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hi guys any body got any recipes for the 500sw? 2 of us shooting a smith and a bfr in 500 we want to start reloading thanks | ||
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Here is the data I am using . Hodgdon Accutate Arms Powder Johnch NRA life Delta Pheasants Forever DU Hunt as if your life depended on your results | |||
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please be very careful to use the correct primers , and magnum ones at that , as i tried to use small rifle bench rest with h110 and had just about detonation with it , the powder went hiss , then lodged the bullet into the barrel , and the powder came out as a solid chunk ! once i changed the primers it worked very well , as i got an early one , and early cases , and now have both size primer pockets to deal with , but it is great fun to shoot even with my odd loads of 628 grain round nose and a bunch of 4198 , bur go easy and be careful with those primers ! sierra has a hot line to call and they can give you some loads for what powder you might have on hand ! good shooting ! | |||
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hodgens web site has reloading info, i cant wait for a loading for 296. hodgen recomends a large rifel primer on the 500s&w. hodgen 110 works well thru the 350 grainer then lilgun an 110 on 400 an 440 | |||
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Brent- How did you get a small rifle primer to stay in a pocket disigned for a large rifle/pistol primer?? Bart | |||
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I use H4227 (favorite), H110 (light show in every can) Titegroup (light loads) and WCC844 surplus. Hornady 350 XTP for deer or hogs, Sierra 400 for mule deer. 440 WFNGC for deeper penetration Berry's 350 for plinking or load workup Mastercast 330 or Northeast bullets in a 330 for cheap range fodder. I use LP in older Hornady cases, LR for everything else except H110 which I use a LRM with. The Hodgdon data is a great start. Accurate Arms has some data using 1680 and 2400, but I haven't tried it. For something a bit different, you might peruse John Ross' 500 Loading data page. I worked with some of it as budget and time allow and it is definitely worth a look. HTH BigSlick10mm The eagle never lost so much time as when he submitted to learn from the crow | |||
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Here's my data with the short barrel version. You're welcome to it. Regards, AIU 500 S&W – 4 inch barrel Con Bon hunting 325 XPB /98oF 1569 fps [1774 ft.#] Con Bon hunting 385 (?Rem) /98oF 1543 [2033 ft.#] LilGn… 34.0 375 XPB/98oF 1350 fps LilGn… 35.0 375 XPB/98oF 1363 LilGn… 36.0 375 XPB/98oF 1386 LilGn… 37.0 375 XPB/98oF 1429 [1700 ft.#] LilGn… 40.0 375 XPB/98oF 1513 [1904 ft.#] LilGn… 39.0 350 Sierra /98oF 1418 fps LilGn… 40.0 350 Sierra /98oF 1471 LilGn… 41.0 350 Sierra /98oF 1518 [1789 ft.#] LilGn… 42.0 350 Sierra /98oF 1480 [1700 ft.#] LilGn… 43.0 350 Sierra /98oF 1515 [1782 ft.#] | |||
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I'm new to reloading. The only info I have on hand is the RCBS book that came with my reloading kit. It tells me that the older 500 Mag rounds were designed to use LPM primers. The newer brass is supposed to use LRM primers. The only primers I have set in my 500 are LRM. I've reloaded around 140 empties 4 or 5 times so far. I have used H110 3 times, and 296 twice. My latest reloads are with H l'il gun. Haven't fired those yet. At any rate the LRM primers fit and work well for me. | |||
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