50 S&W Special

[zan516]

I would like to see a 50 S&W Special (500 S&W shortened to "special" length), ie. 350gr bullet @ 800fps.
Put it in a "640 styled" gun (use a shortened 500 S&W cylinder and frame) with a 327 PC barrel shroud (2 3/4") w/ Big Dot tritium front sight, 5-shot defensive revolver. Then make a 4-6" target version.

I can dream, right?

Also, make it affordable.

todd

 

[mod34]

Todd,
Interesting. Just today, I tossed a note to Hamilton Bowen to see if he can do a .50spl. conversion on my M24-3.
We'll see and happy to check back with you.

 

[zan516]

Thanks, I wonder if the barrel shank is big enough to allow for the conversion. Keep me posted.

todd

 

[mod34]

Zan,
Hamilton says no can do. The 50's are reserved for the big Rugers. He says that an N-frame could possibly be converted to ".50 GI" but the cost would be so prohibitively expensive with no real advantage.

 

[zan516]

Thanks for the info, I guess I'll work on an another design idea.

todd

 

[lcambre]

John Ross did a writeup on variations on the X frame. One of them was for the 500 special. The web page with pdf is here:
The Heavy Magnum Revolver

 

[zan516]

Icambre,

Thanks, that was good reading.

I have mocked-up a 50 spl (actual 38/44/spl case length) with a 350 gr bullet to see what it would look like. Now I just have to figure out how to make a revolver around it.

todd