.50 Beowulf uppers

**seanb** · 06-24-10, 16:51

Does anyone have any experience with them? What are the general opinions of them? they look like a LOT of fun.

**elkknuckle** · 06-24-10, 17:36

they are fun, but expensive to feed if you dont reload. i took my 17 yo )at the time) brother shooting for the first time, and let him shoot it thinking it was 5.56, needless to say hilarious

**seanb** · 06-25-10, 23:22

yeah they look like a lot of fun. any idea on how the .50 beowulf compares to a 12gauge slug though?

**elkknuckle** · 06-26-10, 16:30

i think its more comparable to a 20g

**M&P45** · 06-26-10, 16:38

The ammo has become much more available recently. Factory ammo cost is about half that of .458 SOCOM. You can buy an upper or roll your own. I built mine for a little more than a standard entry upper.

**JeffWard** · 06-29-10, 20:40

How does the 50 compare to the 450 Bushmaster?

Jeff

**M&P45** · 06-30-10, 14:10

Originally Posted by JeffWard

How does the 50 compare to the 450 Bushmaster?

Jeff

Well, I know if you are a reloader there is a much better bullet selection for the Beowulf. The .450 Bushmaster is limited to .452 cal bullets used in .45acp. If Bushmaster was smart they would have made it .458 and had much better bullet selection.

Here is a .50 Beowulf ballistics chart: http://www.alexanderarms.com/beowulf_ballistics.pdf

Here is some info on the .450 Bushy: http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/...master_ftx.pdf

**Jake'sDad** · 06-30-10, 15:41

It would be nice if a major would start loading for it, but probably still aren't enough of the out there to justify it. Make a helluva Fish and game gun where there's big bears.