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There is a lot that someone with the time could write for the "popular culture" section. There are many, many computer games which feature the Desert Eagle and the .50 Action Express. There are plenty of movies which feature it too. --203.23.157.70 13:35, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If anyone has any references for this article, they would certainly be appreciated. Thanks. Ste4k 19:41, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: I think just mentioning a few of those games/movies would be enouth. I recall Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare featureing the gun in its opening. A quick look on the internet movie firearms database would get you some movie examples. I'm not even sure if it needs to be mentioned but its reasion for inclusion is its large size and reputation as a powerfull handgun, big screen presance, ect. Doesn't really need much of a citation does it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.236.2 (talk) 19:34, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WPMILHIST

The WPMILHIST tag has been removed due to this article not being military related.--Oldwildbill 07:08, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed again --Boris Barowski 16:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Text

"It is not uncommon for spent casings to fly up and over partitions/dividers in indoor shooting ranges, often traveling several feet at a time, and the firing can be heard through both earplugs and cup-style ear protection, even when used simultaneously. For these reasons, the .50 AE is not a cartridge for the beginner or novice."

Uhm.... I can hear .22s through earplugs and "cup-style ear protection" worn together. And .22 casings also fly "several feet." I have no doubt that the .50 AE is very loud and powerful and generally not the best choice for someone firing a gun for the first time. But this text isn't encyclopedia grade writing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.13.171.42 (talk) 17:32, 3 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Like other handgun cartridges of such magnitude, the principal uses of the .50 AE are metallic silhouette shooting and medium/big game hunting. It is unnecessarily powerful for tactical/defensive use, and the resulting heavy recoil and excessive muzzle flash actually make it less desirable than smaller cartridges for such purposes; rather, the bullet's size and weight may make it a hazard for defensive use (as deadly results can occur if the shooter misses his/her target, and the bullet may even overpenetrate the target and travel through it). "

This seems to be an opinion, not an unbiased statement of fact. The use of language such as "unnecessarily" and "excessive" lend credence to this. Making statements about the lethality should a shooter miss is a generic quality of any weapon. Any statement of overpenetration should provide a lab testing reference which shows what materials or targets were tested against. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.55.17.118 (talk) 05:57, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

not a lab testing, but anyways, real example that overpenetration is a problem: http://heavy.com/news/2017/06/mona-lisa-monalisa-perez-pedro-ruiz-shooting-youtube-videos-stunt-facebook-photos-pictures/ ... while you can read about 9 mm Luger being ineffective (Miami shootout, e.g.) ... and this one is four times as powerful(!) --213.175.37.10 (talk) 12:27, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Grammar Tinker

Altered this: "This gives the bullet 1,260-plus foot pounds of energy at the muzzle, exceeding that of several lighter .44 Magnum loads."

It said something like this: "This gives the bullet 1,260-plus foot pounds of energy, stronger than the .44 Magnum. Exceeding the .44 Magnum."

No biggie, just a minor grammatical tinker. ~KJK

50 Magnum

Are there any references to back up the "50 Magnum" designation? I haven't found anything, and am wondering if this is common parlance, or any form of official designation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lagaman (talk • contribs) 21:57, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

.50 Action Express authority?

My Speer reloading manual gives some different dimension for the case. Are the authoritative dimensions available online? (I can't find them, so far.) Who is the authority for this cartridge?

My thinking is that even a page as short and sweet as this one currently is can give a reader some assistance with reloading. In particular I showed up here looking for inner diameter of the case mouth - something the reloading manual did not provide.

I'm willing to fix this all up and document my work if someone can point me to an authoritative and comprehensive source of cartridge information and dimensions.

BillDMoose (talk) 19:25, 31 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ballistics

There are various other loads from other sites, http://zvis.com/dep/depammo.shtml —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.84.53.229 (talk) 04:06, 4 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dead link

During several automated bot runs the following external link was found to be unavailable. Please check if the link is in fact down and fix or remove it in that case!

http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/PerCaliber2Guide/Handgun/Standarddata/50Cal(12.7mm)/50%20AE%20page%20152.pdf
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--JeffGBot (talk) 13:09, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

AMT Automag V?

The article states this is the first handgun so chambered. Anyone have a source on that one? Thanks. Surv1v4l1st ^{╠Talk║Contribs╣} 00:06, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]