The Thunder 32 and 380 handguns sell very well in countries that ban the use of more powerful cartridges for civilian personal defense purposes.
It is a large, strong action, and the bolt travel is long, as it was designed for a powerful cartridge.
Requests soon reached the factory from the far west for a more powerful cartridge.
From there Weatherby has constantly moved in to build the most powerful cartridge of a common caliber range.
The 50 Beowulf is a powerful cartridge designed to work in standard military arms.
While this venture was successful, he continued to search for a more powerful cartridge which resulted in the .500 Linebaugh.
This big-game cartridge is the most powerful cartridge he designed.
This added significant weight, as did changes to more powerful cartridges.
This heavy construction allowed for usage of a "hotter", more powerful cartridge of the same caliber.
A more powerful cartridge was produced for this version, but production ceased and they turned to the regular ammunition when the stocks were depleted.