How many feet per second does a .50 caliber magnum bullet travel at?

Question

(a magnum round is a standard BMG round)

Answer 1

There is no such round as a .50 magnum.
Do you mean the .50 Action Express pistol round as chambered in the Desert Eagle, or the .50 BMG round as used in heavy machineguns and long range target/sniper rifles?

BY the way PELLET GUNS throw lead at 450fps.
I don't think above person knows what they are talking about.

Answer 2

A standard .50 BMG round is just that, standard by which id assume is M2 ball if you got specific, there is no magnum, and depending on ammo travel at 2,700 fps to aroun 3,050 fps.

As for the pistols the .50 AE (desert eagle) travels at around 1400 fps and the .500 S&W mag. varies greatly but is around 1500fps+ from the numerous articles I've read.

Answer 3

The .50 Magnum Desert Eagle Automatic Pistol, manufactured by Israel Military Industries, sends a 300 grain 'Samson Ultra' cartridge out of the muzzle at 1,380 feet per second with a 6-inch barrel. The recoil is extreme, so the longer the barrel, the less the recoil.

Answer 4

certain, the gun does result the bullet. The barrel on the gun prevents the gas from increasing in all guidelines and creates the stress that forces the projectile out of the barrel. in case you've been to in elementary words hit the round with a hammer then many of the ability must be wasted with techniques from the gas moving into each and every route. The brass casing ought to get pushed backwards i do not comprehend how a techniques in a .50 BMG, yet actually not with the ability of the round popping out of a barrel. The barrel length may result the quantity of power transferred to the bullet. oftentimes, (interior limits) the longer the barrel the better the cost of the round. So, a .357 magnum fired out of a 2" barrel revolver ought to have a lot less power than a similar round being shot out of a 16" carbine length rifle. Thinkingblade

Answer 5

Depends on two things, the weight of the bullet and the amount of powder you have behind it. The 420 fps guy does not know what he is talking about. My Martin bow travels at 305 fps. It must be a magnum bow :)

Answer 6

The .500 S&W Mag aka .50 S&W mag with 275-grain Barnes solid-copper HEX-Bullet hollowpoint with 1662 fps muzzle velocity and 1685 ft-lbs muzzle energy at a maximum average pressure (MAP) of 26,800 psi, a 400-grain Hawk Precision Jacketed Flat Point with 1676 fps velocity and 2492 ft-lbs energy at 46,500 psi MAP, and a 440-grain Cast Performance flatnose lead with 1625 fps velocity and 2578 ft-lbs energy at 49,500 psi MAP.
Personal Note.
This is a revolver round it would break over at wrist elbow and shoulder when fired. The gun is painful to fire and rapid fire can dislocate carpel joints in the wrist. It is suggested that you use a wrist guard and or tape your wrists when you target practice.
The pistol bucks like a mule and kicks like an elephant..

Answer 7

Hahahahaha, a 50bmg is not a magnum round, as you stated in your question lmao. Why not make it up like you did before and say 25,000 fps hahahahaha, yeah the 50bmg MAGNUM travels 25,000 fps....

The U.S. M33 .50 BMG military load uses a 668 grain FMJ-BT bullet at a muzzle velocity (MV) of 2910 fps with muzzle energy (ME) of 12,550 ft. lbs. The U.S. M2 military load uses a 720 grain FMJ-BT bullet at a MV of 2810 fps and ME of 12,600 ft. lbs.

The following reloading data was taken from the fifth edition of the Hornady Handbook of Cartridge Reloading. Hornady used a McMillian rifle with a 36" barrel, IMI cases, CCI 350 primers, and their 750 grain A-Max UHC bullet (BC 1.050, SD .412) for developing all of their .50 BMG loads.

185.5 grains of H50 BMG powder provided a MV of 2400 fps, and 214.9 grains of H50 BMG provided a MV of 2700 fps. 186.5 grains of H870 powder drove the big Hornady bullet at a MV of 2300 fps, and 224.0 grains of H870 achieved a MV of 2800 fps. 218.6 grains of Viht. 20N29 powder gave a MV of 2500 fps, and 238.7 grains of Viht. 20N29 gave a MV of 2800 fps.

Answer 8

aren't you the same genius that told someone else that they travel 25,000 fps?
try looking up loading information at any of the major manufacturers sites before making such a foolish statement

Answer 9

What are you Talking about? Never heard of .50 mag.

Answer 10

About 450 fps. Thats about the average for that caliber.


F.Y.I

The average weapon fires at 420 fps. So this bullet is exceptionally quick.