.50 calibre BMG (12.7x99 mm)

     .50 Calibre (12.7x99 mm) or also called .50 BMG or (Browning machine gun) was first used in .50 calibre browning machine gun in 1921. 
   This bullet is mostly used by heavy calibre machine guns how ever its also used by Sniper rifles, and in sniper rifles this bullet made the world record for the longest range kill ever.

Since this bullet is too strong and is able to produce 18,000 J of energy it can easily penetrate light armour in its AP mode, and can hit extreme long range targets, because of its high ballistic co-efficient this bullet suffers very less accuracy loss at long range targets. 

Bullet Dimensions

Because if this bullets usefulness and its large list of military applications this bullet is made into variety of types. like FMJ, tracers, Armour pearcing, sabot APs, Incendiary, Ball and even Armour pearcing explosive incendiary (APEI).

.50 Calibre ammo types:

one on most right (Ball type)

Red Tip: tracer

Silver pointed: SLAP

Silver pointed and red bodied: tracer Slap

Black tip: Armour pearcing

Blue Tip: Incendiary

Silver tip: Armour pearcing incendiary.

Red-Yellow Tip: SPOTTER ROUND

Green-Silver tip: MK211 Multi-purpose round.