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.50 Remington Navy
TypeHandgun
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Produced1865–1866[1]
Specifications
Case typeRimmed, straight
Bullet diameter.510 in (13.0 mm)
Neck diameter.535 in (13.6 mm)
Shoulder diameter.535 in (13.6 mm)
Base diameter.562 in (14.3 mm)
Rim diameter.642 in (16.3 mm)
Case length.860 in (21.8 mm)
Overall length1.28 in (33 mm)
Primer typeRimfire
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
290 gr (19 g) 600 ft/s (180 m/s) 234 ft⋅lbf (317 J)
Source(s): Barnes & Amber 1972

The .50 Remington Navy is a .50 in (12.7 mm) American rimfire handgun cartridge.

History

Introduced for the Remington Navy single-shot, rolling block pistol in 1865, the low-velocity round loaded a 290 gr (19 g; 0.66 oz) bullet over 23 gr (1.5 g; 0.053 oz) of black powder.[1]

The rimfire version was replaced in 1866 by a centerfire equivalent. A Boxer-primed version remained commercially available until World War I.[1]

The power of the .50 Remington was less than average, but the heavy bullet, even at comparatively low velocity, made it "a rather potent handgun round".[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Barnes 1972, p. 280.

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