.500 Wyoming Express
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The .500 Wyoming Express or .500 WE is a "big bore" handgun cartridge. Freedom Arms introduced the cartridge in 2005 for their Model 83 .500 WE revolver.[1]
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.500 Wyoming Express | ||||||||||||||||
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Type | Revolver | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Freedom Arms | |||||||||||||||
Designed | 2005 | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Freedom Arms | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 2005–present | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Case type | Belted straight | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .500 in (12.7 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .525 in (13.3 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .543 in (13.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 1.37 in (35 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 1.765 in (44.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 1:20 | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||
Maximum pressure | 50,000 psi | |||||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: 7.5 Source(s): https://tiiarmory.com/ammunition |
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Like most handgun cartridges of this size, it is used almost exclusively in revolvers. It is designed mainly for hunting and wilderness defense against medium to heavy North American game.