Description
PPU Rangemaster 50 BMG 625gr FMJ arrives as a sealed metal can of 120 rounds, which is how most people who actually shoot this cartridge want to buy it. Prvi Partizan catalogues the load as PPRM50M, seating a 625 grain full metal jacket boat tail bullet in boxer primed brass and driving it at an advertised 2940 fps for roughly twelve thousand foot pounds of muzzle energy.
- Why Buy 50 BMG by the Can
- PPU Rangemaster 50 BMG 625gr FMJ Specifications
- Honest Notes Before You Buy a Can
Why Buy 50 BMG by the Can
Prvi Partizan has been making military calibre ammunition in Uzice, Serbia since 1928, and the Rangemaster line is their commercial practice grade offering. It is not match ammunition and PPU does not claim it is. What it is, is consistent, brass cased, boxer primed 50 BMG bulk ammunition at a price that makes range time with a fifty actually possible.
The 625 grain full metal jacket boat tail bullet is a close analogue to standard M33 ball, so point of impact and recoil impulse line up with what most 50 BMG rifles were regulated around. Shooters running a Barrett M107A1, an Armalite AR-50 or a single shot like a Serbu BFG-50 generally find it feeds and shoots to a predictable zero, with practical accuracy in the two to three MOA range from a good rifle.
Brass matters even more here than in a normal cartridge. 50 BMG brass is expensive and hard to source, and Prvi Partizan brass cased ammo gives you 120 reloadable boxer primed cases per can. For anyone who intends to handload the cartridge, the brass alone justifies a good part of the purchase price.
Specifications for PPU PPRM50M
The metal can is a genuine feature rather than packaging fluff. It is sealed, stackable, keeps humidity out and is worth keeping once the ammunition is gone. Published velocity is taken from a long test barrel, and shorter 29 inch rifles will read somewhat lower.
- Manufacturer part number: PPRM50M
- Caliber: .50 BMG (12.7x99mm)
- Bullet weight: 625 grain
- Bullet type: full metal jacket boat tail
- Muzzle velocity: 2940 fps advertised
- Muzzle energy: approximately 12,000 ft-lbs
- Case: reloadable brass, boxer primed, non corrosive
- Packaging: 120 rounds in a sealed metal can
- UPC: 8605003820123
- Manufacturer: Prvi Partizan, Serbia
Honest Notes Before You Buy a Can
Start with the obvious. A can of PPU Rangemaster 50 BMG 625gr FMJ ammunition weighs close to fifty pounds and is not something you casually carry to a firing line. Storage needs a dry place and a floor that will take the weight. Plan for that before it arrives.
Legality is the next thing to check, and it is not uniform. Several states and a number of municipalities restrict or ban .50 BMG rifles and ammunition outright, and California in particular prohibits most .50 BMG rifles. We ship where state and local law allows, but it is your responsibility to know the rules where you live before ordering 50 BMG bulk ammunition.
Range access is the practical limit for most owners. Very few commercial ranges permit .50 BMG, and the ones that do usually require a specific bay, a minimum berm height and advance notice. Muzzle blast from a braked fifty is genuinely punishing for anyone nearby, and doubled hearing protection is the minimum for the shooter and everyone on the line.
On accuracy expectations, be realistic. This is practice grade ammunition. If you are shooting a fifty at 1000 yards for score you will want a match load, and you will pay several times as much per round for it. What PPU Rangemaster 50 BMG 625gr FMJ gives you is the ability to actually train with the rifle, learn its recoil, confirm your optic tracking and burn through a can without flinching at the invoice.
If you only need a handful of rounds we also stock the same load as a 5 round box, and reloaders will want the 50 BMG loading block to go with the brass. Prvi Partizan publishes its commercial catalogue on the Prvi Partizan website.
PPU Rangemaster 50 BMG 625gr FMJ suits Barrett, Armalite, Serbu and McMillan owners who want to shoot their rifle rather than admire it, plus handloaders stocking brass. MAG5 Firearms is a family owned FFL in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Cans ship where state and local law allows, and we are happy to confirm shipping to your address before you order.
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