what is a good ar 50 bmg upper ?

[kevinm]

looking for a 5o bmg upper for my ar what are some good ones ? thanks

 

[sgreen3]

I belive ferret makes a pretty good one.

The Ferret50 50BMG rifle conversion for the AR-15

 

[shibumiseeker]

I belive ferret makes a pretty good one.

The Ferret50 50BMG rifle conversion for the AR-15

That's the one I have and recommend. I've also had a Bohica, but as they are now out of business I can't recommend them.

Dave at Ferret will take care of you, he built my LH upper last year over the holidays and had it to me in 3 weeks from time of order to in my hands, and that was over xmas and New Years.

 

[Kaiser]

Has anyone on here shot one of these? What is the felt recoil like? This will go on a mil spec ar lower?

 

[J man]

i know Brownels sells them, not sure about quality though.

 

[sgreen3]

I know if I had the extra coin Id love to have one of the Ferret uppers. I here they are a quality piece.

 

[shibumiseeker]

Has anyone on here shot one of these? What is the felt recoil like? This will go on a mil spec ar lower?

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/125008-just_ordered_a_ferret50_50bmg_upper.html

 

[kevinm]

would love to have a ferret but a little more then i can spend . any more good ones out there ?

 

[50bmgshooter]

Tactilite or Safety Harbor would be good quality for less $$ then a Ferret

 

[kevinm]

thanks will look into them

 

[Johnny C]

I think it would be neat to have one of these uppers shortened to 16" and use one of the single shot "California" lowers.

Ligamec, used to offer a 16" upper, but not any more.

I know it would be the fireball from He**, but it would be lightweight, kick like a mule and just be cool!

 

[shibumiseeker]

would love to have a ferret but a little more then i can spend . any more good ones out there ?

Unless you are just going to pull it out once a year and shoot it, you don't get into .50bmg to run cheap. Commercial new production ammo will be $4-6 a round and a basic reloading setup (Lee) will run you $200. Once that is paid for, the cheapest you can load basic plinking rounds for is about $1-1.50 a round. I pay about $2 just for AMAX bullets for my precision loads. And then you need to hang optics on it, and the bare minimum is about $400 for a SuperSniper and rings. Anything else simply will not last on a .50bmg.

For a complete rifle, an LAR Grizzly Big Boar can be found used for $1700-1800. Even an AR50 can be found for $2500 used if you shop around. You don't tend to find too many Ferret50s used because people hang on to them.

 

[Kaiser]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/125008-just_ordered_a_ferret50_50bmg_upper.html

THANKS FOR THE LINK SHOULD HAVE SEARCHED FIRST

 

[snowman]

I have realy pondered a safe harbor. I like the mag feed.

 

[KoopaKGB]

Gotta have big moneys to shoot the big 50. I've had to talk myself out of buying an upper because I realized it'd cost way too much to put a decent optic on it and then buy ammo for it. As cool as they are I'm just not financially able to invest in a .50BMG gun.