.50 Beowulf
Overview
The .4550 RaptorBeowulf is a rimless12mm centerfiremagnum rifle cartridge developed for medium and large game hunting. Compareddesiged to similargreatly bigthe borelethality cartridges designed forof the AR-15 –platform at close to medium ranges. It is advertised as a great cartridge for civilians wanting to hunt large game or for military/police conducting CQB or even checkpoint duty, with the round be almost etirely undisturbed by most common barriers such as the .450 Bushmaster, .458 SOCOM,windscreens and .50body Beowulf – the 45 Raptor offers higher velocity bullets, a flatter shooting trajectory and the ability to reliably feed hollow point ammunition. It is able to fit into 7.62x51 magazines with some modification, making it easy for companies to make rifles capable of firing the cartridge without the need to design and develop a specialised magazine.panels.
Stats
Ammunition Type | Damage | Bullet Velocity (m/s) | Barrier Penetration | |
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400gr Flatpoint | 57 | 550 | 3.4 | |
500gr Tungsten-core AP | 73 | 488 | 47 | |
700gr Tungsten-core AP | 88 | 320 | 69 | |
1000gr High Explosive Frangible | 26 | 240 | 0 |