Cartridges
50 – 70 SHARPS
50 – 70 WHISPER
Whisper cartridge based on the 50-70 Government case
50 – 85 SHARPS 2″ (50-90-450)
Relatively rare SHARPS cartridge. Was not in use for very long. (Hoyem 4 p.29)
50 – 90 SHARPS STRAIGHT (50 SHARPS 2½”)
50 – 95 WINCHESTER
SHOT LOAD
50 -100-450 WINCHESTER
Winchester introduced the .50-100 Winchester (.50-100-450) cartridge uring the early 1890's, which was a close cousin to the .50-110 Winchester. This load fired a 450gr bullet at approximately 1,455fps (2,190 foot pounds of energy). The .50-110 and .50-100 Winchester...
50 -105-300 EXPRESS
BOARD DUMMY with hollow point copper tube bullet with raised 'X'. This was an experimental cartridge that was based on the 50–110 Winchester case.
50 -110 WINCHESTER
50 -115 BULLARD
50 -140 SHARPS (3 ¼”)
VF = VAL FORGETT, OWNER OF NAVY ARMS TEXAS CARTRIDGE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION THE GUNSMITH (FRANK MILLS), BEDFORD VA.
50 -140 WINCHESTER EXPRESS (3 ¼”)
This was an experimental cartridge from Winchester and was never marketed. Most specimens are board dummies.
50 ACTION EXPRESS
The 50 AE was designed around 1988 by Bob Olsen who owned ODL (Olsen Development Laboratory) together with Evan Whildin from Action Arms. The original barrels were done by Fred Wells, who developed the 510 Wells Express and the first cartridges were headstamped A.A.L....
50 ACTION EXPRESS SEMI-RIMMED
This was a development by Bryan Collison during the early to mid-2000’s to provide improved extraction in the Encore pistol over the .50 AE, using readily available components. The case is based on the .500 S&W Magnum trimmed to a maximum of 1.285". The same...
50 ALASKAN
The .50 Alaskan dates back to the 1950′s when Harold Johnson,a gunsmith in Cooper Landing, Alaska, necked up and straightened out the .348 Winchester case to .50 caliber.
50 ALLAN TACTICAL
The 50 Allan Tactical was developed by Kirby Allen from Allen Precision Shooting in Fort Shaw, Montana. It is based on the 408 Cheyenne Tactical case.
50 B&M 2¼”
Based on the Remington Ultra Mag case cut to 2¼"
50 B&M SUPER SHORT 1.97″
This is the shortened version of the standard 50 B&M. You will find more info HERE
50 BEOWULF
The 50 Beowulf was designed by Alexander Arms as another alternative on the AR platform to provide a very hard-hitting cartridge that is suitable for short/medium range applications in a semi-auto rifle for urban environments that is able to stop both...
50 CRISPIN LONG CARBINE
Developed by Silas Crispin, a U.S. Army Ordnance officer in the period 1865 to early 1870's. You can find more info HERE
50 FISHER
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50 FISHER SUPER SHORT
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50 FRENCH REMINGTON PISTOL
I am still looking for information regarding this cartridge. The #9 shot load of the top specimen matches a cartridge (possibly SFM manufactured) that was listed in an old Buttweiler catalogue (RTB VI.3.250) designated as the .50 French Remington Pistol, but apart...
50 GALLAGER CARBINE
The 50 Gallager Carbine was designed by Mahlon J. Gallager and granted a patented for his design 1860 and was produced by the Richardson and Overman Company of Philadelphia. The Gallager was a breech loaded rifle and used a lever action mechanism to open the breech,...
50 GUNCRAFTER INDUSTRIES
The 50 GI was developed by George Zimmerman of Guncrafter Industries in 2002. It is a rebated round and retains the standard 45 ACP rim diameter but with a .50 cal case. GI offers custom conversions to standard 1911 and Glock models amongst others.
50 McMILLAN FATMAC
The 50 Fat Mac was developed in 1996 by Gale McMillan from a 20mm Vulcan cannon case. Their primary goal was to create a modern (short/fat) case like those now used in bench rest competitive events, but designed to launch .50-caliber match bullets for use...
50 McMURDO
Many 50-caliber competitors consider the case volume of the original BMG cartridge to be more than adequate for 1000 yard shooting and they seek improvements in the form of more precision rather than added velocity. Taking a page from the small caliber...
50 MEIGS
The Meigs rifle was designed by Josiah (Joe) V. Meigs. He was granted U.S. Patent 36,721 for a protected a sliding breechblock locked by a pivoting strut. It fired the .50 caliber Meigs cartridge, with a 25" round barrel, 50 round magazine...
50 OMEGA
From an old IAA FORUM discussion: The Grand Technologies Group (GTG) was incorporated July 1981 with the principal activity being the development and potentially marketing small arms systems using folded ammunition. .50 Cal. Omega Cartridge. Development of folded...
50 PEACEKEEPER
50 RAZORBACK
The 50 Razorback was developed by Delta Company Arms and is based on the 300 Remington Ultra Mag case that was cut back to 2.375 inches and loaded with a .510 cal. bullet.
50 REMINGTON ARMY MOD. 1871
The Remington Rolling block action evolved from the earlier split breech design by a Remington employee named Leonard Geiger who patented his design in 1863. During the next few years this idea was further improved upon by Joseph Rider, who was the superintendent at...
50 REMINGTON NAVY
The .50 Remington Navy was the successor to the M1865 rimfire cartridge. (EB Ref: 474) The necked version is a half-charge blank.
50 SPOTTER
The 50 BAT (Battalion Anti-Tank) was designed during the 1950’s in the United States for use as a spotter round with the M40 106mm recoilless rifle. It has subsequently been adopted by many military powers. The specimens below are South African with the first specimen...
50 SPRINGFIELD CADET
The Springfield Cadet, also known as the .50-45-400 Cadet cartridge was produced by Frankford Arsenal around 1867 in a bar-primed copper case and the case lengths varied between 1.25in. to 1.33in. It was used in the Model 1866 Remington Cadet Rifle that...
50 TACTICAL
The 50 TAC was developed in response to customer requests for a version of the 500 Cyrus that would accept .510” diameter bullets usually intended for the 50 BMG
50 TALBOT
Developed by Skip Talbot and based on a .50 Spotter case. It is not mentioned if this was the cartridge that Skip used to set a new World record at 1,000 yards with a 2,600” grouping. ...
50 THUMPER
The 50 Thumper was the first of a new line of cartridges by Subsonic Hunter in Winter Park, Florida designed for hog hunting.
50 US CARBINE
50 VICKERS ARMSTRONG
The following is from the excellent article on the development of the .5 Vickers by By Anthony G. Williams that first appeared in Small Arms Review V15N4 (January 2012) Ammunition Development The origin of the .5 inch Vickers goes back to the First World War,...
50-70 SPRINGFIELD
After the end of the Civil War, the Army started to convert the remaining muzzle loading rifles to breech loaders based on the design by Erskine Allin, who was the Master Armorer at Springfield Arsenal. These conversions were the .58 cal Musket M1865 Trapdoor Allin...
500 2 ¼” COILED
Early coiled version with shorter case
500 2″ COILED
Early version with shorter case
500 3″ COILED BLACK POWDER EXPRESS
Coiled version of the 500 3" case. ...
500 3″ DRAWN BLACK POWDER EXPRESS
500 3″ FRASER BLACK POWDER
500 3″ FRASER NITRO EXPRESS
This is the proprietary loading by Fraser with the oblique ratchet bullet
500 3″ NITRO EXPRESS
Bertrams Australia headstamp The last specimen was probably factory reloaded to Nitro, as can be seen by the spacing, the "NITRO" was added afterwards Notice the very prominent ring crimp on the primer As with the ELEY specimen above, the "NITRO" was added later when...
500 3″ NITRO FOR BLACK POWDER
With the move to smokeless powder there were still many old guns out there that were proofed for black powder loads only. The “Nitro for Black Powder” meant that the cartridges were loaded with smokeless powder/cordite and were proofed for these black powder rifles...
500 3¼” BLACK POWDER EXPRESS
Originally an ELEY . LONDON ·500 case, this one is nickled and overstamped H·H·N·, for His Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad