Is it possible to ream Handi to .50 Alaskan?

[BMKindoll]

I was just curious if it was possible to ream a Handi rifle to .50 Alaskan?

Brandon

[peternap]

I was just curious if it was possible to ream a Handi rifle to .50 Alaskan?

Brandon

It's possible but the question about withstanding the thrust is debatable. I haven't tried it but others here, have tried other hot and heavies, with unpleasant results.

I'm not sure I understand why because with one minor difference, the Ultra slug and the rifle SB2 are the same frame.

I've put some loads through the slug gun that are even unpleasant for me to shoot, and with one exception, when I sprung a frame with a load that was one tick away from case failure, no problems.


 

[quickdtoo]

If you're thinking on rechambering the 500S&W, it wouldn't work as it is, the 50AK has a .510" bore, the 500S&W is .500" and couldn't be bored to .510, there's not enough difference in bore size.   You could make a 500 Martin tho.

Tim

http://www.singleactions.com/500Martin.pdf

http://stevespages.com/page8d.htm

[45-70.gov]

isn't  the  500snw  already  too  much??  ...or  awfully  close to it?

[quickdtoo]

The 50AK is another lower pressure chambering based on the 348 Win which has a max pressure of 40kcup.

Tim

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/anderson/50_alaskan.htm

[peternap]

The 50AK is another lower pressure chambering based on the 348 Win which has a max pressure of 40kcup.

Tim

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/anderson/50_alaskan.htm

Hmmmm...I thought it was in the high 50's. I need to take a look at it. I have a couple of bolt receivers looking for a barrel.

[quickdtoo]

Hmmmm...I thought it was in the high 50's. I need to take a look at it. I have a couple of bolt receivers looking for a barrel.

It may not even be 40kcup, Hodgdon data doesn't go over 35.5kcup.

Tim

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

[peternap]

Hmmmm...I thought it was in the high 50's. I need to take a look at it. I have a couple of bolt receivers looking for a barrel.

It may not even be 40kcup, Hodgdon data doesn't go over 35.5kcup.

Tim

http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp

Interesting cartridge. It was made using a surplus machinegun barrel and fired 50BMG boattails cut in half and inverted. My kind of fellow.

It wouldn't be a true AK but I don't see why it couldn't be necked down ten thou. for the Handi barrel. I also see no advantage in that configuration, over the 500.

Brandon, why don't you step up to the .730DDR. Lots of fun at the range and makes a bigger hole.

[45-70.gov]

12  FH

[peternap]

12  FH

Eds FH was the result of genius and I love it.
The only problems I have is that on mine, I had to make a longer firing pin and put stronger spring in to fire the BMG primers, and had to thread the cases and make the rims. Making the rims was a nightmare.

The DDR uses the same BMG case blown out but 209 primers and you don't have to make the rims.
Just like the FH, you can trim them to any length to use in FH, 3.5 or 3" chambers.

The downside is you can't use the rim to re size but ED re sizes without using the rims on the FH anyway.