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Is there a pistol cartridge that uses .510 diameter bullets. The reason I ask is that I have some Barnes XPB bullets that are .510" diameter 325 gr. "XPB". The only .50 caliber pistols that I can think of use .499/.500 diameter bullets. Thanks. "Big ears doesn't make you a good listener, but big feet will tell on you." - Mr. Bill Clinton | ||
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The 500 Linebaugh uses .510 bullets as do the few 50 Alaskan and 50-110 Revolvers that are out there...  _____________________________________________________ A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill | |||
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...as does the 50 Special. Strictly speaking the bore of True Fifty measures .500 and uses a .510 bullet to fill the grooves. These new fangled 500s are technically Forty-Nines.  | |||
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Gary Reeder has a 510GNR that uses .510 bullets. Here's mine.  ______________________ Age and Treachery Will Always Overcome Youth and Skill | |||
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The 500 Special uses a .500 diameter bullet not a 510 diameter bullet. Just as the 500 Mag uses a .500 diameter bullet. If you're going to make a hole, make it a big one. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Member of the Delaware Destroyers Member Reeders Misfits NRA Life Member ENDOWMENT MEMBER NAHC Life Member DSA Life Member | |||
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Redhawk, The 50 special is Hamilton Bowen's creation and pre-dates the 500 S&W and 500 Special by many, many years. It does indeed use a .510" bullet.
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Cannon, what is the length of the .50 Special case? "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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There was one other 50 special, a 500 S&W Special, intended to offer an alternative to the 500 S&W Magnum, with one one difference, a shorter case, but still a "49". It was featured in one of the handgun magazines but evidently it never made general production. | |||
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Learned something new. Never seen one. If you're going to make a hole, make it a big one. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Member of the Delaware Destroyers Member Reeders Misfits NRA Life Member ENDOWMENT MEMBER NAHC Life Member DSA Life Member | |||
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I don't have my Bowen book handy, but I think it was the same as a 44 special, 1.16". | |||
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Thanks Cannon! "Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming. Semper Fidelis "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" | |||
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recoilpad Where are you from. I am SE of Dallas. I have a 500 Linebaugh a stocked reloading/gun room and a range. If you want to try out your bullets we can. I have a rack that we used for the penetration test at a Linebaugh Sim. If you just want too shoot we can do that too. Chad | |||
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Hey Chad, Good to see you on here. John and Mike both told me I missed a good shoot this past summer. If ignorance is bliss; there are some blissful sonofaguns around here. We know who you are, so no reason to point yourselves out. | |||
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The 500 linebaugh case is 1.4" long. | |||
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Hey Chad, I am north of Dallas in Allen. I have Encore barrels that shoot .510 bullets; in fact one of them is in .500 Nitro Express from SSK industries. I don't reload, but I have accumulated components for the day that I do. Thanks for the invite; I would like to take you up on it. PM your phone number and we will talk. Chuck "Big ears doesn't make you a good listener, but big feet will tell on you." - Mr. Bill Clinton | |||
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