Question for the 500 S&W guys

[WVHILLBILLY]

I may be trading for a new Handi 500 S&W and was wondering what optics if any you were using on it?  Also I will be handloading and am interested in what you think is the best bullet and weight for whitetails?

Thanks
WVHILLBILLY

[quickdtoo]

I've got a Nikon Prostaff 2-7x32 shotgun scope mounted in Leupold PRW rings on mine, works very well. Can't help ya with bullets for deer, but I can tell ya what works good on paper!!

Tim

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[warrior05]

I use a Burris 2-7/35 on mine. As for bullets, I have shot several deer with my own 465gr hardcast bullet (I made out of wheelweights) in my 10.5" performance center 500. Just picked up the handi-rifle myself. My handloads picked up about 300 fps over the revolver. Let me tell you a 465gr slug @ about 1800fps out of a 6.25lb rifle will stomp you as much as whatever it hits. Thats why I put 4lbs of lead (11lbs total for the gun and scope) in my handi-rifle and it brought it down to 12 gauge slug recoil levels.

[9x19]

Mine has a Bushnell 1.5x - 4.5x 32mm... works good at the ranges I shoot.

[ro]

I have a Bushnell 3-9X40 on my 500, best factory load hornady 350 gr., xtp, the hand load i have been shooting is 40.5 gr. of 296 powder and hornady 350 gr., bullet, i have shot and taken a lot of deer with this rifle in the past two seasons, if you hit them they will go down with with the big 500 mag. i have also killed some wild hogs with this gun its a great pig gun.

[cwlongshot]

I shoot 440WFN GC lead bullets. The WFN design really lays them lo. Stiff load of H110 sends them on there way.

 Bullets available from ranger Rick in Alaska. Nice guy great bullet!!

My handi 500 wears a Leupold VXII 2X7 in matte with a custom reticule.



Here is my 500:



Good luck with yours!!

 CW

[WVHILLBILLY]

Thanks for the replies!!

What about Red Dots, can they handle the recoil of the 500?

WVHILLBILLY

[cwlongshot]

The better ones for sure... cheap ones, time will tell.
 I have used them on a couple rifles and don't care for them.

I do like the one a turkey 870 the wife uses. But turkey season is warm and only 1/2 the day it doesn't offer the battery problems cold weather deer hunting dose.

CW