.50 BMG Micro!

Mark Serbu, a professional gun designer with 26 years in the firearms business, details the complex legal and financial repercussions of vendor bankruptcy, specifically concerning Serbu Firearms' relationship with Remington. He explains the 'preference period' and 'clawback' mechanisms, highlighting the need for legal counsel in such situations.

This episode of TGC News covers Facebook's anti-gun policies and highlights the Serbu RN50 rifle, a 50 BMG rifle available for under $1000. The show also announces the winners of the January TGC photo contest, offering a mix of news, product features, and community engagement.

This guide details the complex process of converting a lathe into a 12-barrel blank-firing gun, as demonstrated by Mark Serbu. It highlights the critical engineering challenges, including precise alignment, CNC control, and the application of PID theory to overcome firing inconsistencies. The project emphasizes safety and legal considerations, focusing on blank ammunition to avoid machine gun manufacturing regulations.

This video demonstrates how to rifle a barrel in a home shop using basic tools, bypassing expensive CNC equipment. It covers material preparation, precise drilling and reaming, and the critical process of pushing a rifling button. While a DIY approach is shown to be possible, the video highlights the significant difference in quality and precision achievable with professional CNC machining.

This video provides an expert-level analysis of a catastrophic failure of the Serbu RN-50 rifle, presented by the firearm's designer, Mark Serbu. The examination focuses on the severe damage to the receiver, breech cap, and barrel assembly, offering insights into potential failure points and the effects of extreme forces. The analysis also touches upon the ammunition used, specifically SLAP rounds, and their potential role in the incident.

Mark Serbu, designer of the RN-50, addresses a catastrophic failure experienced by Kentucky Ballistics. He reassures customers about the RN-50's safety, attributing the incident to counterfeit or over-pressured ammunition. Serbu highlights the rarity of such events and emphasizes industry transparency, noting that his company has produced approximately 1,400 RN-50s since 2016 with hundreds of thousands of rounds fired without issue.