The irony of the .50 frenzy is our own snipers have benefited directly from matchloading research conducted by the civilian shooters of the round. Accuracy never before dreamed of enabled two Canadian marksmen to shoot two opponents at record distances in Afghanistan. The only recorded use of a .50 in a crime was by a Makah whaler shooting a grey whale under 'traditional' hunt treaty rights promulgated by Japanese whaling interests under the protective eyes of my old service <img src="images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Said act later ruled to be in violation of several federal laws that took precedence.