Originally Posted by
Gm54-120
I had one in 50cal sold it. Nice rifle but heavy. I also have one with a 45cal Pacnor super match grade barrel. Its no where near as load picky and it can shoot far flatter than the 50cal. It still a total pig of a rifle so its a range queen. My ULA 50cal is the only smokeless ML i still use for hunting. Hard to beat a 7lb ready to hunt ML that can use smokeless.
Once you try one of the aftermarket 45cal barrels, you probably wont go back to a OEM 50cal barrel.
Solid and Heavy were my impressions about them as well. Heated up pretty quick too so shooting tight groups could get frustrating. Once you got around the smokeless curve and learned to let them cool down compared to a smoker they shot pretty darn good.
They seem a bit dated compared next to some of the newer models that are out today. I much prefer the tool less designs that are out today. With that said I think if I were to go out on a hunt of a lifetime out west for a week long hunt it might be a MZ of choice.