What kind of .50 is this?

[charlie1]

What kind of .50 is this, why the wide band??



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[raymeketa]

Is it a solid or jacketed?

 

[Tony Williams]

I would guess that the wide recessed band is to reduce friction by minimising the length of the bullet to be engraved by the rifling.

 

[raymeketa]

Correct Tony. That's why I asked if it was solid. Many solids are made that way. They're called bore-riders. I don't think I've seen that design on a jacketed bullet. It would help if we knew the location of charlie1. "Down South" could be almost anywhere.

ray

 

[charlie1]

I'm in the UK, I was trying ascertain whether this bullet has been fired too, it is solid and slightly magnetic!

 

[TonyE]

Since it shows no signs of having been engraved by the rifling, it is unfired.

Is it magnetic in any oparticular area of the proj.

Regards
TonyE

 

[fert]

Hi
It seems a belgian or french 13,2mm used in 13,2x96 case. the crimping groove it's particular for this ammunition.
you can see differnces between 13,2x96 and 13,2x99 french ammunition
regards

 

[smle2009]

Belgian would tie in for the UK as we were using Belgian .50" before we used CBC ammo,I have seen Belgian cases with 2005 dates on the ranges.

Tony

 

[TonyE]

Fert has ID'd the proj for the 13.2 x 96, not for the .50 BMG (12.7x99). The 13.2 was used in Hotchkiss machine guns and also FN manufactured Brownings pre war. I believe that the reason the Hotchkiss case was reduced from 99mm to 96mm by shortening the neck was to avoid confusion with the .50 Browning round, which otherwise appears identical.

Immediately before WW2 Britain gave considerable thought to adopting the 13.2mm Browning as the standard wing gun for fighters. I have some documentation of firing trials (probably at Orford Ness) against Blenheim wings and engines. Kynoch made 13.2x99 in all the standard loads, but I am not sure if they ever made 13.2x96.

Regards
TonyE