{"id":60495,"date":"2020-12-30T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T07:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=60495"},"modified":"2020-12-29T09:27:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T14:27:28","slug":"big-bore-simplicity-the-serbu-bfg-50a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/12\/30\/big-bore-simplicity-the-serbu-bfg-50a\/","title":{"rendered":"Big-Bore Simplicity: the Serbu BFG-50A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rXD3AIyo99Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 25 Sep 2020<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons%2Fhome&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1padE95MEs0TG1aNmRPeC12ZVhIeFctVXd0QXxBQ3Jtc0tscXJHSlJCNmNmWWpubWRHYWpPVGdWcjR2bU9pN1FHbHNQeDdldFh3NTh2Z2hkT20xbkZtTzlTZFN5cWdnYkx0cDVwYlR6UjVySFBPX3FlM3FwNHBfUHZPa3FfS19LdjY5NWhDV3FteVJ1YTRfdnlDQQ%3D%3D&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=rXD3AIyo99Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/Fo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjRPMWVLRzZ3Q2dCNGwzalZNcG9WRkd0bFdjZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsUkVkSk0tZVQ3cW5xb0tBUlMxaF9qaWFSZ0xOOGtBYXk3VFZBdnVfZkJGd1E4dXcwdFZCSnJjRFhrYS1WOWdOd3p6YTJKZmFoVV9wNkI0b2M4T3lCdXNvXy1Yc2xKU3BkTmxULXk3ZE1QQUNlaTFjVQ%3D%3D&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=rXD3AIyo99Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Serbu BFG-50A is one of only a couple self-loading .50 caliber rifles manufactured in the US. Work on its design began in 2008, and the first finished examples were produced in 2011. A total of about 500 have been made to date. Mechanically, it is a direct gas impingement action with a 3-lug rotating bolt. Weighing in at 23 pounds, it is significantly lighter than its closest comparison, the Barrett M82A1.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\n6281 N. 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