Bushmaster 450!!! I want one!!!

PackerfanXD · January 13th, 2007, 04:54 PM

Wow! I know what I want for next Christmas!!!!

http://hornady.com/story.php?s=543

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450 Bushmaster
Hornady introduces big bore performance for the AR platform.

Nicknamed "The Thumper," the new 450 Bushmaster is the most radical cartridge ever chambered in production AR-15 type firearms. Hornady brings big bore performance to the most popular semi-automatic rifle in America — opening a whole new world of hunting to the battle-proven platform.

Hornady engineers worked closely with the Bushmaster design team building the cartridge to wring every last ounce of performance from the AR-15 without sacrificing any strength or reliability.

Well suited to hunt any North American game, the 450 Bushmaster will quickly become a favorite of bear country guides. By simply switching uppers, shooters can go from the prairie dog towns of South Dakota to bear country in the north woods!

The 450 Bushmaster fires Hornady’s 0.452” 250 gr. SST-ML featuring Hornady’s Flex Tip™ technology.
The overall cartridge matches the 223 Remington at 2.250”, but uses a specially designed magazine.
The SST’s sleek profile makes for surprisingly flat trajectories and tremendous downrange energy.
Put it all together, and you have a cartridge that gives your AR series rifle a serious attitude adjustment!

OPFOR · January 13th, 2007, 05:20 PM

Thumper, indeed...

Blackeagle · January 13th, 2007, 05:49 PM

There seems to be a trend towards putting large caliber uppers on the AR-15 platform. I head the Coast Guard bought some chambered in .50 AE for disabling small boats.

gregarat · January 13th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Very cool!!

Im starting to have second thoughts about the AR rifle. A hunting/SD rifle

. I wonder what the the ballistics would be over 350y?

srfl · January 13th, 2007, 08:36 PM

I saw this rifle and the round (a dummy at least) yesterday at SHOT. It is BIG friggen round....you can engage a battleship with it.

PackerfanXD · January 13th, 2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by srfl

I saw this rifle and the round (a dummy at least) yesterday at SHOT. It is BIG friggen round....you can engage a battleship with it.

Yeah, that is basically the S&W 460 round if not the exact round.

Dakotaranger · January 14th, 2007, 07:44 AM

I might have to track down an upper since I'm a believer in any .45 round.

So the stupid question I have is does any AR lower receiver able to accept any AR upper receiver?

PackerfanXD · January 14th, 2007, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dakotaranger

I might have to track down an upper since I'm a believer in any .45 round.

So the stupid question I have is does any AR lower receiver able to accept any AR upper receiver?

I'm far from an expert but I believe so...

ghost tracker · January 19th, 2007, 01:30 PM

I've shot a .50 Beowulf (Alexander Arms) on an AR chassis. Brothers, believe me when I tell you, it moves the AR to a whole new league. The .223 is great for hunting coyote. The .50 Beowulf is for hunting old Buicks. I would guess the .450 Bushmaster is about the same. Think .444 Marlin from an autoloader. Whoa!

p8riot · January 19th, 2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ghost tracker

I've shot a .50 Beowulf (Alexander Arms) on an AR chassis. Brothers, believe me when I tell you, it moves the AR to a whole new league. The .223 is great for hunting coyote. The .50 Beowulf is for hunting old Buicks. I would guess the .450 Bushmaster is about the same. Think .444 Marlin from an autoloader. Whoa!

I have a .50 Beowulf upper for my AR. It is a kick to shoot. I am curious about the 450 Bush Baby, how do it's ballistics fare against my old tried and true 45-70?

January 13th, 2007, 05:20 PM	#2
OPFOR VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Baghdad Posts: 2,455	Thumper, indeed... __________________ "It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way."

January 13th, 2007, 06:30 PM	#4
gregarat Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Central NYS Posts: 856	Very cool!! Im starting to have second thoughts about the AR rifle. A hunting/SD rifle . I wonder what the the ballistics would be over 350y? __________________ “Little beat big when little smart. First with the head, then with the heart.” Geel piet. From the movie “The Power of one”

January 13th, 2007, 08:36 PM	#5
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,432	I saw this rifle and the round (a dummy at least) yesterday at SHOT. It is BIG friggen round....you can engage a battleship with it. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

January 14th, 2007, 07:44 AM	#7
Dakotaranger Distinguished Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,818	I might have to track down an upper since I'm a believer in any .45 round. So the stupid question I have is does any AR lower receiver able to accept any AR upper receiver? __________________ "[T]he people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full possession of them." Zacharia Johnson (speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention,25 June 1778)"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." ~Alexander Hamilton

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January 13th, 2007, 05:49 PM	#3
Blackeagle Distinguished Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,245	There seems to be a trend towards putting large caliber uppers on the AR-15 platform. I head the Coast Guard bought some chambered in .50 AE for disabling small boats.

January 19th, 2007, 01:30 PM	#9
ghost tracker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ky Backwoods Posts: 742	I've shot a .50 Beowulf (Alexander Arms) on an AR chassis. Brothers, believe me when I tell you, it moves the AR to a whole new league. The .223 is great for hunting coyote. The .50 Beowulf is for hunting old Buicks. I would guess the .450 Bushmaster is about the same. Think .444 Marlin from an autoloader. Whoa!