.500 Wyoming Express

.50 caliber revolver cartridge .500 Wyoming Express United States Revolver Freedom Arms 2005 Freedom Arms 2005–present Belted straight .500 .525 .543 1.37 1.765 1:20 Large rifle 50,000 psi 325 X-Treme 1250 1127 410 Bengal WFNGC 1500 2048 520 Bengal WFNGC 1200 1663 7.5 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.The .500 Wyoming Express from Freedom Arms by Jeff Quinn, November 7, 2005 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.Taffin John Freedom Arms' Biggest Big Bore Guns 46–51 FMG Publications April 2006 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.The .500 Wyoming Express by Brian Pearce in Guns & Ammo Handguns 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..500 Wyoming Express Lyman 3-Die Set (SHIPS FREE) -500WYOCBD https://tiiarmory.com/500wyomingexpressdies 2025-12-17 TII Machine enReformed Starline Brass .500 Wyoming Express (SHIPS FREE)-SL https://tiiarmory.com/500-wyoming-express-brass 2023-03-29 TII Machine en See also List of handgun cartridges 12 mm caliber References External links Freedom Arms website .500 WE page at Freedom Arms website Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Magnum pistol cartridges