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A wide variety of ammunition is available, and the availability of match-grade ammunition has increased the usefulness of .50 caliber rifles by allowing more accurate fire than lower quality rounds. | A wide variety of ammunition is available, and the availability of match-grade ammunition has increased the usefulness of .50 caliber rifles by allowing more accurate fire than lower quality rounds. | ||
The [[M41-Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] utilizes the 12.7x99mm | The [[M41-Light Anti-Aircraft Gun]] utilizes the 12.7x99mm Armor Piercing Rounds. | ||
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The 12.7x99mm AP, also known as the .50 Browning Machine Gun (.50 BMG) and the .50 caliber is a cartridge that first entered service in the early 20th Century. The round is based on a greatly scaled-up .30-06 cartridge. The cartridge itself has been made in many variants: multiple generations of regular ball, tracer, armor piercing, incendiary, and saboted sub-caliber rounds. The rounds intended for machine guns are linked using metallic links.
A wide variety of ammunition is available, and the availability of match-grade ammunition has increased the usefulness of .50 caliber rifles by allowing more accurate fire than lower quality rounds.
The M41-Light Anti-Aircraft Gun utilizes the 12.7x99mm Armor Piercing Rounds.
