Proud Owner Of A New SW500

[gwpercle]

I hope you don't stand next to me at the range...the concussion from those bad boys is tough ! Reminds me of an old song " You shake my nerves and rattle my brains , Too much gun drives a man insane"
Just kidding , looks like an awesome weapon, have fun!
Gary

 

[CDR_Glock]

Here are my revolvers from 357 to 44 to 454 to 460 to 500.

I'd like an 8.5" 500 some day.


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[tencrore]

Here are my revolvers from 357 to 44 to 454 to 460 to 500.

I'd like an 8.5" 500 some day.


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All I can say is WOW!!

 

[9mmsubgun-m11]

Don't mean to sound arrogant but I'd stay away from such a light load of TiteGroup. I've had occasional erratic ignition with slightly heavier powder charges. Suggest Trail Boss. Don

I have shot 5-800 of this load and yet to have any issues. Wander if the problem you experienced could have to do with the crimp.

 

[akmtnrunner]

Just picked up my SW500 this afternoon! What a beauty! Hoping to take it to the range this weekend. Looking it over, everything looks in order and I hope it shoots the same too. For you reloaders out there, can you suggest some TAME recipes, around 1000 fps, using Hodgdon's HP38 or H110 using Hornady's XTP Mag 350 grain bullets. I'm using Starline brass with CCI's Magnum Large Pistol Primers (No. 350).

Thanks in advance for your advice!

I'm pretty sure all 500 brass now use rifle primers.

I recommend 5744 for tame loads, but like others have said, this gun should be shot with true 500 mag loads. It's not too tough to manage the recoil. The biggest difference in the recoil is the large shove, which as long as you're not on your heels, you'll be fine.

 

[Confederate Tyrant]

I'm pretty sure all 500 brass now use rifle primers.

That is correct, but you can still put a large pistol primer in there. I had successful ignition when I loaded some using pistol primers.

 

[mbliss57]

Congrations! That is a fine little cannon! Every S&W enthusiast should own or at the very least, shoot a SW 500 sometime in their lives. I bought and sold mine years ago but boy was it a blast while I had her. Mine had a 6.5" barrel with the 1/2 underlug. Its still the nicest looking SW500 IMO. I never bothered to load it light. My entire adult family spent some time shooting it. My wife shot it 1 time. Some of you may know that she shoots competition and I often brag that she can outshoot me most days. (The student is now better than the teacher) Well I stood behind her when she shot in case in knocked her on her backside. When the smoke cleared she was standing just fine and there was a single 1/2 inch hole dead center of the Shoot n see bulls eye. She put the gun down, smiled at me and said.."there...I'm done"

 

[BLUEDOT37]

Please keep the "500 lighter load" advice coming! This Hand Cannon kind of has me intimidated!

Congrats! The 500 S&W is best when handloaded to the level that suits you.

Here's a thread I started a while back. One good thing is if you want to download these a bit more it's no problem with the powders mentioned (Unique, Power Pistol, Bluedot, I4227)

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Range Fodder for the 500 S&W : ACME, HSM & RAINIER bullets

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[tencrore]

Thanks Bluedot37 for the link. Very helpful!

 

[cmj8591]

I use 36.0 grains of IMR4227 with a 320 grain lead bullet that was designed for the 50AE. I use magnum large rifle primers. This load limps along at just about 1000fps and is very accurate from my 8 3/8 inch barrel. It also does not lead up the barrel as the bullets I am using are a bit soft.

Congratulations on your new gun. I have found that messing around with the 500 is a lot of fun!

 

[EazyT]

Lyman data has a load of 37.3 gr IMR 4227 with 350 gr slugs. I use Berry's plated for this, also Rainier has a 335gr plated that's slightly cheaper. These are my current go to load for general range plinking and introducing friends to the 500.

Tried Trail Boss but it was a total let down. Very boring to turn a hand cannon into a BB gun.

My next midrange load development will be with CFE Black. Hodgdon's website has data for it. Supposed to be very accurate and clean burning at low to mid range pressure. Plus it's very safe as you can fill the case all the way up to compressed powder charge without getting high pressures. Impossible to double charge a case with this stuff like you can with the light pistol powders.

 

[S.B.]

I've been loading 10grs. of Win. 231 under 440 grs of lead bullet?
Steve

 

[daddio202]

Congragulations!! That gun is a monster!! Just today on my way out of my lgs they have one exactly like it in their big glass "top of the line guns" gun case. I was just awstruck standing there admiring that exact same gun. What beauty!! Don't be intimidated by it, either buy or make up some "full house" loads and let her rip!! Then just find some trail boss for some light esy shooting so you will have best of both worlds. Just like 44 mag with hollow points then 44 special in same gun for easy fun target practice trying to get very accurate with it. Enjoy!