r/canadaguns • u/IntroductionAny3929 • Apr 17 '26
Milsurps / Prohib Alexander Arms Beowulf Appreciation Post
Howdy Folks!
The Texan is back with yet another Gun Appreciation Post, where today we have a gun once available in Canada in small numbers before eventually being prohibited.
Today we have the Beowulf!
.50 Beowulf is an interesting cartridge because it was originally designed to take out an engine block, but the funny thing is that the cartridge found its own cult following for people who go hog hunting.
It’s also appealing for those who live up in Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut as they all gotta worry about bears and need something for bear defense. The amount of punch that the .50 Beowulf Cartridge delivers is enough for that.
In the states, one of the appeals we have for it is that it is a straight wall cartridge, and some states have hunting laws that only allow you to hunt with straight wall cartridges and not bottlenecked ones.
Anyways enjoy!
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u/16gaugeguy16 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26
What are you rambling about? Yeah, I know all about LAR 15 mag limits. 50 beowulf mags are not the same. People used to stuff 14 founds of 223 in the beowulf mags before they RCMP clamped down on it, now we only have 10rnd LAR mags.
Also, there is no need to write an essay on the laws to a guy who works in the Canadian gun industry. You're wasting your time.
Edit: take the hint on what the comments section is trying to tell you