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Offline atitagain

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S&W .500 barrel
« on: November 27, 2011, 08:57:32 AM »
Greetings guys.

I just picked up a S&W .500 barrel at a local gun show.
It is 20 inches long.
SS and fluted.

Who has used this set up for deer?
How was the performance?
Any preference in ammo or bullet weight?

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Re: S&W .500 barrel
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2011, 09:07:24 AM »
I have owned the same barrel for some time now with a Bushnell 3x9x40 Bushnell Elite 3200 on it. Mine prefers 350 gr JHP's over 35 gr of Lilgun. I believe they're rated at 1397 fps out of a pistol so the rifle barrel will kick them up some more. Very accurate and will body slam a whitetail. If you're not into Lilgun then H110 also produces some great speed and accuracy from the 500. Good luck and good shooting.
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Re: S&W .500 barrel
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2011, 09:30:00 AM »
Just checked my data. Speed is actually 1697 fps with this load from an 8 3/8 inch pistol. Should be up close to 2000 fps from a longer barrel with no cylinder gap.
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Re: S&W .500 barrel
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2011, 05:00:05 PM »
I have one of those barrels and had very good accuracy with the 300gr Hornady FTX bullets and H110 near max loads.
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