What size are your dies? The Standard 7/8 or the larger 1 inch?

Rusty
We band of brothers!

7/8 inch. I have both rcbs and ch4d

Rusty,
Standard 7/8".
No need for anything bigger.
later,
500

Have problems with reloading .500 NE

I've got dies https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConne...50&route=C09J160N143

primer https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConne...d=2884&route=C06J030

shellholder https://shop.rcbs.com/WebConne...d=6098&route=C10J092

Which press fits for .500 NE?

7/8 RCBS

Can you give a direct link? Thanks.

Lee Classic
Lee Classic at MidwayUSA

7/8 RCBS great dies but you pay a high price for them too.

Is that press OK? http://www.midwayusa.com/viewP...productNumber=264187

I have never used that press. If it has 4 inches of clearance it should work. Warning,
when you are resizing the 500 cases be sure to use a case lube. It is very easy to tear the thin rim off those 500 NE cases. Been there done that! Had to pound it out!

Thanks!

I load both .470 NE and .500 NE with a RockChucker Supreme, no problems.

Geronimo

Which primers do you use, LR or LRM?

I use the Federal 215M exclusively

Geronimo

Federal 215s, or 215 Match.

Please send me your email address. I will send you a copy of a Ross Seyfried article, "Reloading for the Nitro Express"

my email addy is rkmojo@aol.com

Does anybody use lead bullets in 500 NE? How do you make them? What receipt?

Roman,
I load some cast bullets for a friend's 500 BPE.
I can't remember who made them. I'll check.

If you get a Lee FCD made for the .500 NE...they are bigger than 7/8"

Thanks, Rusty! I'll wait. There are some problems with sending bullets by post offices in Russia, that's why I will appreciate any information about making and loading lead bullets.

NEI makes good moulds, Huntingtons sell a 550 Gr hardcast lead gas checked bullet for a pretty reasonble price.

A while back Lakelander sent me a great article regarding the 500 BPE and the original loadings as well as using Substitute powders.
The original loads did not include heavy projectiles but were in the 300 to 440 weight range. Henry Sharpe in "Modern Gunnery" 1906 listed the W.R. BPE load at 1650 fps with a 360 gr. load.
He listed another as 340 gr. @ 1925 FPS both rifles using 28 inch barrels which I believe were fairly standard at the time.
I think there is a 440 gr. load right at 1800 fps which I was most interested in but I cannot find the article until I finish unpacking all my stuff.

I have both Hollywood and rcbs dies and am using the rcbs Supreme. Also 215's only.
Frank

Roman here is a list of the bullets my friends uses in his 500 BPE

Montana Bullet Works 330 gr,
Cast Performance 420 gr,
Montana Precision 365 gr