50 BMG Dummy Round

50 BMG Dummy Round

50 BMG Dummy Round. .50 Cal BMG Dummy Round. (BMG standing for Browning Machine Gun). These are totally inert with no primers or gunpowder in them. 750 grain bronze bullet.

John Browning had the idea for this round during World War I in response to a need for an anti-aircraft weapon, based on a scaled-up .30-06 Springfield design, used in a machine gun based on a scaled-up M1919/M1917 design that Browning had initially developed around 1900 (but which was not adopted by the U.S. military until 1917, hence the model designation).Armor-piercing incendiary tracer (APIT) rounds were especially effective against aircraft, and the AP rounds and armor-piercing incendiary (API) rounds were excellent for destroying concrete bunkers, structures, and lighter armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs). The API and APIT rounds left a flash, report, and smoke on contact, useful in detecting strikes on targets

Decades later, the .50 BMG was chambered in high-powered rifles as well. The Barrett M82 .50 calibre rifle and later variants were developed during the 1980s and have upgraded the anti-materiel power of the military sniper. A skilled sniper can effectively neutralize an infantry unit by eliminating several targets (soldiers or equipment) without revealing his precise location. The long range (over one mile) between firing position and target allows time for the sniper to avoid enemy retaliation by either changing positions repeatedly, or by safely retreating.

Makes a great paperweight, display or conversation piece.
Size: approximately 5-1/2″ tall