50 Wyoming Express?

[Redhawk1]

Boxhead, very nice looking gun you got there.

 

[plinky]

Boxhead, that is beautiful. That's a dream gun for me. As long as I'm dreaming, might as well make it a Maximum.

 

[Fiveshooter]

Rim Dia. - .475 Linebaugh for FA vs .500 S&W

plinki wrote:

Edit: I realized as I sat down to reload that the FA revolver is already offered in .475 Linebaugh which has a considerably larger rim than the .500 S&W. So it seems they could easily use a shortened .500 case and .500 Special would work in the gun as well. Guess I'm beating a dead horse though. Freedom Arms don't roll like that.

Actually the rim on the .475 Linebaugh brass that is sold commercially is smaller in diameter than the .500 S&W rim. The rim diameter of the 45-70 that the .475 was originally made from will not fit in the Freedom Arms revolver. It wont even clear the loading gate opening. The rim was reduced in diameter to fit the Freedom Arms revolver. I just measured the rims of each and get .541" for the .475 Linebaugh (Starline brass) and .556 for the .500 S&W. I get .600" on the rim diameter for the .500 Linebaugh brass from Starline. That being said I still think a rimmed .500 could have been chambered in the Freedom Arms revolver with little effort. It is not all that big of a deal to have the belted cases as I don't shoot enough of it to break the bank. It is a cartridge that has a lot of potential in a gun that is very well made and actually costs considerably less than a Ruger converted to .500 Linebaugh. I will also admit to owning a S&W .500 and there is no question as to it being quite a bit more powerful than either the .500 WE or the .500 Linebaugh but I have no desire to carry a revolver that weighs that much.

Boxhead,
That is one fine looking .500 Linebaugh. I see we have similar tastes in revolvers



http://imageevent.com/fiveshooter/clements

My .500 Linebaugh built on Accusport Bisley by David Clements

 

[plinky]

Aah, I see. I was thinking of the full .45/70 rim.

Another beautiful gun too! :drool: