.50 Action Express
Appearance
.50 Action Express | ||||||||||||||||
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![]() .50 Action Express round next to a .32 ACP cartridge. | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Handgun | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Evan Whildin, Action Arms | |||||||||||||||
Designed | 1988 | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Case type | Rebated rim, straight | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .500 in (12.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .540 in (13.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .547 in (13.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .514 in (13.1 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | .060 in (1.5 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 1.285 in (32.6 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 1.610 in (40.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large pistol | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 6 in (152 mm) Source(s): Accurate Powder[1] Speer[2] |
The .50 Action Express (AE) is a very powerful handgun cartridge and one of the most powerful in the world. It is one of the bullets that can be fired from a Desert Eagle.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ ".50 AE loading data at Accurate Powder" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
- ↑ "50 American Eagles with 300-grain Gold Dot HP" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-11-11.