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I got out and shot my 50 alaskan revolver today. It has a 9" barrel and a 1" muzzelbrake. It is a BFR revolver that was converted to 50 alaskan by Jack Huntington.It is a little big and a little awkward, but it weighs 72 oz just like a 500 S&W 8 3/8". It kicks and rolls up in your hand quite a bit, but it is manageable and pretty fun to shoot. I was getting 1709 ft/sec with buffalo bore factory 525 grain bullets for 3400 ft. lbs. and I was getting 1926 ft/sec with buffalo bore factory 450 grain bullets for 3702 ft. lbs. I figure 3700 ft. lbs with a 5 shot revolver is pretty darn good. I shot 20 rounds of each load and then did some shooting with 350 grn hornady and 440 grn corbon factory loads in a 4" s&w 500 that I have. Shot a box of each for 40 more rounds. I was getting 2322 ft. lbs out of the 4" smith. This evening my forearms and hands are tired but not sore. I guess 80 hot rounds is about all I am good for at one time. Jack told me that I would be surprised at how manageable the 50 alaskan was, he was right. I guess the little brake must really bring down felt recoil. By hornady handgun recoil formula, recoil should be about 90 ft. lbs, and it didn't feel like that much to me. I just let it roll up and back and it did just fine. I realize this is a handgun but I thought some of you bigbore guys might be interested. Even though the 50 Alaskan is a rifle round, it's not a bad handgun round if you want something with a little more umph than a 500 magnum.

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