Tac-50This is a featured page

McMillan Tac-50Model: McMillan Tac-50
The Tac-50 is one of the biggest, scariest bolt-action rifles you can find in the modern world. The Tac-50 has been produced since the late 1980s for military, law enforcement, and civilian use.

The Tac-50 is a .50 caliber rifle with a bolt action, designed to be fired from a bipod only. Rubber spacers can be added to the buttstock to change the length of pull and a muzzle brake with a fluted, match-grade barrel. The rifle has no iron sights. The
Schmidt & Bender 5-25x56 PMII telescopic sight is currently the one in use with the Canadian Armed Forces. Cpl. Rob Furlong of the Canadian Army held the record for longest kill at 1.509 miles with a Tac-50 until November of 2009 when a British sniper overtook him with 1.538 miles.



Specifications:
Weight:
26.0lb (11.8 kg)
Length:
57.0in (1,448 mm)
Barrel Length:
29.0in (737 mm)
Cartridge:
.50 BMG
Action:
Bolt-action
Muzzle Velocity:
2700 ft/s (823 m/s)
Effective Range:
1750 yd (1600 m)
Feed System:
Detachable box magazine. 5
Sights:
Optical or night vision sight



Geenral Page Seperator.
Where to find

Along with use by the Canadian Armed Forces and the US Navy SEALS, the Tac-50 is available at a very high price. Rifles can be ordered directly from mcmfamily.com as either an individual rifle for $8000 or a complete $10,000 package with a case, scope, and accessories.


Geenral Page Seperator.
Complexity

As a very high quality rifle with immense accuracy, careful care must be taken of the gun. While the bolt action is very simple compared to a semi-automatic action that would ordinarily be used with such a large round, at the extreme distances a Tac-50 is useful for even the slightest mistake can cause problems.

Geenral Page Seperator.
Controls

List all controls in a bullet point format, with their location and how to manipulate them; what does what, basically. Example below.

  • Safety: Located behind the bolt handle on the top of the frame; pull back for SAFE, push forward for FIRE.
  • Magazine release: Located in front of the magazine well.

Geenral Page Seperator.
Loading

Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.

  1. Point the rifle in a safe direction. You do not want to accidentally fire a bullet this big!
  2. Pull the safety back to activate it.
  3. Raise the bolt handle by turning it to the left and pull it all the way to the rear to expose the chamber.
  4. Take a loaded magazine and insert it into the magazine well until it clicks. Tug on it slightly to ensure that it is seated.
  5. While pressing down the cartridges in the magazine, take a single cartridge and insert it into the chamber. Slowly slide the bolt forward over the top cartridge of the magazine.
  6. Turn the bolt handle down to lock it.
Condition Two. Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.

Cannot be done

Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.

  1. Point the rifle in a safe direction. You do not want to accidentally fire a bullet this big!
  2. With the bolt handle down, take a loaded magazine and insert it into the magazine well until it clicks. Tug on it slightly to ensure that it is seated.

Geenral Page Seperator.
Unloading

How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.

  1. Point the rifle in a safe direction. You do not want to accidentally fire a bullet this big!
  2. Pull the safety back to activate it.
  3. Press the magazine latch and remove the magazine.
  4. Pull the bolt handle back and remove the cartridge from the chamber.

Geenral Page Seperator.
Field Stripping

How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.

  1. Point the rifle in a safe direction. You do not want to accidentally fire a bullet this big!
  2. Unload the rifle as described above.
  3. Pull the bolt all the way to the rear and press the bolt stop release on the left side of the bolt group. While pressing it, slide the bolt from the rifle.
  4. Use a 12-inch or 300 mm adjustable wrench (with two layers of masking tape on the jaws) and clamp the barrel just behind the muzzle brake. Unscrew the muzzle brake and remove it.

Reverse to reassemble.



chitoryu12
chitoryu12
Latest page update: made by chitoryu12 , Feb 7 2011, 7:45 PM EST (about this update About This Update chitoryu12 Edited by chitoryu12

563 words added
205 words deleted
1 image added

view changes

- complete history)
More Info: links to this page
There are no threads for this page.  Be the first to start a new thread.

Related Content

  (what's this?Related ContentThanks to keyword tags, links to related pages and threads are added to the bottom of your pages. Up to 15 links are shown, determined by matching tags and by how recently the content was updated; keeping the most current at the top. Share your feedback on Wetpaint Central.)