keithhagan
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I've not come across load data for 500 S&W Special in any of the reputable manuals. Does anyone here have experience loading for it? Can it be loaded using 50 AE data? Case dimensions are (nearly) identical. Max pressure for 50 AE is 36,000 psi, and 500 Magnum is 60,000. If (as I presume) 500 special brass is constructed similarly to 500 magnum brass, I imagine it should withstand 50 AE loads. Would love someone with experience to confirm, however.
I've seen "factory" loaded 500 special, but it seems to be loaded significantly weaker than 50 AE, and often weaker than 44 mag (eventhough the 500 Special case is the same length as the 44 mag, but wider).
I'd like to load ~50 AE levels, but at minimum hotter than 44 mag/480 ruger (otherwise, what's the point of the 500 special).
I've seen "factory" loaded 500 special, but it seems to be loaded significantly weaker than 50 AE, and often weaker than 44 mag (eventhough the 500 Special case is the same length as the 44 mag, but wider).
I'd like to load ~50 AE levels, but at minimum hotter than 44 mag/480 ruger (otherwise, what's the point of the 500 special).