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.500 jrh
The .500 Wyoming Express or .500 WE is a "big bore" handgun cartridge. Freedom Arms introduced the cartridge in 2005 for their Model 83 .500 WE revolver.
Like most handgun cartridges of this size, it is used almost exclusively in revolvers. It is designed mainly for hunting and wilderness defense against medium to heavy North American game.
Tangent from this older thread:
https://www.northwestfirearms.com/threads/577-and-completing-a-quest.500821/
Anyone know of a gunsmith who could convert something like a Ruger Redhawk to a shorter .50, such as the Special, JRH, or Æ? Perhaps even make some cosmetic work to make it look...