New to this section, gents...spend all my time on the Big Bore thread, as all my rifles are bolt action and .585 on up.

Will be starting a 500 NE 3.25" DR build very quickly...my first...most likely going through Searcy. Going with 3.25" for a slightly more stout load (570-600 gr CEB/NF @ 2200 fps) without the extra pressure, me hopes.

Any words of wisdom...?

Also, where the heck do I go for 3.25" 500 NE brass once completed?...can't find any at the usual hang outs...?

Respects,

Phill

Stick with 3"


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The 3.25 gives bugger all diff, you can achieve what you want with the 3" and brass is a hell of a lot easier to get - or was.

If the 3.25" was that much better, do you think the British stopped making 3.25" or making very few of them ?

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Originally posted by 500N:
Stick with 3"


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Agreed!

I agree with 500 & Doubledon... Go with the 3".
If you must build a 3.25", you can get Bertram brass at buffaloarms.com It is expensive and so are dies.
ND

99.999999999999999% of all 500's are 3 inch. Believe me it is more then enough.

Mike

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Originally posted by retreever:
99.999999999999999% of all 500's are 3 inch. Believe me it is more then enough.

Mike

Mike

Normally with English guns their is always the exception but in this case, I think "99.999999999999999%" is dead right.

In 10+ years of looking at Auctions, web sites or know if people have a 500, etc I have only seen a couple and know of only one person who owns one.

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Thanks for the opines, gents.

Respects,

Phill

I know of one guy who uses a 3.25. He's a PH in Zim. He shoots 3" rounds in it as he can't find 3.25". At least that is what he told me. I left a box of 3" rounds for him.

If you just can't imagine life without a 500- 3 1/4, PM me and I can fix you up with 30 or so new cases to
get you started. But the advise above is good. You will gain next to nothing with the 1/4" chamber length and
the expense to get it will just be fierce.
Good luck either way you go
Raff

We built one at a customer's request, but that's only one.

I have a fairly large supply of BELL 500 3.25" brass if you need it for your rifle.Let me know if your interested and we'll go from there.Good luck on your project.

I DON'T want to start a war, just curious, buuuuuuut is there that much performance difference between 3" and 3 1/4"?

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Originally posted by EDELWEISS:
I DON'T want to start a war, just curious, buuuuuuut is there that much performance difference between 3" and 3 1/4"?

No.