Who loads S&W 500

[eroc1l]

Any one know if 500 S&W Winchester brass uses large rifle primers or large pistal mag primers. I have some Hornady brass and the R stamped on the head indicates large rifle primers but Winchester brass has no markings.

 

[bigedp51]

I prime mine with what ever is handy and just let her smoke.
(now grab leather and pull that smokewagon punk)

 

[Johnn Peterson]

Much of the earlier production brass by many of the manufacturers takes Large Pistol, standard and magnum primers. The first Winchester and Hornady brass I started out with took LP but I found with top end loads using H110 I'd get the odd shot where a noticeable amount of the powder remained unburnt. Then, Starline brass was the only manufacturer that used LR primers and I imagine that was to get a more dependable ignition with some of the slower burning powders. I switched to Starline, no more problem. The Winchester and Hornady brass that took LP primers I set aside for lighter cast bullet loads using powders like Unique. I 'believe' Hornady also changed over to LR primers and stamped these new cases with an R to signify that.

 

[Cummins4x4]

If you have a large rifle primer pocket uniformer try it and see if it removes any brass. The LP is a few thou shallower IIRC. The Win brass I have takes LR.