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To: happydogdesign

I bought my husband the S&W 500 hunting model this past Christmas. It looks just like the gun in your photo, but IIRC, the barrel is only 13.5". Cool gun. The one you posted is a monster. What does BMG stand for?


20 posted on 08/12/2004 11:15:29 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: Quilla

BMG=Browning Machine Gun


27 posted on 08/12/2004 11:20:03 AM PDT by activationproducts
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To: Quilla

Browning Machine Gun. I think that's not a REAL gun. It would probably break every bone in your hand, and several elsewhere. Surgery may be required to remove the front sight from the shooters forehead.


36 posted on 08/12/2004 11:24:28 AM PDT by TERMINATTOR (Don't blame me - I voted for McClintock!)
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To: Quilla

BMG stands for "Browning Machine Gun." This caliber is reserved for hearty souls firing Barrett rifles and hitting things at ranges normally associated with indirect fire weapons (mortars, artillery, nuclear weapons)!

Odd little note. The expression "the whole 9 yards" has nothing to do with football. I comes from the belted ammunition (.50 BMG) used in the P51 Mustang. When you "gave him the whole 9 yards," you fired all the ammo in the belt.

Cheers,


38 posted on 08/12/2004 11:26:27 AM PDT by petro45acp ("Government might not be too bad...................if it weren't for all the polititians!")
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