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What was the 'Big 50' rifle?

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8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

The "Big 50" was a 0.50 caliber Sharps rifle, used most often for buffalo hunting in the Old West. It weighed between 11 to 16 pounds unloaded and the cartridge case was 2.5-inches long and loaded with 90 to 110 grains of black powder.

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