Anyone have or have experiance with a Zel/Tactilite .50 BMG

[IronMonster]

www.tactilite.com

As far as a pin on .50 platform I am impressed with what I have seen and read on these guys. Specifically the T2

Just wondering if anyone has layed hands on one and what your thoughts where.

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[The Heretic]

Have you ever shot a large bore high power rifle like that with a muzzle brake that has openings facing downwards?

In the dust?

 

[IronMonster]

Nope, I haven't that I can think of. Why do you ask?

 

[IronMonster]

This barrel option was a special deal and not available

 

[IronMonster]

This is what you would get currently

 

[IronMonster]

The one in the video with the downward slots was a prototype that was never put into production

 

[clearconscience]

Yeah you would get sand blasted.

But the mouth full of dirt would be from the huge grin you had

 

[The Heretic]

Yeah you would get sand blasted.

But the mouth full of dirt would be from the huge grin you had

More importantly, you expose your position, and you blind yourself for repeat shots.

This is especially true from a prone position, which is often where you would be if you were taking a long distance shot, which is generally what a .50 BMG is mostly good for.

 

[clearconscience]

People won't see you a mile away!

 

[The Heretic]

People won't see you a mile away!

Yeah right.

 

[mjbskwim]

So how many round of .50 bmg abuse,or even the lighter recoil,lol,.338 ,is the lower going the take? I can't see that forged al lue minium taking too much of that kind of shock.
Did I miss the price somewhere?

Single shot starts at around $1600
Not that bad

 

[IronMonster]

I don't think it's much of an issue. There is not a lot of shock. I have owned two .50 BMG rifles. An Iver Johnson and a Maudie. There is not much of a crack, more of a thud. The recoil is a push. I suppose part of it would depend on what these weigh. My rifles where both big and heavy. A 10 lb .50 I am sure would behave much different. There are not a lot of options when it comes to mag fed .50's for under 3K.

The other thing I like about these is there should be no record of you buying a .50 BMG rifle, since what they sell does not constitute a rifle.

 

[mjbskwim]

It would be a nice thing to have at one's disposal. Even the single shot

 

[Truenorth]

Cool looking platform. Never heard of them so no idea how reliable or safe they are.
We've all seen the notorious Vulcan V50 video.

I have to think unless you have a few hundred acres of unobstructed private land in Eastern WA it would get frustrating just trying to find a legitimate place to shoot it.