Armalite AR-50
| Armalite AR-50 | |
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| general information | |
| Civil name: | AR-50 |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Armalite |
| Development year: | 1997-1999 |
| Manufacturer country: |
 United States
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| Production time: | since 1999 |
| Model variants: | AR-50A1 |
| Weapon Category: | Anti-materiel rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1511 mm |
| Total height: | 152 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 15.5 kg |
| Barrel length : | 787.4 (without muzzle brake ) mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 1 cartridge |
| Fire types: | Single shot |
| Number of trains : | 8th |
| Twist : | right |
| Mounting system: | Picatinny rail |
| Charging principle: | Single loader ( repeating rifle ) |
| Lists on the subject | |
The AR-50 is a single-shot anti-materiel rifle developed by the US company Armalite in BMG caliber 12.7 × 99 mm NATO .
The AR-50, which was officially presented at the Shot Show in 1999 , has an octagonal locking sleeve that is mounted in the shaft on an aluminum bed. The handle is a modified version of the M-16 . There are no sighting devices such as a rear sight and front sight, instead all optics such as rifle scopes must be attached to a Picatinny rail .
Although the caliber suggests that the rifle is in military use, the AR-50 is not officially used by any army. It is used exclusively by civilian shooters, among other things, in the "Long Range" and benchrest shooting disciplines . In contrast to what is shown in many pictures, the AR-50 is delivered without a bipod and without a scope. A similar, smaller caliber rifle is marketed as the Armalite AR-30 .
Web links
- AR-50 ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on Armalite.com (English)
- AR-50 ( Memento from August 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on eliteshooters.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ArmaLite Press Release - AR-50 ( Memento from June 3, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) Press release on the introduction of the AR-50 (English)