Author Topic: .500 S&W help!! (Read 500 times)

buckenbass · « **on:** November 15, 2003, 08:13:17 AM »

Im going to order a mold for the .500 .. I new to reloading but have done it years ago ,,30-06 and 12,20 gage..but never cast my own slugs ..
I have almost all I need but info on a good start for bullet weight some thing good for a pratice round and what i should pour ww/litho/ or harder? I am shooting it in a 12" Encore and looking at Mountain Molds for the mold..

Your 2cents will be helpfull thanks

475/480 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2003, 05:29:08 PM »

I have a few from MM and LBT, if deer 350-400gr (NL .450)-WFNGC,my practice load is a 370-400gr WFNGC CB over 21-23.0gr of Blue Dot for 1200-1300fps.If bigger game try a 440-540gr (NL .450-.500) WFNGC CB with AA1680 or Blue Dot for 1100-1300,AA1680 will fill the case more with lower pressure (NL is Nose Length), Sean

HR2D2 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 25, 2003, 01:30:52 PM »

I have 4 molds from Mountain Molds. The all work great. 2 WFN 1 Keith and a wadcutter. The wadcutter is great for plinking. Weighs 275 grains. I cast most using 2% tin and 6% antimony.

Turk · « **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2003, 05:21:18 AM »

buckenbass,

The largest caliber I shoot in a handgun is 454 Casull and the 444 Marlin. I use 300 plus grain bullets. My plans are to get a S&W 500 for Christmas and what I'm looking at is a bullet in the 400 gr. plus range gas checked. Take a look at the Ballisti-cast web site www.ballisti-cast.com/ they offer some very good moulds. I have 4 cav. moulds from Saeco, Lyman, Lee, LBT and Ballisti-cast. My first choice is Ballisti-cast. request their catalog as they have listed new moulds for the S&W 500. I'm not knocking MM but the last time I looked they only made two cavity moulds and my interest is in 4 cav and up. I here they're really good moulds.

Turk

buckenbass · « **Reply #4 on:** November 26, 2003, 09:23:58 AM »

Thanks everyone for the info and if any one else has anything to add please do..