Anyone used these (647 grains) for plinking, fun shooting, etc? At reasonable/low velocity, are they safe on the bore, any pressure problems, stable, reasonably accurate, etc?
I single load them in my 500A2, wondering about using them in a double.

does the 500 have a fast enough twist to stabilize a bullet with that high of a BC?

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Originally posted by fla3006:
Anyone used these (647 grains) for plinking, fun shooting, etc? At reasonable/low velocity, are they safe on the bore, any pressure problems, stable, reasonably accurate, etc?
I single load them in my 500A2, wondering about using them in a double.

Agree, I always thought they were too long.

Probably the biggest problem, think I'll try them anyway.

For what it's worth, my one data point is from seeing several bullets that had shed the gilding metal after being fired thru one of our machine guns. The core was what seemed to be roughly machined hardened steel.

This was in 1967 and the ammo may have been armor piercing. I've no idea if all the .50 cal bullets are constructed that way, but the core sure wouldn't flow the way lead or copper does under pressure. The thin barrels of a double might be an issue.

The twist ain't the problem the weight and regulation is going to be the problem.

Your experience with 50 BMG bullets; if they had a steel core, they were indeed, AP, API, or APT, or APIT bullets. All carry a roughly machined, hardened steel core. However, that is surrounded by a lead sheath, which is in turn, covered by a copper jacket. Most combat ammo is issued as Five Armor Piercing Incendiary to ONE AP-Tracer. There are other rounds of course. All BMG bullets are not constructed that way, standard ball ammo is just lead and copper. Any bmg bullet will be easier on a bore than some DR solids. However, I, personally, would only shoot ball from a DR if I had a .500.