.50 Remington Navy

American rimfire handgun cartridge Product February 2023 May 2024 .50 Remington Navy United States Handgun 1865–1866Barnes 1972 280 Rimmed, straight .510 .535 .535 .562 .642 .860 1.28 Rimfire 12,000–15,000 psi (82.74 to 103.42 MPa) 290 600 234 Barnes & Amber 1972 The .50 Remington Navy (13x21mmRF) is a .50 in mm 1 on American rimfire handgun cartridge. History Introduced for the Remington Navy single-shot, rolling block pistol in 1865, the low-velocity round loaded a 290 gr g oz on bullet over 23 gr g oz on of black powder.Barnes 1972 280 The rimfire version was replaced in 1866 by a centerfire equivalent. A Boxer-primed version remained commercially available until World War I.Barnes 1972 280 The power of the .50 Remington was less than average, but the heavy bullet, even at comparatively low velocity, made it "a rather potent handgun round".Barnes 1972 280 See also .50 caliber handguns List of cartridges by caliber List of handgun cartridges List of rimfire cartridges 13 mm caliber References Notes Barnes Frank C. John T. Amber .50 Remington Navy Cartridges of the World 280, 282, & 283 Northfield, Illinois DBI Books 1972 0-695-80326-3 Category:Rimfire cartridges Category:Remington Arms cartridges