Revolver cartridge
| .500 Linebaugh |
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| Type | Handgun cartridge |
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| Place of origin | United States |
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| Designer | John Linebaugh |
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| Designed | 1986 |
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| Variants | .500 Linebaugh Maximum aka .500 Linebaugh Long |
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| Parent case | .348 Winchester |
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| Case type | Rimmed, straight |
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| Bullet diameter | .510 in (13.0 mm) |
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| Neck diameter | .540 in (13.7 mm) |
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| Base diameter | .553 in (14.0 mm) |
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| Rim diameter | .610 in (15.5 mm) |
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| Rim thickness | .065 in (1.7 mm) |
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| Case length | 1.405 in (35.7 mm) |
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| Overall length | 1.755 in (44.6 mm) |
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| Primer type | Large rifle |
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| Bullet mass/type |
Velocity |
Energy |
| 435 gr (28 g) L.B.T-L.F.N Buffalo Bore |
1,300 ft/s (400 m/s) |
1,632 ft⋅lbf (2,213 J) |
| 525 gr (34 g) L.B.T-L.F.N Buffalo Bore |
1,100 ft/s (340 m/s) |
1,410 ft⋅lbf (1,910 J) |
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| Source(s): http://www.buffalobore.com |
The .500 Linebaugh (13x35mmR) is a .50 caliber handgun cartridge designed for use in handguns. It is considered one of the most powerful handgun cartridges designed in terms of kinetic energy and power factor (momentum).[1]
- ^ Barnes, Frank C. (2006) [1965]. Skinner, Stan (ed.). Cartridges of the World (11th ed.). Gun Digest Books. p. 278. ISBN 0-89689-297-2.
