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Offline Dinny

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500 S&W Handi
« on: June 23, 2009, 09:23:34 AM »
Hello everyone,
    500 S&W Handi owners! I have a question for you.  Can the behemoth 700gr load be seated in the Handi rifles?  I have attached a link below with the details of the load, but I'm not sure if the chamber is long enough.

http://www.ballisticsupply.net/Default.aspx?tabid=252105

Thanks, Dinny
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Re: 500 S&W Handi
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2009, 09:38:34 AM »
Depends on the bullet profile, I load Ranger Rick's 700gr in mine, here's a pic of the bullet loaded to the lands on the left. The 500S&W requires a good crimp, so I load it just to the crimp groove which leaves it shy of the lands quite a bit,  1430fps with max loads of Lil'gun, 2" 100yd groups.

Tim

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Re: 500 S&W Handi
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Re: 500 S&W Handi
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2009, 12:48:00 PM »
Gentlemen,
  Thanks for the info.  I now know what's next on my Handi list.  I better start collecting brass, primers, powder and bullets.

~Dinny
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