.50 BMG Question

by lee jurras , hagerman,NM, Friday, June 28, 2013, 12:20 (4110 days ago) @ Wildcat

Most stoppages I've experienced were because of old WW2 ammo during mid 50's when I shot Quad 50's Pedistal mounted. Taken from Quad 50's used on half tracks in Korea, also tracers that were supposed to be each 5th round were about every 20th, makes it tough to shoot sleeves towed by aircraft at 600 yds off-shore. Since then I have shot 50 BMG cartridges in rifle from the same period w/o all the mis-fires and tracers worked well. Could also be an ammo storage situation. Tho, ammo Mil-Spec stuff is pretty reliable .I too remember Lent Lomont making a 100 yd. long belt of ammo at Knob Creek and firing the whole 100 yds of ammo w/o a hiccup, many watching. BBl turned from red to white, bullets could be seen going down bbl. When shooting stopped bbl just wilted. Lomont was probably the premier authority on M-2's in the US, prior to his untimely passing a year ago last January. RIP Kent