Looking for advice on bulk .500 SW Bullets. Looking for anything jacketed so I don't have to worry about leading, and 450+ grain preferred. Hornady is getting too expensive to be able to enjoy shooting after I reload them!
The price looks nice and I'm happy they are not hollow points! I'll keep them in mind if I can't find anything heavier reliably. Thanks for the input.I’m looking at the Speer DeepCurl bullets for my 460, and I see they have those for the 500 as well, but I don’t they have anything that heavy.
Not quite the black bear killer though I don't think. Although 400 gr. in a JHP is mighty impressive. Might have to look into these for deer though! Did you see the bullets sold separately somewhere or just the cartridges? I couldn't find the bullets in a quick Google search.Heard good things about the Win platinum, but they are only 400gr.
Sorry, haven’t looked for them since I haven’t needed any. Got mine in a private deal a couple years ago.Not quite the black bear killer though I don't think. Although 400 gr. in a JHP is mighty impressive. Might have to look into these for deer though! Did you see the bullets sold separately somewhere or just the cartridges? I couldn't find the bullets in a quick Google search.
I'm worried about leading shooting them out of a rifle. Longer barrel=more time for lead to come off in my mind. Although I'm not well versed on it by any meansThere aren't jacketed, but Missouri Bullet Company makes coated 400gr FP. At $55/200 pills, it's a lot cheaper than jacketed for casual shooting.
http://missouribullet.com/results.php?category=5&secondary=25
If your bullets are the right hardness and your loading is right, leading should not be a problem.I'm worried about leading shooting them out of a rifle. Longer barrel=more time for lead to come off in my mind. Although I'm not well versed on it by any means
It guess it depends on how hot you load them. 500 S&W is rated for 60k psi, almost twice that of 44mag. Can lead bullets, even gas checked, stand up to 60k psi?
Well, you don't HAVE to load them to max pressure.It guess it depends on how hot you load them. 500 S&W is rated for 60k psi, almost twice that of 44mag. Can lead bullets, even gas checked, stand up to 60k psi?
YesIt guess it depends on how hot you load them. 500 S&W is rated for 60k psi, almost twice that of 44mag. Can lead bullets, even gas checked, stand up to 60k psi?
If your bullets are the right hardness and your loading is right, leading should not be a problem.
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According to my understanding, the primary cause of leading is not lead being shaved off by sharp edges on the rifling but the base of the bullet failing to expand and fully seal against the barrel. This allows hot gasses to leak past the bullet base and melt lead off the sides of the bullet. The lower power your load is, the softer the bullet has to be to expand and seat properly. A problem I do not think you will have with even medium level 500 magnum loads.With that in mind, I should be good shooting 440 gr. Matt's hard cast bullets and have no issue at all with leading? Also I've heard if you just run a JHP every 100 rounds or so it would take care of insignificant leading for you.... do you know if there is any truth to that?
The reason I asked, Speer has load data for their UCSP bullets and they specifically mention that they are reduced recoil loads, as the UCSP bullets can't take the full pressure that the Deep Curl bullets can take. I don't know what the failure mode would be, though. I tend to err on the side of caution.Well, you don't HAVE to load them to max pressure.