Anyone who questions the joy of sho0ting is a liberal pacifist candyass.

Here's what I want. -> [link] -> The UltraMag 50.

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I've heard of one too many (Read: 1) incident of the shooters' retina seperating from the inside of their eye due to the recoil. I don't think I would shoot a bolt-action .50cal. Call me a little sissy girl, but daaaamn. Al of the recoil being transferred straight into you. Bleh.

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I've never heard of that retina thing happening. I've only ever fired one .50 BMG rifle before, and several times to0. It's a top-fed bolt-action with off-set sights. Make and model is Boys Mk.1 Anti-Tank Rifle modified for .50 BMG (was originally .55 caliber). The recoil is no problem because it has several mechanisms for recoil mitigation, such as a thick butt pad and a reciprocal barrel.

I think the UltraMag 50 is semi-auto. I'd have to see the right side of the receiver to know for sure, but none of the pics in that link show it from that side.

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"Let's have a party
There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
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Scratch that. You're right. It is a bolt-action. It kinda resembles an FG-42, being side-fed. I like that design concept because it allows for a larger magazine while being unobstructive. Top-fed is nice, but requires off-set sights or an off-set scope.

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"Let's have a party
There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
~Oingo Boingo, No One Lives Forever

Yeah, if the pictured one is bolt action, I'm scurred. Straight-back skeletonized stock... No springs to make you feel better... Probably lighter than usual... Yeesh!

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Yeah, I don't understand why they'd put THAT kind of stock on THAT kind of rifle.

Here's a .50 I like even better -> [link] -> The Barrett M-82A2, an over-the-shoulder bullpup version of the M-82A1. To0 bad they don't make a southpaw version.

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"Let's have a party
There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
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I think I'd like to see any of them fire that .50 while standing up.

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The felt recoil is reduced so much that it feels like a 12-gauge! Totally within human tolerances.

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"Let's have a party
There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
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The soundtrack is awesome, especially Green Jelly's 'The Bear Song'.

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"Let's have a party
There's a full mo0n in the sky
It's the hour of the wolf
And I don't want to die"
~Oingo Boingo, No One Lives Forever