Forza Italia
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Do you shoot the ,500 Jeffery or the .500 NE ?

My barrel is 24"


Cheers,

Andr�

I appreicate all the imput. Any recommendations on reloading dies or brass?

Martin,
and 120+ grain of surplus powder with a 535 woodleigh will hit 2350... and, well, just makes a big old hole in stuff... like pigs!!

jeffe

Paul,

The 450 Barnes Originals grenade at a muzzle velocity of ~ 2200 fps when they hit a pine 4X4, at least mine did. Loaded in a 50 Beowulf (after being turned down to 0.500 and then weigh 443 gr) they did very nice at ~ 1500 fps, busting through railroad ties with ease!

The 535 gr Woodleigh SP hold up well even on head shots up to ~ 2400 fps.

I really see no need, other than economic, for using a bullet lighter than the Woodleigh 535 gr. It, the 535 gr Woodleigh will work GREAT on deer, bear, elk, moose, buffalo, cats, dogs, mice, squirrels, rabbits, etc, etc, etc.

ASS_CLOWN

AC

I developed up that load without a chrono.
I will clock the loads this weekend with my new chrono.
I did shoot 10 rounds of the 120 grn loads and the recoil was nice and stiff

I just want to se what a 120 grn load will do
What I am looking for is 2300-2400 fps with the 535 woodleigh bullet and 2400-2500 with the impala bullet.
My home-made bullets (500 grn) will be tested at both 2300 and 2400.

Cheers,

Andr�

100 gr of Varget or RL 15 will push a 535 gr to 2200 fps. It's a fine enough deer load, and not to abusive on the shoulder. This is with Star brass, I haven't worked up loads in the Hornbear brass.

I wonder what velocities those bullets are designed for, they might be designed around some of the older black powder rounds, and hence might expand a bit more then desired @ 2200 fps.

If you want some fun practice loads, get some ~450 gr cast pistol bullets and load them over 30 gr Unique for ~1200 fps.