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Muzzle flash and cylinder blast from a Smith & Wesson Model 500 fired at night. A .50 caliber handgun / Anti-materiel pistol is a handgun firing a bullet measuring approximately 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) in diameter intended with the task of penetration. Historically, many black powder pistols fired bullets with diameters well above a half inch.
Test barrel length: 6 in (152 mm) Source (s): TII Armory [1] Accurate Powder [2] Speer [3] The .50 Action Express (AE) (12.7×33mmRB) is a large- caliber handgun cartridge, best known for its usage in the Desert Eagle. Developed in 1988 by American Evan Whildin of Action Arms, the .50 AE is one of the most powerful pistol cartridges in production.
Tiahrt Amendment. Violent Crime Control. and Law Enforcement Act. United States portal. v. t. e. The .50 Caliber BMG Regulation Act of 2004 is a law in the state of California that effectively banned all .50 BMG -caliber rifles from being sold in the state. The law took effect on January 1, 2005.
The .50 BMG ( .50 Browning Machine Gun ), also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., [1] is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard service cartridge for NATO forces.
Pages in category ".50 caliber handguns". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Contents. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges. Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point. This is a table of selected pistol / submachine gun and rifle / machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for ...
.50 Action Express United States: 1993-1995 AMT Backup: Arcadia Machine & Tool.22 Long Rifle 380 ACP.38 Super 9×19mm Parabellum.357 SIG.40 S&W.400 Corbon.45 ACP United States: 1978-? AMT Hardballer: Arcadia Machine & Tool.45 ACP United States: 1977-2002 AMT Lightning pistol: Arcadia Machine & Tool.22 Long Rifle United States: 1980s AMT Skipper
The .50-110 WCF / 13x61mmR (also known as the .50-100-450 WCF , with different loadings) in modern 1886 Winchesters with modern steel barrels is the most powerful lever-action cartridge, with up to 6,000 foot-pounds (8,100 J) of energy. [citation needed]