Thread: .50 Eley loading info

I made up a .500NE 3 1/4in on a New England/ H&R single shot & shot that a lot, it was like being in a Car Smash each shot with full Nitro loads & I know a bit about reloading that case both Nitro & light Nitro/BPE loads !

Is it a Double or single shot, I'm thinking a single as you are calling it by the .50 Eley name ?

Originally Posted by Scout

I made up a .500NE 3 1/4in on a New England/ H&R single shot & shot that a lot, it was like being in a Car Smash each shot with full Nitro loads & I know a bit about reloading that case both Nitro & light Nitro/BPE loads !

Is it a Double or single shot, I'm thinking a single as you are calling it by the .50 Eley name ?

@Scout good guess

Original 1885 .50 Eley
Round number 3 barrel
British proofs
Shotgun butt
1889 from the serial numbers
Probably for the Indian market
Very tidy and straight rifle with a good bore
Nice trigger at 4.5 pounds
Hopeless American express sights.

I have borrowed it to copy the stock for the 1885 I'm doing up

The owner has cases but has never fired it.
But is keen now as I have a heap of .50 450 grain projectiles for another project

Originally Posted by Scout

I made up a .500NE 3 1/4in on a New England/ H&R single shot & shot that a lot, it was like being in a Car Smash each shot with full Nitro loads & I know a bit about reloading that case both Nitro & light Nitro/BPE loads !

Is it a Double or single shot, I'm thinking a single as you are calling it by the .50 Eley name ?

I'm picking you had your fun and sold it on ?
That would have been a beast of a rifle
Complete re barrel or a re bore or open up the chamber on a .50 something ?