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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Sep 10, 2019 3 minutes

    Making Meat With the .50 BMG

    The “Choosing Your Next Big Bore” (p. 34, June 2019 issue) article was very interesting, even though I doubt I’ll ever be in the market for one! I was interested if anyone is using any of the .50 BMG rifles for dangerous-game hunting? There wasn’t a mention of this in the article.

    David White Via e-mail While the .50 BMG cartridge certainly presents an impressive level of energy and muzzle velocity, the practicality of using it as a hunting cartridge isn’t quite there. Most shoulder-fired rifles chambered for the

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