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With normal bullet weights between 300 and 400 grains (19 and 26 g), overall cartridge length shorter than that of an AR-15 magazine well, and holding to pressures of 33,000 psi limited by the AR bolt strength system, [2] the .50 Beowulf is best described as a low-velocity, heavy caliber, making its ballistics roughly equivalent to those of ...
The 450B uses .452" diameter bullets, most often seen in the abundant 45-caliber pistol styles. The 300gr version is rated at 1900fps at the muzzle, and the 250gr at 2200fps. 458 SOCOM, Proprietary. The case head and rim dimensions exactly match the military 7.62x51 (also .308), but the case body is slightly wider and has more taper. 50 Beowulf ...
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 12 millimetres (0.47 in) to 12.99 millimetres (0.511 in) caliber range.. Length refers to the cartridge case length.
The .500 Linebaugh utilizes a bore diameter of .500" with the corresponding bullet diameter of .510", the same as the .50 BMG and other .50 caliber rifles, while the .50 Action Express, .500 S&W Magnum, and .500 S&W Special use .490" bore diameters and correspondingly smaller .500" bullet diameters. The smaller .500" diameter was further ...
.50 Beowulf.22 Hornet.218 Bee.44 Remington Magnum.454 Casull.480 Ruger.475 Linebaugh.50 GI.50 Action Express.500 JRH: 5 United States: 2000s-? Manurhin MR 73: Matra Manurhin Defense Chapuis Armes.22LR.32 S&W Long 9mm Parabellum.38 Special.357 Magnum: 6 France: 1972-present MAS 1873 revolver Chamelot-Delvigne Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne
Problem here is that the 50 Beowulf is a rifle cartridge not a handgun cartridge. It is designed ground up as a rifle cartridge to replace the 5.56 NATO in a rebarreled AR-15 type rifle. The Beowulf's rebated rim has the same dimensions as a 5.56 NATO cartridge and fits inside a STANAG magazine.
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Functionally the same as a rimless case, the rebated rim allows a gun to be easily converted to fire a larger-than-normal cartridge, as most of a firearm's loading and extraction mechanism does not need to be altered as long as the rim size is preserved.