.500 Jeffery load data needed

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29 August 2008, 01:51

Dave Bush

.500 Jeffery load data needed

I have always shot the 535 grain Woodleighs in my .500 Jeffery. I would like to try some 600 grain Woodleigh bullets. Anyone have a good starting load with RL15 and a 600 grain bullet? I was thinking right around 105 grains.

Dave

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29 August 2008, 02:52

maxbear

Good question, I would like to know as well.

29 August 2008, 04:15

jeffeosso

I might would start at 100gr, but that's just my OPINION and shouldn't be taken as reloading data...
expecting about 2150 FPS

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29 August 2008, 08:59

bigdoggy700

105 grains of RL 15 = 2250 ft/sec with 600 grn Barnes bullet, 108 grains of RL15 = 2303 ft/sec with 600 grain Barnes bullet. right off the rifle loading tables on this forum

29 August 2008, 22:37

Dave Bush

Guys, I found a whole bunch of load data at Real Guns. Here is the link:

http://www.realguns.com/archives/157.htm

There is load data here for a 600 grain bullet in excess of 2400 fps. Good grief!

Dave

30 August 2008, 15:46

Dave Bush

bigdoggy:

After looking at the data on the Real Guns link above, I don't think the 108 grain load of RL15 would be any problem whatsoever. In the article, the author uses 117 grains of RL15 and manages to drive a 600 grain Woodleigh over 2400 fps!

Dave