22-50BMG

[sooey]

I suspect this is photoshopped, right?

This can't be a real cartridge? 22/50BMG?

[yoshie]

I remember seeing one that had 2 shoulders, it was a 22-250-BMG

[Ozziammo]

I believe it was a novelty item made for a collector of wildcat cartridges in the US!

Common sense suggests that no amount of rifling would be able to keep the projectile in 1 piece when fired, along with erosion & pressure problems.

A good talking piece!

Regards Ozzi.

[Aster]

It's not photoshopped. A few guys have done this to make 22/50BMG or even 17/50BMG.

It's a real case, shortened and necked down. Not a real cartridge for firing though.

[Aster]

Here you go, 17/50BMG in a fullish length cartridge.

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Another fun one of course, not intended for use.

[SendIt]

Common sense suggests that no amount of rifling would be able to keep the projectile in 1 piece when fired, along with erosion & pressure problems.

Yeah, I think you'd just about be spitting a globule of hot copper and lead out the end of the barrel with that combo.

[Prettybird]

I'd love to know the velocity that would put out

Just for laughs.

[Weepy]

Somewhere between 'a lot' and 'holy crap!'

[sooey]

It's not photoshopped. A few guys have done this to make 22/50BMG or even 17/50BMG.

It's a real case, shortened and necked down. Not a real cartridge for firing though.

Makes sense.

Not for firing... Yet...

Some yank will try it sooner or later in the search for more velocity

[remnt]

Looks some like Guinness World Record attempt for velocity.

17-50BMG would probably be the way to go

[bunnybuster]

Google Eargersplitten Loudenboomer,put a smile on yer dial

Be Safe, BB.

[Prettybird]

Eargersplitten Loudenboomer

Best. Cartridge. Ever.

[tarnagulla]

Well sooey, some "yanks" did indeed try it, many years ago as I recall, and sendlt is pretty right - no projectile made it to the target! With the costs involved, a rather expensive "nil result".

[feedr]

Expensive experiment.

Must be a couple of bucks work of powder alone burning through 50BMG size cases?

[Boatman]

About 250gr of powder per shot... 30 shots a 500 gram tub of powder.

$1.50 worth of powder per go? Without any brass, bullet, primer costs...

Something like that.

[tactice]

I think it's about $12 a shot for 50BMG once you add the rest of the materials

[feedr]

Too expensive for my tastes