.50 Action Express

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.50 Action Express
50 Action Express
general information
caliber .50 Action Express
12.7mm
Sleeve shape Rimless with pull-out groove
Dimensions
Sleeve neck ⌀ 13.72 mm
Floor ⌀ 12.73 mm
Cartridge bottom ⌀ 13.06 mm
Sleeve length 32.64 mm
Cartridge length 40.50 mm
Weights
Bullet weight 19.5 g
Technical specifications
Speed ​​v 0 513 m / s
Max. Gas pressure 2300 bar
Bullet energy E 0 1663-2200 years
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The .50 Action Express is a cartridge with the caliber 12.7 mm (0.5 inches ). It was developed for use in handguns , the most famous weapon in .50 Action Express being the Desert Eagle self-loading pistol .

history

The cartridge was developed in 1988 by Evan Whildren of Action Arms for the Desert Eagle . Sales began in 1991. The .50 Action Express was designed for hunting and target shooting.

technology

The bottom of the cartridge is identical to that of the .44 Magnum . This makes it possible to fire the cartridge only by exchanging the barrel from a Desert Eagle set up for .44 Magnum. The diameter of the cartridge case is 13.9 mm (0.547 inches ). This ammunition is mainly used in handguns, but also in some long guns.

Performance assessment

Fired from a Desert Eagle with a 152 mm barrel, the muzzle velocity of the almost 20 g (300 grain) bullet is 400 m / s with a muzzle energy of around 1700 joules . If the cartridges are reloaded , these values ​​can be exceeded with a stronger propellant charge . The .50 Action Express is thus the most powerful cartridge for self-loading pistols on the market. In handguns, their ballistic performance is only surpassed by a few revolver cartridges such as the .454 Casull or the .500 S&W .

Web links

Commons : .50 AE  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ CIP 50 AE (PDF, 34.1 kB) ( Memento from September 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ .50 AE on reloadersnest.com ( Memento from September 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive )