[coloradan]

How does this .50 stack up to the 454 Casull? The article states that the .44 magnum is the most powerful up to now, but it falls far short of the 454.

[Dead Corpse]

1600+fps and close to 2600+ ft/lbs at the muzzle.
Cor-bon was brought in to develop the cartridge for it.

[section9]

I was reading the S&W Model 500 thread last night. EVERYONE was remarking that it would be a hard weapon to actually fire, as the recoil is the kind of thing that could, eventually, lead to joint damage in the wrist area. Anyone with any firing experience on this platform?

The highest I've ever fired from S&W was the old Model 29. Natch, a buddy who had one also carried an M-1911 by Colt. Those two probably don't come close to this unit for sheer force.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[hoosierskypilot]

I'm not familiar with the 454 except that it uses small rifle primers. A friend of mine bought the 454 and a Dillon press with 454 tooling. He asked me what kind of primers to use and I told him to check it out, but that I was sure it had to use large pistol magnum primers.

He later told me that he tried to force the large pistol primers in the 454 cases, but that they kept exploding. I told him that a) he should have checked the specs before proceeding and b) when your primers blow up, it's a clue something isn't going right.

Anyway, in answer to your question, the 50 Smith is supposed to generate 3 times the energy of a 44 magnum. This would be, what, twice the force of a 454?