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500 CYRUS
500 · 1 headstamp · 1 scan
| Calibre | 500 |
| In the cabinet | IMPERIAL SPORTING .50" UPWARDS · 2 images |
Reading the headstamp
12 o'clockMaker's name or factory code
6 o'clockCalibre or year of manufacture
CentrePrimer — Berdan or Boxer, and any seal colour
Research notes
The 500 Cyrus was developed by wildcatter Michael Cyrus of Cross Outdoors, Prichard, WV. The idea was to provide a big-bore rifle with a shortened action of less than 3 inches that would be capapble of giving 470 Nitro type stopping power, as well as to take advantage of the new wave of .500-caliber handgun bullets. It is based on a shortened 416 Rigby case with a rebated rim.
Provenance
2014Catalogued in the collection
2023Record last revised · 2023-05-11
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