.50 BMG

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 (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard service cartridge for NATO forces. The cartridge itself has been made in many variants: multiple generations of regular ball, tracer, armor-piercing (AP), incendiary, and saboted sub-caliber penetrator rounds. The rounds intended for machine guns are made into a continuous ammunition belt using metallic links.

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1921 Wikimedia, Wikidata
.50 Browning Machine Gun; 12.7 x 99 mm; 12.7×99mm NATO; 50 Browning
length 138 millimetre, length 99.2 millimetre,
cartridge, rifle cartridge, United States Army,

.17 Remington, .17 Remington Fireball, .20 BR, .22 CCM, .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer, .22 PPC, .22-250 Remington, .220 Swift, .222 Remington, .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum, .243 Winchester, .25-45 Sharps, .250-3000 Savage, .264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, .280 Ross, .30 TC, .30-01, .30-03, .30-40 Krag, .300 Pegasus, .300 PRC, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .307 Winchester, .33-40 Pope, .338 Ruger Compact Magnum, .369 Nitro Express, .375 Chey Tac, .375 Flanged Nitro Express, .378 Weatherby Magnum, .40-60 Winchester, .40-72 Winchester, .400 Taylor Magnum, .400 Whelen, .400/350 Nitro Express, .400/375 Belted Nitro Express, .405 Winchester, .416 Hoffman, .43 Spanish, .45-60 Winchester, .45-75 Winchester, .450 No 2 Nitro Express, .450/400 Black Powder Express, .458 Lott, .458 SOCOM, .458 Winchester Magnum, .461 Gibbs, .50-110 Winchester, .50-70 Government, .500/465 Nitro Express, .577 Black Powder Express, .950 JDJ, 10.15×61mmR, 10.75 x 68mm Mauser, 11x58mmR, 11×36 R Werndl, 11×42 R Werndl, 11×59mmR Gras, 11×60mm Mauser, 12.17×42mm RF, 13.2mm TuF, 14.5mm JDJ, 300 AAC Blackout, 375 SOCOM, 4.6×36 mm, 5.6×50mm Magnum, 5.6×57mm, 5.6×57mmR, 5.6×61mm VHSE, 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, 6.5mm Remington Magnum, 6.5×53mmR, 6.5×68mm, 6mm Musgrave, 6mm PPC, 6mm Remington, 7.5 mm GP 90, 7.62mm UKM, 7.62×40mm Wilson Tactical, 7.92mm DS, 7.92×36mm EPK, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 7mm BR Remington, 7mm Fournier, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, 7mm Winchester Short Magnum, 7×54mm Fournier, 7×65 mm R, 8mm Remington Magnum, 8x57 mm Patrone 88, 8x64 S, 8×52mmR Mannlicher, 8×58mmR, 8×60mm S, 8×68mm S, 9.3×57mm, 9.3×74mmR, 9×53mmR, 9×57mm Mauser, cartridge, JO, rifle cartridge,

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1921 .50 BMG

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GMC CCKW-353-B2 with M45 Quadmount gun truck, Birmenstorf, Aargau, Switzerland

Fingers of destruction (cropped)

AR50 A1B

M2Round

Bullets Comparison by FeZn 2

Profense PF 50 article pleine colonne 1

Profense PF 50 article pleine colonne 2

A firing range participant holds .50 caliber ammunition at the Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait, Oct. 12, 2020.

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commons	image	GMC CCKW-353-B2 with M45 Quadmount gun truck, Birmenstorf, Aargau, Switzerland	Commons
commons	image	GMC CCKW-353-B2 with M45 Quadmount gun truck, Birmenstorf, Aargau, Switzerland	Commons
commons	image	GMC CCKW-353-B2 with M45 Quadmount gun truck, Birmenstorf, Aargau, Switzerland	Commons
commons	image	Fingers of destruction (cropped)	Commons
commons	image	AR50 A1B	Commons
commons	image	M2Round	Commons
commons	image	Bullets Comparison by FeZn 2	Commons
commons	image	Profense PF 50 article pleine colonne 1	Commons
commons	image	Profense PF 50 article pleine colonne 2	Commons
commons	image	A firing range participant holds .50 caliber ammunition at the Udairi Range Complex, Kuwait, Oct. 12, 2020.	Commons

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