My New 50 Cal Wildcat

[scope eye]

I present to you a 50 Caliber it's pet name is the Dislocater, here it is beside a 223 it is based on a 375 Ruger, only you get the basic Brass which means it is not necked down, $50.00 for 50pcs at Midway which will last a lot longer than your shoulder will, it holds somewhere around 100gr of powder, you use 50 cal pistol bullets which are available from 275gr all the way to 700gr, and the best part you use 50 S&W dies for all the reloading, I doubt you will need to full length size on straight wall cases you rarely do, but if you find the need to a gutted 375 will do 90% of the length of the case, once again low cost wildcatting, Jim @ Apache is doing the work for me his attention to detail is first rate.

Thanks Dean

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[scope eye]

For those who want some numbers, you can send a 300gr bullet to 2500FPS easily, I will be upping that you can bank on it, and if you use H4895 you can load down to 60% and go up from there, or until your shoulder cries uncle. LOL

Dean

[scope eye]

Yes that, the mouth is what I meant, see what happens when don't take your meds, then there's the voices, don't get me started, shut up, no you shut up, don't tell me what to do.

Signed
Sybil

[dk17hmr]

Here is a P-dog hit with a 500gr bullet from my buddies RazorBack.
Its bloody and full of guts...so don't click if you don't want to see mentioned things.

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I have wanted this rifle since the first time I held it, your .500 case seems like it could be a better option though. If I ever draw a moose tag Ill be using one of his big bores, either the RazorBack or the 510 Wells, just because.

[hcpyro13]

You have my attention.

[GaCop]

You have my attention.

Mine too!!

[03mossy]

Lol love it! If I ever draw a T Rex tag can I borrow it?

[scope eye]

Lol love it! If I ever draw a T Rex tag can I borrow it?

T REX, who are you kidding, that has Prairie dog written all over it.LOL

Dean

[emtrescue6]

T REX, who are you kidding, that has Prairie dog written all over it.LOL

Dean

Well for p-dog's, you wouldn't even need to hit them....just get close and they would likely die from the lack of oxygen...hahaha

[scope eye]

1st I use a 20 twist instead of a 18 twist, which is what a 500 S&W comes in, so that will slow them down rpm wise, and if you use those XTPs they hold together pretty good.

2nd there is actually less pressure in a rifle, "you don't need as hot of powder since" you are using 24" of barrel instead of 6" to get to the same 1500 to 2000 fps, mine is a 30" barrel

3rd I don't really know the exact dynamics, but straight wall cases have been used since the beginning, and there are far more potent calibers out there, and they do not seem to have that problem, IE: all those Nitro, Gibbs, Rigby, A square, and other large calibers made for slaying monsters.

Dean

[GaCop]

T REX, who are you kidding, that has Prairie dog written all over it.LOL

Dean

AND ground squirrel!

[hcpyro13]

This looks great, yet why do I still want a 495 A-Square?

[scope eye]

I forgot to add, this can be mounted onto a Savage small shank, since it is a straight wall there is not a lot of bolt thrust or as much pressure as you might think, the bottle neck in a regular cartridge is what creates the pressure and havoc.

Dean

[scope eye]

That was the first thing I looked into, availability of components and it seems almost every major seller has them, and most LGS I asked can get them, cool a caliber that has not yet been pillaged.

Dean

[scope eye]

I have seen many a 50 cal in my life, just not on a Savage action it looks disproportionate, especially beside the 22 X 55, and no I have not shot it, for reasons I don't want to get into.

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[scope eye]

One thing I wanted to mention is how light it is, even though it is a heavy Varmint, since the barrel is so hollowed out it is as light as a sporter.

Dean

[CharlieNC]

Man you are killing the wildcats this month! Busy Winter.

[scope eye]

Man you are killing the wildcats this month! Busy Winter.

I am not building any more rigs, I can buy 5 barrels for what it costs to put a decent rig together, so I am going that route from now on, I have they option of swapping barrels, and am going to start using it more often,

Dean

[scope eye]

You can get 30-06 and 308 Basic brass, that would be a lot less work to prep them.

Dean

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Another thing I forgot to add, is it uses a mag bolt head but the case does not have a belt, it headspaces off the rim.

Dean

[dk17hmr]

Another thing I forgot to add, is it uses a mag bolt head but the case does not have a belt, it headspaces off the rim.

Dean

How can it headspace off the rim? I would think it would head space off the case mouth like a 45acp.

My buddy has a 50 Razorback that is based on a 300 ultra mag case. It uses .510 caliber bullets, the go to load is a 500gr cast paper patched and loaded to 2350fps. We have shot a lot of prairie dogs with it, and he killed 2 antelope with it a couple years ago. I have never seen an antelope drop faster than when hit with that bullet....he now has a 510 wells which is pushing a 500gr over 2600fps, we might try that out this year on antelope.

[sixonetonoffun]

I been considering a .444 Marlin for black bear, but you keep distracting me with these teasers. Maybe I'll just use the Mosin 44 next year n start looking for a short mag to Freakenstien to a 50 carbine. Can hardly wait for spring just to get your range reports! :-)

[Jamie]

Looks like a good idea for a specialty pistol build.

[BillPa]

Were does the "81 Lead Catapult" fit into this picture? ( Next to a 308 Win for laughs....errr...comparison )




It has a rim diameter of .975", a LOAL of 2.220" and the case made from lathe turned brass.

[scope eye]

There is a pic of the round in they OP, as far as the rifle goes I will try and post one but it is nothing special, it's a Stevens 200 action with a Stocky's thumbhole and a $99.00 Crossfire, I can't slam it cause it always get's the job done, I am actually pulling the barrel off of my 264 WinMag, which hurts as much as I am excited about this new barrel.

Dean

PS: it is a .501 dia pistol 50 cal, opposed to the .510 rifle caliber.