Not my wallet, though. Wow. . Good points. None of which has an adverse effect on my love of lever guns. Not a little .45 or .458…it’s a real FIVE OH! Previously, the operational envelope of the .50 Beowulf® weapon system limited projectiles to a weight between 300 and 600 grains. Sure there are the other two members of “the big three” but only the Beowulf actually matches the ballistics of the .45-70 and if you have a job that needs a big hammer, why not use the biggest, meanest, most powerful hammer in the toolbox? You don’t absolutely need a fully rifled barrel, but do need at least a 4″ rifled choke. EDUCATION 101. Hi all I ordered a AA .50 Beowulf upper, and reloading dies and 150 Hornady 300gr FTX (flex tip, expanding) to start with . Configuration tested: Stag Arms tactical lower receiver, Midwest Industries quad rail handguard, Alexander Arms tank muzzle device, Eotech sight, Materials: 7075-T651 forged upper; ASTM 9310 equivalent, surface refined, case hardened, peened and phosphated bolt; CrMoV phosphated barrel; Internally honed and hard chromed, M16 type carrier, Gas system: Mid length 316 stainless, hard drawn, Weight: 4.45 – 5.37 pounds (upper only). run off AR-10 platforms. © Copyright 2004-2015 Alexander Industries, Inc.ALEXANDER ARMS®, Beowulf®, .50 Beowulf®, Beo®, and .50 Beo® are registered trademarks of Alexander Industries, Inc. You can have an upper chambered in literally anything, it just might only be single shot. So, like Dave, you may be able to track your personal Beowulf build, and as long as you’re patient you’ll get your big bore AR upper sooner or later. . Compare that to a 55-grain .223 Rem. All of the ammunition listed on our website is in stock and ready to ship from our warehouse in High Point, NC. Monday I got an email saying I had to send paperwork from a dealer. Power is one thing and accuracy is another. I’ll be hitting the gun show this weekend. As for knock-down power, 50 caliber bullets are second to none. A 30 round 5.56 magazine might be a ticket to prison in AWB states even though it only holds 10 rounds of .50 Beowulf. This a great article but it’s th3 quality of the comments that boosts it’s awesomeness by a factor of 10. “…I also hear tell that it’s a fine platform for traditional rounds such as the .243 Winchester…”. Unlike Mike Schulte, I’ve never had any issues with mine. I stole one from an inexpensive starter AR(Stag model1+) I have a 2 stage tactical trigger and an PRS stock ready to assemble for it.. You’ll need a drum mag to carry more than 10 rounds (40 round pmag not included). 270 WSM (Winchester Short Mag) 13. Needless to say I got tired of fucking around with it and put in the back of my gun cabinet . They have several other varieties too, as well as other sought after calibers, generally all for the same price. The .45 caliber bullets are still plenty huge for knocking down a bison, grizzly, or anything else on the face of the Earth. in one convenient place. I want to take classes taught be the “stupid” part of his brain…. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/knitepoet/Hunting/bullet1.jpg, Here’s the recovered slug, bullet is a 335 Ranier HP in my handloads @ 1812 MV, range was a lased 41 yards, deer dropped at the shot with one back leg kick He changed the bolt dimension/head space to leave a little more metal in the lug area which means they won’t head space properly when mixed (AA bolt, “other” bbl or AA bbl and “other” 7.62×39 bolt). Matts Bullets : - 38 Cal. I acknowledge that .450 & .458 are also great choices for hunting in North America, it really comes down to personal preference, like many gun purchases we all consider so hold the hate mail lol (and go buy a fifty cal!!!!) The .50 Beowulf cartridge is based on the .50 Action Express, a large pistol cartridge that’s the source of the Desert Eagle’s legendary power and even more legendary recoil. The minimum case length is 1.644 inches. Black Butterfly Ammunition Premium .50 (12.7x42mm) 340gr Cutiing Edge Copper Raptor (20 Rounds) Black Butterfly Ammunition Target, .458 SOCOM, 350 gr, Berry FMJ Range Round 200 RND "Black Bucket" Black Butterfly Ammunition Premium .300 AAC Blackout 110 grain Maker "BOAR TOOTH" (50 … The same ammo from Midway will be even cheaper when it’s in stock. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 55 gallon drums in Worcester, Massachusetts at AmericanListed.com – Classifieds across Massachusetts. The hinge points are left on the receiver because the upper receiver would cost more to manufacture by removing them from the design. A normalslug gun runs in at less than half of this price, and shoots ammunition that’s commonly available – so, you can have more fun, cheaper, than with this thing. While we’re wishing, make mine belt-fed with HE rounds. Dave told me that Alexander is responsive and professional. 18. Along the same lines, an AR-15 chambered for .454 Casull would also be interesting. If you were considering getting one but were scared off by the long wait times you should know there are no current delays. Just yesterday I purchased a 10.5″ pistol upper from Radical Firearms 50 Beo from Primaryarms.com on sale for $419.95 (I got them to price match what Radical FA was selling them at). Cant wait to try them out. They seriously need some professional customer service staff or at least a technical writer. MGI makes a take-down gun that is named the “Hydra” which is also multi-caliber with kits from .22 LR up to and including a .50 Beowulf. For shooters who live in AWB states, having Beowulf-only magazines may be an advantage. If hunting is the point, there are at least three saboted .50 caliber 375-385 grain bullets (Rem’s Accutip, for example, or Winchester Partition Gold) that provide similar velocities and greater energy. 3. All our shooting was from 100 yards. at .224-inch. Advanced projectile design enhances accuracy and terminal ballistics. CLEARED THE JAM, INSPECTED THE CLIP, LOCKED IT BACK IN AND THE DAMN GUN JAMMED AGAIN. It performed without a single hiccup, no matter what lower parts and magazines we used. I have decades of experience on USENET and later the Internet so I don’t poke the bear – I just ignored all that and waited a few days. It obviously retains more velocity down range because it has a smaller cross section than .50 caliber bullets. Previously, the operational envelope of the .50 Beowulf® weapon system limited projectiles to a weight between 300 and 600 grains. What will they think of next. We sell ammunition by the box and bulk ammo in case quantities. 223, 308, or 243. But then, it hits you. Rifle Hollowpoint 41 Caliber 45 Rifle 40 Cal/10 mm 475 Caliber 512 Caliber cast bullets, casting, cowboy action shooting, 500 S&W, mold, mould, semiwadcutter, keith, round nose, wadcutter At 100 yards it sounded like they were getting hit with sledgehammers. The actual order went right through and the gun arrived quickly so I am happy. I agree with 2 MOA, which is roughly what mine shoots, but mine wears Troy back up iron sights. An AR by any other name will cause PSH in the faint of heart and rationality. PolyCase® uses a metal-filled polymer to create a very consistent projectile that will now match with the Beowulf® to achieve weapon function without exceeding the maximum safe chamber pressures for the caliber. Cartridge Name: 500 S&W Cartridge O.A.L. I have some brass, 50 cal projectiles, H110. woman shooting it offhand. Back in 2001, we introduced the .50 Beowulf® as the first commercial big-bore AR platform. Not enough accuracy? Its design increases hydrodynamic shock imparted during the impact. I was planning to reload next week during Thanksgiving break but mag primers may derail my plans. In hand with this increase in muzzle velocity is the unique tri-flute design of the projectile. I have never been able to shoot more than 4 rounds in a row with out the gun jamming. Big Grains™ is here to meet the demands of the big bore aficionado with affordable ammunition in the most popular cartridges. What am I missing? I donno, it sounds like perfect hog medicine to me. $995 + $200 tax stamp + 12+ months wait on paperwork, I propose a moratorium on new rifle development. The Beowulf never crossed that line. 6.8 mm Remington SPC. The first time I ever got to shoot steel plates with it was awesome. Now here is a serious question. In fact, the muzzle diameter of the .50 is closer to that of a 20 gauge than it is to a 5.56, but it’s not really shotgun-sized. Reloading data calls for CCI large pistol mag primers are these really mandatory or will regular large pistol primers get the job done? “Sure there are the other two members of “the big three” but only the Beowulf actually matches the ballistics of the .45-70 and if you have a job that needs a big hammer, why not use the biggest, meanest, most powerful hammer in the toolbox?”, What I meant to say was “from what I’ve read the .50 Beowulf is actually the only one of the “big 3″ that matches the ballistics of the venerable .45-70, while the others come close. Initially the recoil was an issue but after installing a muzzle brake and a LimbSaver recoil pad the recoil is almost comfortable. Got lucky at a gunshop 2 years ago and picked up my Beowulf on a S&W MP-15 lower plus 60 rounds of ammo, soft case , bipod for $700.00. I have bad knees and do not like having to track wounded deer. Wonder what that would do. The wings fracture away creating secondary fragments and additional wound channels. The rush of hot gases is powerful enough to blow your hair back as effectively, but perhaps not as pleasantly, as a Trojan brand personal joy buzzer. Notes: .50 Beowulf® ammunition requires large pistol magnum primers. And wait. That’s an attractive price for a box of first class, big bore hollow point cartridges. Anything .308 / 7.62 x 51 based will not fit into an AR-15 mag well. Thanks Phil in the great north west. Lehigh Defense Xtreme Penetrator Bullets 50 Beowulf (500 Diameter) 325 Grain Solid Brass Fluid Transfer Monolithic Box of 50 Product Family #: 1018302322 Product #: 743551 Ssshhhhhh. Our price $55.99 ($2.80 per round) Our Price: $ 55.99 ($2.80 per round) Ammunition / Rifle Ammunition / 50 Beowulf; You last purchased this product on . A light 235 grain bullet in a .375 H&H cartridge offers much better range and energy, and a new bolt gun can be had in a good Winchester Model 70 for the same price as the loaded Beowulf upper. Any way you want it, the .50 Beowulf is a reloader’s delight because of its case design and the ready availability of .50 caliber bullets. The limiting reagent is the magwell. I have a question about your writing availability. A.308 is on it’s way sometime soon. It’s been exploited by creative designers to chamber more and more specialty cartridges such as the 6.5 Grendel (co-created by the aforementioned Bill Alexander), 300 AAC Blackout, 6.5 Creedmoor, 224 Valkyrie, and 6.8 Remington SPC. Shooting hundreds of rounds in a single range session from such a powerful rifle is not my idea of a great time, but it isn’t torture. Take a quick look! Ballistic gel testing shows that the wound cavity will exceed eight inches in diameter with good initial expansion and a depth of 11 inches. The areas I hunt require either a shotgun or a rifle, and semi-auto rifles are not permitted in either jurisdiction (PA and Sweden). An excellent candidate for some “recoil therapy”. AA will sell you twenty 350g Hornady® XTPs for only $29.23. You know, I would normally think of this as a novelty item, but as of this year we in Ohio can now hunt Deer with rifles other than muzzle loaders, but there is a catch… We have to use a rifle chambered for straight wall pistol cartridges, such as .44 mag, 9mm, .45, etc. Every single person who has shot it, loves the gun.. And I always bring extra ammo for the range for them to try. I use a Leupold VX-R 1.25-4X20 HOG scope with FireDot illuminated reticle and it turns a .50 Beowulf into just the most amazing carbine/rifle (mines a 16″ barrel) you could ever imagine for wild hogs, elk, moose, bison, brown bear, Sasquatch’s, Yeti’s, Wooly Mammoth, great white sharks, rogue elephants, hippo’s, rhinosauruses and flying tryranasauruses. The same message included: Especially for folks like me who HATE tracking. I have a few boxes of the 350 grain solid Spitzer “dangerous game” ammo that I haven’t tried yet but I’m betting should be capable of taking down a T-Rex at 300 yards. S**t. If yours is anything like mine, it’s already too long. I got mine when they first came out. A week later I got a reply to the first question with no acknowledgement that I had actually placed an order a week earlier. Unadulterated overkill for self-defense, not quite accurate enough for high power target shooting and possibly too much gun for whitetails or muleys, it seems like a rifle with limited utility. The .458 SOCOM (11.63×40mm) is a moderately large round designed for a specialized upper receiver that can be mounted on any AR-15 pattern lower receiver. One of its advertised uses is at vehicle checkpoints, since the heavy bullet's flight path is not easily defl… The Beowulf does have more perceived recoil that a 7.62 NATO, but no more or perhaps a tad less than a 12 gauge firing reduced recoil 00 buck. Only if I can get it in a pistol version. The load is well suited to hunting applications and will extend the usable range of the .50 Beowulf® weapon system to 300 yards in some circumstances. The .50 Beowulf is the biggest, nastiest cartridge that actually cycles out of the AR-15 platform. Hi I got A Davidson Defense Nitride Finish BCG 7.62×39 for my complete upper pistol kit,So my bolt will work or not with both of them? COOL STUFF : 25 ACP 32 ACP 327 Magnum 380 ACP 9mm Luger 357 Magnum 357 SIG 38 Special 38 Super 40 S&W 10mm Auto: 41 Magnum 44 Magnum 44 Special 45 ACP 45 GAP 45 Colt 454 Casull 460 Magnum 480 Ruger 50 AE 500 Magnum: 223 Remington 243 Winchester It’s just not all that aerodynamic and thus not MOA accurate. I hate getting something so well made and nice looking which is doesn’t fit and is therefore useless. The .50 Beowulf is a proprietary cartridge designed by Bill Alexander, the chef de la maison of the eponymous Alexander Arms. Have a new Spikes Pirate lower I am building waiting for it! Do not over-crimp! That upper costs $1,012 plus the cost of upgrades. That’s good news for anyone who might find himself confronted by a savage Silverado. Mandate .50 Beowulf as the round allowed for civilian use and no one will be able to carry more than ten rounds…. Mostly later. 2. I have no proof of that, just what I read so it might be wrong.”, Anywho, doesn’t change the point I was getting to…the “why not use the biggest, meanest, most powerful hammer in the toolbox?”, Also, in full disclosure, I am a Beowulf fan girl, I love them. I personally have a couple of these modular systems that include .22, 9 mm, .223, 7.62 x 39, .450 Bushmaster thumper, and a .50 Beowulf. A wide variety of classified ads Buy, rent, sell and find anything - 55 gallon drums listings. As a big, powerful but slow, short- to medium-distance round that’s about the size of a cocktail weenie, the .50 Beowulf is reputedly versatile enough to do the business on elk, grizzly, bison, hogzillas and your brother-in-law’s big block Chevy . Good technique seems to be the difference between an exciting shooting experience and the onset of bursitis. My “entry” upper will put every round into a cloverleaf (granted it’s a BIG cloverleaf) at 100 off the bench all day long. Finally, there’s no dust cover on the receiver port door, which I hardly missed. But if I could only own one or the other, I would have to choose the .50 Beowulf. They also make other conversion kits for .40 S&W, .45, .300 Blackout, 6.5, 6.8, as well as some others. Why a .50 Beowulf? 86# doe, shot in the left shoulder, the lump you see is the bullet under the hide on the off side. Power, baby! Yes, agreed. The World's Largest Selection of Bullets. I also hear tell that it’s a fine platform for traditional rounds such as the .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, .338 Federal, 7mm-08 Remington, the little .22 LR, handgun calibers such as the 9mm and 45 ACP, and, for all I know, would make a great base for a phased plasma rifle in the 40 megawatt range. I have never been able to shoot more than 4 rounds in a row with out the gun jamming. First time I ever got to shoot steel plates with it, and wait and fun factor the. 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