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Offline michael30.06

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Handi 500 finally home.
« on: September 07, 2012, 12:55:26 AM »
Paperwork arrived yesterday and finally my handi 500 is home. Pity there is now a 10 day wait for brass. But I can polish the bore and begin to get the new reloading gear sorted out when it gets here.
Now that I have it home that muzzle looks huge!!
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Re: Handi 500 finally home.
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2012, 02:59:06 AM »
Glad you finally got it.  Best of luck.  Good Hunting.

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Re: Handi 500 finally home.
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2012, 07:51:31 AM »
I feel you man ! :D Finally got my Handi .45-70 yesterday after waiting since the 18th of august. Freakin LOVE it !
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2012, 01:05:12 PM »
You will love it more once you start shooting it. It is SOOOO------ easy to load for, the brass will last forever unless you try for dinosaur loads, and in the end inexpensive. The bigger the bullet diameter the easier it is to cast for also, that is my experience anyway. Look forward to range reports. :)
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Re: Handi 500 finally home.
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2012, 05:00:30 PM »
Quote from: twoshooter on September 07, 2012, 01:05:12 PM
You will love it more once you start shooting it. It is SOOOO------ easy to load for, the brass will last forever unless you try for dinosaur loads, and in the end inexpensive. The bigger the bullet diameter the easier it is to cast for also, that is my experience anyway. Look forward to range reports. :)

I have yet to sight in the iron sights or scope. Finally got the scope mounted today, taking it up tomorrow so a buddy can teach me how to sight in both. Right now I have been experimenting with 2 different loads. I bought a box of BVAC 405 Grain flat nose from cheaperthandirtdotcom. Very cheap ($21.49/box) and so far not very much fouling or powder buildup. The sporting good store bought me a box of Hornaday 250 Grain Flex Tip's($44.99 at Store) for compensation as it took alot longer than it should have for them to recieve it. These guys kick ALOT harder than the larger 405 grain flat noses.
So today I went up the hill and shot both into a good 24" long oak round. Here are the results. The larger slug on the left is the BVAC ammo. It penetrated almost ALL the way through the 24" long round of wood (layed on it's side long ways, so I was shooting with the grain of the wood). It stopped about 2" before the other end and barely changed its shape. The one on the right is the Hornaday 250 grain rubber flex tip. I tipped the oak round upright (so I was shooting against the grain) and it barely made it half way through the 12-14" diameter piece of green oak before it mushroomed out and stopped, however it made a HUGE cavity through it. I took a splitting maul to the oak round after wards and pulled both of these out.
 
My Conclusion:  (Keep in mind i'm new to the rifle scene)
I'd say these 405 grain rounds from BVAC have FAR more penetrating power at anything under 200 yards. I'd expect the smaller 250 grain hornadays to be better for distance (I'm gonna use these to sight in my scope tomorrow), but they lag back in velocity and penetration at closer range. Bottom line...i'm loving the BVAC ammo. Think i'm gonna use these for Bear season this winter ! Any thoughts on that?
Here are the pics:
 
 
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Re: Handi 500 finally home.
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2012, 05:12:56 PM »
Where are my manners :D Here's a picture of the rig!
 
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Re: Handi 500 finally home.
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 12:17:49 AM »
Love your rig.
I'm going to stick with open sights for the moment.
A range report will get here as soon as I get to shoot.
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Re: Handi 500 finally home.
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2012, 06:57:50 AM »
Quote from: michael30.06 on September 08, 2012, 12:17:49 AM
Love your rig.
I'm going to stick with open sights for the moment.
A range report will get here as soon as I get to shoot.

Apreciate it man. As suggested to me by many people AFTER I bought the scope, I too should have stuck with the iron sights for a bit. Can't wait to head up today and sight this beast in.
I bought a couple boxes of ammo last night from cheaperthandirtdotcom. It was the BVAC 400 grain JPS Jacketed? Anyone have any reviews? It's rated at 1900 fps as opposed to the original 1400 fps with the 405 grains I previously bought. Kind of hoping these have a bit more recoil than the 1400 fps 405's.
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