500 S&W data............

Wolvie · 04-26-2006, 04:08 PM

anyone have any good loads for the 500 smith ? i have some speer 300 grn FMJ's to load up, ya ya i know those are wee lil bullets for the 500 as they have them up to 700 grain now, but eh they are cheap (50 for about 9 bucks)

Rew · 04-26-2006, 04:16 PM

Nope and I have not seen any yet. Who worked with S&W to develop the .500? I know they worked with Remington, with a lot of help from of Elmer Kieth, on the .44 mag. I'm thinking Hornady but I'm not sure. The developer of the round may have loads on it's web site.

Wolvie · 04-26-2006, 04:26 PM

sure is a fun one to shoot though

Pogo · 04-26-2006, 04:31 PM

Do you have a .500 Wolvie? That's a real chunk of iron in your hand. I've been real seriously thinking about getting a 460 with an 8" barrel.

Wolvie · 04-26-2006, 04:35 PM

ya i have the long barrelled one in 500, just came into a screamin deal on it about 1.5 years ago, got brass bullets dies an all just haven't loaded for it yet, have shot it with the hornady 350 JHP stuff (very hot) it's definately a handful. the 460 does have the advantage of bein able to shoot both 454 and 45LC rounds in it as well

Pogo · 04-26-2006, 05:09 PM

Yeah, the ability to shoot .45LC is why I was quite interested in it. I reload a lot of .45LC for Cowboy Action Shooting anyway.

Either one packs a wallop. That .500 ain't like no other.

5knives · 04-26-2006, 05:39 PM

Actually I'm not at all tempted!

Whenever my hand and wrist stops aching for a day or two I just dig out the 45-70 Contender put on the pistol grip and put a couple of rounds through it.

Then I'm back enjoying the familiar pain I now consider natural!

Ask me some time why I load .44 Rem. Mag down to 240 grains lead at prox. 1000 fps in a SBH!

September of '09 will represent my 50th Anniversary with a .44 Mag.

I'm thinking of celebrating by having major restorative wrist surgery!

About that .500 in a DA frame ...... enjoy!

Regards,

Icarus · 04-26-2006, 07:35 PM

I carry my 480 ruger in my pocket LOL
I got big pockets

ricciardelli · 04-26-2006, 10:13 PM

Since we are not allowed to post loading information here:

http://stevespages.com/500p_2.html

Pogo · 04-27-2006, 07:51 AM

Wolvie, I did a fast check of the powder manufacturers and didn't see any listing a powder charge for a 300 gr bullet. I noticed Jerrys had 350 gr Speer JHP for slightly more ($10.28 for 50). Most all of the powder manufacturers have a listing for them. Or were you wanting to specifically have FMJ bullets?

04-26-2006, 04:08 PM	#1
Wolvie Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 936	500 S&W data............ anyone have any good loads for the 500 smith ? i have some speer 300 grn FMJ's to load up, ya ya i know those are wee lil bullets for the 500 as they have them up to 700 grain now, but eh they are cheap (50 for about 9 bucks)

04-26-2006, 04:31 PM	#4
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,997	Do you have a .500 Wolvie? That's a real chunk of iron in your hand. I've been real seriously thinking about getting a 460 with an 8" barrel. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*

04-26-2006, 10:13 PM	#9
ricciardelli Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montana, USA Posts: 32	Since we are not allowed to post loading information here: http://stevespages.com/500p_2.html __________________ http://stevespages.com/phpbb/

04-26-2006, 04:16 PM	#2
Rew Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 9,710	Nope and I have not seen any yet. Who worked with S&W to develop the .500? I know they worked with Remington, with a lot of help from of Elmer Kieth, on the .44 mag. I'm thinking Hornady but I'm not sure. The developer of the round may have loads on it's web site.

04-26-2006, 04:26 PM	#3
Wolvie Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 936	sure is a fun one to shoot though

04-26-2006, 04:35 PM	#5
Wolvie Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 936	ya i have the long barrelled one in 500, just came into a screamin deal on it about 1.5 years ago, got brass bullets dies an all just haven't loaded for it yet, have shot it with the hornady 350 JHP stuff (very hot) it's definately a handful. the 460 does have the advantage of bein able to shoot both 454 and 45LC rounds in it as well

04-26-2006, 05:09 PM	#6
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,997	Yeah, the ability to shoot .45LC is why I was quite interested in it. I reload a lot of .45LC for Cowboy Action Shooting anyway. Either one packs a wallop. That .500 ain't like no other.

04-26-2006, 05:39 PM	#7
5knives KaBoom Kontrol Modulator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado, Western Slope Posts: 16,229	Actually I'm not at all tempted! Whenever my hand and wrist stops aching for a day or two I just dig out the 45-70 Contender put on the pistol grip and put a couple of rounds through it. Then I'm back enjoying the familiar pain I now consider natural! Ask me some time why I load .44 Rem. Mag down to 240 grains lead at prox. 1000 fps in a SBH! September of '09 will represent my 50th Anniversary with a .44 Mag. I'm thinking of celebrating by having major restorative wrist surgery! About that .500 in a DA frame ...... enjoy! Regards,

04-26-2006, 07:35 PM	#8
Icarus BUNKER FUNKER Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UP SHIT CREEK Posts: 3,534	I carry my 480 ruger in my pocket LOL I got big pockets

04-27-2006, 07:51 AM	#10
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,997	Wolvie, I did a fast check of the powder manufacturers and didn't see any listing a powder charge for a 300 gr bullet. I noticed Jerrys had 350 gr Speer JHP for slightly more ($10.28 for 50). Most all of the powder manufacturers have a listing for them. Or were you wanting to specifically have FMJ bullets?