Seems pointless asking anything here. If you aren't a long time member, you won't get a response.

If you can take it with a 45/70 then you can take it with a beowulf.

Thanks for the reply.

Can a .45-70 be used to mimic the ballastics and accuracy of a Beowulf ?

Seems pointless asking anything here. If you aren't a long time member, you won't get a response.Please don't be sour, I got a ton of replies as a new member, and have seen many others answered as well. My guess as to why you might have had some difficulty is that many of us are in the woods now.

To my recollection the 50 Beowulf seems to be just a little less than my 500 S&W Mag, so I believe it would do well on anything including a Coastal Brown Bear or large Griz. I bet if your into loading you might be able to work up some nice loads. Is this a handgun or a rifle? If it is a rifle, it will have quite a bit more energy, but will require a slower burning powder than if it's a handgun. I also would avoid too high of a case pressure as the cases might get stuck in the BFR without the aid of an ejector rod.

If I recall correctly Alyeska338 might own a revolver with that chambering, he would be a good one to ask for first-hand info if he has one.

Joe

I don't think too many people know what that is. AK has a .500 Linebaugh, i think.

Tang,

If you are really good with it you can shoot dove, quail, squirrel and groundhogs too. :D :D :D

Sorry Tang but I just couldn't help myself!! :D

Love ya bro,

Dave :cool:

I've got a 500 Linebaugh, have yet to shoot an animal with it. I don't know anything about the Beowulf and would rather remain silent on that than give misleading or false information.

I've got a 500 Linebaugh, have yet to shoot an animal with it. I don't know anything about the Beowulf and would rather remain silent on that than give misleading or false information.


I respect that, it makes sense.

The Beowulf is fairly new and was designed to work in AR type rifles. The target market was pretty specialized, and for that reason, I don't believe as many people have worked with it as they would if it would have been introduced in a more generalized market. Is it similar to the 458 Socom?

I would think with properly constructed bullets it should be a decent short to medium range game cartridge. That is pure supposition on my part though. I have no idea what bullets are available for it (is it a .50" or .510" bore), nor do I know what type of velocities could be achieved with proper game bullets at acceptable pressures. So, back to what I originally said, I just don't know anything about the Beowulf!! :D

Bullets range from 325gr to 400gr in factory loads. Only Alexander Arms (which makes the rifle) makes ammo for it right now. You can use the 440gr hard cast bullets for the .500 S&W to do your own loads I've heard. It's a true .50 I believe. Velocities are between 1800 and 2000 fps.

Tang,

You might want to go over to www.ar15.com and ask there. There's a seperate hunting section under general discussions or post it under the ar15 forum.

I'm not to fimiliar with it been deployed alot lately. But I would supposed you could hunt anything you wanted to.

CD

Wasn't the Beowolf designed for the U.S. Coast Guard - something about shooting through boat hulls?

Yup, it is a shoulder fired boat stopper. I feel sorry for the Cubans on the inner-tubes...lol

I've changed my mind about it anyway, its just too much for anything I'm going to do. I've looked at a lot of calibers, and compared ballastics and factory ammo selection. The .308 seems perfect for me, I was about to go get a 7mm WSM, but again, I dont really need that much power. Our shots around here are usually 50 yards,and sometimes less, and 150 at most at times. The .308 can be plinked with cheap because of surplus 7.62 ammo, and Winchester makes a boat load of different ammos for it (not to mention Horady, Remington and federal). With a 200 yard zero, it will be perfect. I'm going to be hunting deer, and maybe Bear or Boar. Anyone see any problems with a .308 for what Im wanting ?

.308 would seem to be a fair choice as an all around rifle, though it seems to me that if you are usually inside of 50 yards you might consider a light carbine in something like a 357, but since you go out to 150 i would say .243, light recoil, flat shooting and enough punch to catch a deer out past 150, i haven't shot any pigs but guys say that it will do the job with proper shot placement, I would be a little nervous about a bear, which brings us back to the .308 unless you wanted to go with one of my other current cartridges of intrigue a 7mm-08 or .270

The .308 would be a good choice for hunting most types of medium size game, or a good long range target round with the right loads. In fact, it's probably my favorite all around cartridge.

I'm not sure, however, it would be a good idea to use military spec surplus 7.62 NATO ammo in a .308 chambered sporting rifle. The military spec ammo has thicker walled cases, and the bullets are seated out further to increase case capacity. Many .308 chambers have a much shorter lead, so with mil spec 7.62 ammo, the bullets may often be seated into the rifling creating high chamber pressures when fired.

I have a Springfield Armory M1A National Match that I really like shooting, but it has a .308 match chamber and won't work with 7.62 NATO. I do shoot a lot of 7.62 NATO in my FAL's. Fun guns, kinda like an overgrown AK. If you want to go this military surplus route, Lake City and Radway Green (berdan primed) ammo is pretty good. Not all of the other stuff that's call "non corrosive" is however. My rule of thumb is if you wouldn't drink the water from some country, don't buy the ammo from there either.

I love FAL's, they are very fun, and the built in bipod rocks !

Yup, it is a shoulder fired boat stopper. I feel sorry for the Cubans on the inner-tubes...lol

I've changed my mind about it anyway, its just too much for anything I'm going to do. I've looked at a lot of calibers, and compared ballastics and factory ammo selection. The .308 seems perfect for me, I was about to go get a 7mm WSM, but again, I dont really need that much power. Our shots around here are usually 50 yards,and sometimes less, and 150 at most at times. The .308 can be plinked with cheap because of surplus 7.62 ammo, and Winchester makes a boat load of different ammos for it (not to mention Horady, Remington and federal). With a 200 yard zero, it will be perfect. I'm going to be hunting deer, and maybe Bear or Boar. Anyone see any problems with a .308 for what Im wanting ?

The .308 has worked just fine for me for hogs and deer, I think it's a great all-around catridge for most game and a variety of conditions, and I agree with you about the wide variety of loads available. Plus, there is a LOT of data for it as it has been around for a long time, and has had extensive research done on it by the DOD. You can't go wrong with it where you are on the East Coast.