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Offline DPRinks

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.500 S&W
« on: August 19, 2006, 04:36:48 PM »
Handiholics, I need to know what chronographed results you are getting with the .500 S&W, mostly looking for info using the Lee 440gr gc bullet.
Please give the powder and weight of the charge, too.
I am trying to talk myself out of a .500 S&W barrel, please help burst my bubble!
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Re: .500 S&W
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2006, 02:26:47 AM »



I too bought this mold, but have yet to cast anything from it..its on my "TODO" list....

 I bought one of these when they where first advertised and waited months and months for it to arrive. I LOVE it, I wanted to shoot heavy bullets and the Hornady 500 really looked good. I was able to get some good velocities from it. I used "lil'gun" from Hodgden powder co.



But accuracy was only adaquite. I aint done...not by a longshot! I too found and bought this mold and want to do some loads with it. I'll be watching it to see what others have done...

Sorry I dont have any loads for you...

What are you looking to do with it?  What velocities and such are you expecting?

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Re: .500 S&W
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2006, 06:38:41 AM »

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I am trying to talk myself out of a .500 S&W barrel, please help burst my bubble!

Why in the world would we want to do this ???.......You know you want one...so Just go get it :D

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Re: .500 S&W
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2006, 04:18:54 PM »
What do I want to do with it?
 A friend just spent about $800 getting a single shot reworked to .50 Alaskan.
He is now faced with $3.50 a round factory ammo, $2 each for new brass, and $1 each for bullets to use in reloading.
Being the nice person I am, I was wanting to do a .50 for about $200, including barrel, brass and molds, that would do at least 80% of the .50 Alaskanand not take 8 months to do it all.
Really, I am not trying to make him feel bad.
 ;D
Just trust me, I am from the Gov. and here to help you!

D. Rinks