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.500 Wyoming Express

.50 caliber revolver cartridge

Field	Value
name	.500 Wyoming Express
origin	United States
type	Revolver
designer	Freedom Arms
design_date	2005
manufacturer	Freedom Arms
production_date	2005–present
case_type	Belted straight
bullet	.500
base	.525
rim_dia	.543
case_length	1.37
length	1.765
rifling	1:20
primer	Large rifle
max_pressure	50,000 psi
bw1	325
btype1	X-Treme
vel1	1250
en1	1127
bw2	410
btype2	Bengal WFNGC
vel2	1500
en2	2048
bw3	520
btype3	Bengal WFNGC
vel3	1200
en3	1663
test_barrel_length	7.5
balsrc	https://tiiarmory.com/ammunition

The .500 Wyoming Express or .500 WE is a "big bore" handgun cartridge. Freedom Arms introduced the cartridge in 2005 for their Model 83 .500 WE revolver.

Like most handgun cartridges of this size, it is used almost exclusively in revolvers. It is designed mainly for hunting and wilderness defense against medium to heavy North American game.

Overview

The .500 Wyoming Express is dimensionally similar to the .50 Action Express but can be loaded to a higher power level and utilize heavier bullets, due to its greater maximum chamber pressure and longer cartridge overall length. Unique among handgun cartridges, it is a belted round, which allows for a heavy roll crimp to be employed without compromising headspace, unlike the .50 AE. Though not as powerful as the .500 S&W Magnum, the .500 Wyoming Express is available in more compact revolvers, and for those capable of mastering its heavy recoil, it is adequate for harvesting any North American game animal at short to moderate range. Conceptually similar cartridges include the .500 Linebaugh, .500 JRH, .475 Linebaugh, and .454 Casull. However, the .500 Wyoming Express is somewhat more powerful than these rounds. It is ballistically comparable to the .500 Maximum, 50-70 Government, and .50 Beowulf cartridges, which are usually chambered in substantially larger firearms.

While .500 Wyoming Express brass was out of production for several years, it is currently available from TII Armory, along with loading dies and ammunition.

References

[http://www.gunblast.com/Freedom_500WE.htm The .500 Wyoming Express from Freedom Arms] by Jeff Quinn, November 7, 2005
Taffin, John. (April 2006). "Freedom Arms' Biggest Big Bore". FMG Publications.
[http://www.handgunsmag.com/2010/09/24/featured_handguns_wyomingexpress_080207/ The .500 Wyoming Express] by Brian Pearce in ''Guns & Ammo'' Handguns
".500 Wyoming Express Lyman 3-Die Set (SHIPS FREE) -500WYOCBD".
"Reformed Starline Brass .500 Wyoming Express (SHIPS FREE)-SL".

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