Our friends over at DEMO RANCH are at it again!
I love these guys! They’re probably some of the biggest goofballs I know of. Probably why I’ll buy them a beer whenever I get to meet them in person. So here they are shooting crazy ass rounds into water and capturing it on GoPro footage!
Here is some info on 50 BMG ammo types:
.50 BMG cartridges are also produced commercially with a myriad of different bullets and to a number of different specifications.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M1
- Tracer for observing fire, signaling, target designation, and incendiary purposes. This bullet has a red tip.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M1
- This cartridge is used against unarmored, flammable targets. The incendiary bullet has a light blue tip.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M2
- This cartridge is used against personnel and unarmored targets. This bullet has an unpainted tip.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing, M2
- This cartridge is used against lightly armored vehicles, protective shelters, and personnel, and can be identified by its black tip.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary, M8
- This cartridge is used, in place of the armor-piercing round, against armored, flammable targets. The bullet has a silver tip.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M10
- Tracer for observing fire, signaling, target designation, and incendiary purposes. Designed to be less intense than the M1 tracer, the M10 has an orange tip.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, M17
- Tracer for observing fire, signaling, target designation, and incendiary purposes. Can be fired from the M82/M107 series of rifles.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Armor-Piercing-Incendiary-Tracer, M20
- This cartridge is used, in place of the armor-piercing round, against armored, flammable targets, with a tracer element for observation purposes. This cartridge is effectively a variant of the M8 Armor-Piercing Incendiary with the added tracer element. Can be fired from the M82/M107 series of rifles. This bullet has a red tip with a ring of aluminum paint.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Tracer, Headlight, M21
- Tracer for use in observing fire during air-to-air combat. Designed to be more visible, the M21 is 3 times more brilliant than the M1 tracer.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Incendiary, M23
- This cartridge is used against unarmored, flammable targets. The tip of the bullet is painted blue with a light blue ring.
- Cartridge, Caliber .50, Ball, M33
- This cartridge is used against personnel and unarmored targets. Can be fired from the M82/M107 series of rifles.
There are even MORE ammo types for the 50 BMG, this is just a short list. Yes, I said short. How awesome is that!?!