John Linebaugh
John Linebaugh | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Occupation | gunsmith |
| Known for | Inventing the .500 Linebaugh caliber cartridge |
John Linebaugh (born[when?]) is an American gunsmith from Cody, Wyoming, known for creating custom firearms. He is inventor of the .500 Linebaugh (invented 1986) and .475 Linebaugh (1988) cartridges. Gunwriter John Taffin, a big-bore enthusiast, describes Linebaugh as a "pioneer" in developing powerful sixguns.[1]
Biography[]
Linebaugh's early efforts in the 1970s produced revolvers made to handle much more powerful loadings of .45 Colt than standard firearms, and later expanded into creating his own cartridge designs.[2] After inventing the .500 and .475 Linebaugh, he later created a variant of each cartridge, lengthened to 1.61 inches, and appended "Maximum" to their names.[3] Linebaugh focused on developing cartridges which were compatible with standard-size revolvers, keeping them "old school" or "packable" rather than oversize.[2]
References[]
- ^ John Taffin (12 October 2005). Single Action Sixguns. Krause Publications. pp. 230–. ISBN 0-87349-953-0.
- ^ a b Jerry Lee (15 July 2013). Gun Digest 2014. F+W Media. pp. 166–. ISBN 978-1-4402-3550-4.
- ^ KP Staff (28 February 2011). Gun Digest Book of Deer Guns: Arms & Accessories for the Deer Hunter. Gun Digest Books. pp. 65–. ISBN 1-4402-2666-0.
- "The sixguns of John Linebaugh". American Handgunner; 05/01/2006; Taffin, John
Further reading[]
- McCombie, Brian (12 April 2013). "Gun Digest Interview with John Linebaugh". Cite journal requires
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External links[]
- Ammunition designers
- People from Cody, Wyoming
- Living people