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Hi all!

I have a 500 S&W performance center 10.5 inch.

It currently wears a Ultradot matchdot and a front harris bipod.

I'm newer to revolver, but not handguns. I can usually shoot my sp101 357 double handed at 25 yards and hit a 6 inch steel plate.

So here it goes. I have been handloading and shooting this beast, and i'm having what i think are accuracy problems. I'm just trying to figure out if its me or the load or the setup.

At 25 yards, with handload #1 (see below) i can probably keep roughly a 2 inch group. I know i'm jerking the trigger a bit anticipating the recoil.

At 100 yards, i can't seem to get better than a group all over the paper (probably 16 inch group)
again, i know i'm jerking the trigger a bit, but i figured my group would be roughly 4x my 25 yard group at 100 yards. Meanwhile its approaching 8x

I'm using ranier plated bullets, and although there is no data for 300 grain bullets, i found the following for 350 gr jacketed

PowerPistol 23.0 gr. 1,446 FPS
PowerPistol 27.0 gr. 1,564 FPS MAX

with my bullet lighter, and my barrel longer, i'm going to wager i'm at roughly 1500-1600 fps, maybe a bit more.

I've heard plated bullets can do bad things at higher velocities and effect accuracy. I have no ill effects on the brass or gun shooting plated, though i occasionally feel "stuff" hitting me when shooting them, nothing that hurts, but i feel something.

Anyone have any idea whats going on? anyone shoot plated at distance? what can you expect for accuracy for a 500 s&w with a red dot at 100 yards?

thanks a lot guys!


load #1 = 300 rainer plated bullet, 25 grains power pistol, CCI large rifle primer