• .500 S&W-Onondaga

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     LOAD 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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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"
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