Hello,
I have a new S&W 500 (4 inch) that I am going to be reloading for soon. I just about have all the parts and pieces that I need, but I was hoping to pick up some additional information here.
I am going to be loading the 440 grain wide nose lead with a gas check from Leadheads. I am looking at the 34 to 40 grain range of H110.
So first question - what is the best primer to use. I have seen loads using the Large Pistol Primer, the Large Pistol Magnum Primer and even the Large Rifle Primer. In my experience, there can be a lot of differences in between primers. LPP vs. Mag primer vs. LRP - this is quite the spread and I hope you all can shed some light on this subject for me.
Second question - what is the max case length and what is the "trim to" case length?
Third question - what is the max cartridge overall length?
I realize that these are somewhat silly questions for an experienced reloader, but the problem is that I can not find a single reloading book that covers the S&W 500. As popular as the cartridge is, I would have expected there to be at least one book out there on it - but I can't find anything except word of mouth.
Thanks for your input.
AK737FO