500 s&w

Yep, factory for this beast is crazy expensive. And that's if you can even find it!

I managed to pickup some bullets, brass and primers at the Kamloops show last year and another box of bullets from a local seller since then. When reloading I'm at around a buck a load. Bullet is 78 cents, about 12 cents for powder for the H110 I'm using and just under a nickel for the primer. That makes it a lot more palatable to shoot since now it's down just over the cost of reloaded rifle rounds. And since the bullet is twice the weight of the other common rifle bullets I guess I can't complain.
 
Reloading is a must. For mine, I use a number of cast bullets and jacketed. The cast range in weight from 350gr, 370gr, 410gr and a 440gr. Some plain base and some with gas checks. For jacketed, a modified 325gr Speer HP, 350gr Sierra HP, 350gr Hornady HP and the 400gr Sierra JSP. I did try some 500gr Hornady but found the group sizes start to increase.

Unique seems to work well with the lighter cast loads but in the hotter cast and jacketed loads I've found H110 to work well.
 
BCRider said:
OK, I'll modify my claim. NOTHING "originally intended for shooting through a handgun" inflicts pain on the shooter like .454Casull. :D:confused::confused::confused:

And that includes factory Hornady .500 through a proper S&W revolver for it. Granted the barrel on the .500 was longer and the gun heavier but that Super Redhawk with the .454 Casull was just freakin' NUTZ! It's a close thing but the .500 Hornady factory through the S&W wasn't quite as bad.

And shooting my H110 behind 350gn Speer bullet reloads is a pussycat compared to the factory Hornady stuff. Lots of fireball show and a huge push instead of having the gun feel like a major league hitter just hit the end of the barrel square on with a good swing.

Nope, that Casull stuff is just plain ol' EVIL.... :D And as for shooting what is rightfully a rifle round through a handgun... well some folks just don't know when enough is enough do they....
Click to expand...

These will.

DSCN1911.jpg
 
Last week I was at Phoenix inquiring about shooting the 500 S&W and they told me they didn't have any rounds available for it. They were having a problem sourcing out rounds apparently. Probably better for me anyways, I ended up taking the Redhawk in 44magnum... damn that was fun.
 
Jeff/1911, the $8 isn't the cost of the actual round. It's the round cost plus some addon for rental of the gun, cost of lights, heat, wages, rent, etc, etc. When I caved in and bought the one box of factory it was $80 for 20. So $4 a round for Hornady.

Paulinski, you HAD to go and tease me by posting that picture again? :D
 
500 ...... 460......

The 500 is a cooker but I still swear by the vxr460, either one will give you a woody...................JUST don't fire them inside or a 3 wall hut , it will feel like somebody smacked you in the chest, and don't stand beside or behind either!!!!!!!!!!!!G:
 
In that blog in the answers to your comments, you state the gun was built becuase it can be...

I think it is more so meant for places where people can hunt big game with it... I dont think it was build just to make a statement, but a statement it does make...
 
I have had her for about 2years it a "blast"I can get 5 off and my arthritis says stop!At the indoor range a guy beside me said it was like getting hit in the face with a pillow.
 
Ric said:
I have had her for about 2years it a "blast"I can get 5 off and my arthritis says stop!At the indoor range a guy beside me said it was like getting hit in the face with a pillow.
Click to expand...

:)I know the feeling. In the picture I posted in post #8 you can see the grips I adapted to take the place of the Hogue grips it came with. Pushing some of the hotter loads through it, the hump of the grip frame where the rubber of the Hogue grips is thin, is what was giving me 'discomfort'. The recoil is noticeably easier to handle now using the Jordan Trooper grips I modified.
 
BCRider said:
Jeff/1911, the $8 isn't the cost of the actual round. It's the round cost plus some addon for rental of the gun, cost of lights, heat, wages, rent, etc, etc. When I caved in and bought the one box of factory it was $80 for 20. So $4 a round for Hornady.
Click to expand...

Hi BCR,

I realize that, I've bought .500 S&W factory ammunition before myself, and now reload the .460 S&W...I was just stating that someone I spoke to there was paying them $8 a shot to try the thing.
 
Let's do the math on a good, top end reload: Bullet (LBT 500gr. wfn gc hardcast)...40 cents, 35 grs. H-110..19cents, primer...4 cents Total: 63 cents/ea. or $12/20...I wonder if it would pay to reload this round??
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom