.500 Wyoming Express

It is designed mainly for hunting and wilderness defense against medium to heavy North American game.

• 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 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.