using Lapua 750g Bullet-X. Cheers Steven |
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