| .50 Remington Navy | ||||||||
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| Type | Revolver | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Produced | 1865–1866[1] | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| 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 length | 1.28 in (33 mm) | |||||||
| Primer type | rimfire | |||||||
Ballistic performance
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| Source(s): Barnes & Amber 1972 | ||||||||
The .50 Remington Navy is a .5 in (12.7 mm) American rimfire handgun cartridge.
Introduced for the Remington Navy revolver in 1865,[1] 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 replaced in 1866 by a centerfire equivalent.[1] A Boxer-primed version remained commercially available until World War One.[1]
The power of the .50 Remington was not great, but the heavy bullet, even at comparatively low velocity, made it "a rather potent handgun round".[1]
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Notes[]
- Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".50 Remington Navy", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 280, 282, & 283. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
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