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Published on 10-21-2014 01:20 PM Number of Views: 7493LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .500 S&W
FIREARM PISTOL LEAD TYPE Grain Hawk FN CALIBER TYPE 500 S&W RATING 9 LEAD SIZE 450 POWDER TYPE W296 POWDER AMOUNT 31 PRIMER Large Rifle BRASS Starline BARREL LENGTH 7.5 F.P.S 1380 GROUP SIZE Cloverleaf at 25 yards OVERALL LENGTH 2.065 GUN DETAILS S&W performance hunter OTHER DESCRIPTION This is a good starting place for this loading, but is enough to easily hunt with. Hawk bullets are notorious for high pressures. Be careful. SUBMITTED ON 21 Jan 2008 SUBMITTED BY Uncle Paddy Published on 10-21-2014 01:19 PM Number of Views: 7503LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .500 S&W
FIREARM PISTOL LEAD TYPE WW CALIBER TYPE 500 S&W RATING 8 LEAD SIZE 450 POWDER TYPE Unique POWDER AMOUNT 11.3 PRIMER Win LR BRASS Starline BARREL LENGTH 3" + Comp F.P.S 800 GROUP SIZE 2.5" at 25 yds OVERALL LENGTH ND GUN DETAILS S&W 500 4" with comp.
OTHER DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED ON 31 May 2006 SUBMITTED BY TMC Published on 10-21-2014 01:18 PM Number of Views: 7485LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .500 S&W
FIREARM PISTOL LEAD TYPE Cast Performance WFN CALIBER TYPE .500 S&W RATING 9 LEAD SIZE 440 POWDER TYPE Trail Boss POWDER AMOUNT 10 grains PRIMER Federal 210 Large rifle BRASS Starline (R) BARREL LENGTH 7.5 F.P.S 750 GROUP SIZE tight OVERALL LENGTH GUN DETAILS OTHER DESCRIPTION Excellent practice round. Accurate and very mild pressure. SUBMITTED ON 01 Aug 2008 SUBMITTED BY Uncle Paddy Published on 10-21-2014 01:17 PM Number of Views: 7325LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .500 S&W
FIREARM PISTOL LEAD TYPE Sierra 400 JSP CALIBER TYPE 500 S&W RATING 9 LEAD SIZE 400 POWDER TYPE IMR 4227 POWDER AMOUNT 35.5 grains PRIMER Large Rifle BRASS Starline BARREL LENGTH 8.38 F.P.S About 1600 FPS GROUP SIZE Under one inch OVERALL LENGTH GUN DETAILS This load was fired out of a Smith revolver at a range of 25 yards. The load shoots so well that I am going to carry it for moose and grizzly here in Alaska. The load is a starting load and cases fall out of the chamber. OTHER DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED ON 02 May 2006 SUBMITTED BY larry4831 Published on 10-21-2014 01:16 PM Number of Views: 7299LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .500 S&W
FIREARM PISTOL LEAD TYPE Sierra 400 JSP CALIBER TYPE 500 S&W RATING 9 LEAD SIZE 400 POWDER TYPE IMR 4227 POWDER AMOUNT 35.5 grains PRIMER Large Rifle BRASS Starline BARREL LENGTH 8.38 F.P.S About 1600 FPS GROUP SIZE Under one inch OVERALL LENGTH GUN DETAILS OTHER DESCRIPTION SUBMITTED ON 02 May 2006 SUBMITTED BY larry4831 Published on 10-21-2014 01:15 PM Number of Views: 7337LOAD DETAILS
GUN TYPE .500 S&W
FIREARM PISTOL LEAD TYPE Lee cast REAL 50 si CALIBER TYPE rifle and pistol RATING 9 LEAD SIZE 250 POWDER TYPE WC820 POWDER AMOUNT 35.2 gr + BPI filler to rim PRIMER CCI 200 LR BRASS Starline trimmed to 1.620 in. BARREL LENGTH 22 in. F.P.S 1885 verified GROUP SIZE <1 in @ 50 yd. OVERALL LENGTH 2.000 in. GUN DETAILS NEF Handi-Rifle SB2 Ultra, Bushnell 2-7x scope. OTHER DESCRIPTION Before and after sizing bullets are tumble lubed with liquid Alox. The filler used is BPI original granular plastic filler. This is my deer load and I am happy with it. Bullet alloy is straight wheel weight, The particular filler used acts as a good gas check in this load and is necessary for accuracy and ignition. SUBMITTED ON 04 Oct 2010 SUBMITTED BY Onondaga
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Abbreviations used in Reloading
| BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
| BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
| BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
| C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
| HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
| PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
| LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
| GC | Gas Check |
