Pauza P-50 (original) (raw)
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Anti-materiel rifle
| Pauza P-50 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-materiel rifle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | None |
| Wars | None |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Robert Pauza |
| Manufacturer | Robert Pauza |
| No. built | 36 (Pauza-made P-50s) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Rifle: 14.52 (32 pounds) – No Magazine/Scope 15.42 (34 pounds) – with empty magazine inserted Carbine: 12.47 (27.5 pounds) – No Magazine/Scope 13.38 (29.5 pounds) – with empty magazine inserted 13.15 (29 pounds) – with bipod 14.06 (31 pounds) – with bipod and magazine |
| Length | Rifle: 56.5" (Overall) 29" (Barrel) Carbine: 50.5" (Overall) 24" (Barrel) |
| Barrel length | Rifle: 49" (Disassembled Length) Carbine: 44" (Disassembled Length) |
| Cartridge | .50 BMG (12.7 x 99 mm) |
| Action | Gas operation, tilting bolt |
| Muzzle velocity | 915 metres per second (3,000 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 1,800 metres (2,000 yd) |
| Feed system | 5 round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Picatinny railing available for installation of various telescope sights |
The Pauza P-50 was a gas-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle developed by Robert Pauza.[1][2] It was manufactured between 1990 and 1997, and sold by Pauza Specialties of Baytown, Texas;[3] later versions were never produced by Freshour Manufacturing, a company in Texas City, Texas.[1][2] The rifle was developed to be a competitor to similar products by Barrett Firearms Manufacturing, although only 36 P-50s were produced.[2]
The rifle was produced in variants consisting of a sniper rifle and a carbine rifle,[4] both in .50 caliber.[5]
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- ^ a b c "Pauza P50 50BMG". Security Arms. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ California. Legislature. Assembly. Select Committee on Gun Violence (2003). Report of Committee Hearings, 2001–2002. The Committee. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- Jane's International Defense Review: IDR. Vol. 31. Jane's Information Group. 1998. ISSN 1476-2129. Retrieved 14 October 2014. - ^ The Canada Gazette: La Gazette Du Canada. Queen's Printer. 1992. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Freshour's Pauza P-50 Series". Freshour Manufacturing. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- "Pauza P50狙击步枪 ——〖枪炮世界〗". firearmsworld.net. Retrieved 14 October 2014.