SW 500 HPs

IllinoisCoyoteHunter · October 28, 2012, 10:28 PM

Figured I would give everyone some eye candy. Check out these 420 grain 50 cal hollow points.

jmortimer · October 28, 2012, 11:14 PM

Awesome, to say the least. What mold are you using? That would be perfect for sabot in 12 gauge, just upside down.

FrankenMauser · October 28, 2012, 11:38 PM

That's not a hollow point. That's a lead pipe with a gas check over one end.

koolminx · October 29, 2012, 01:12 AM

Enough velocity and they will mushroom right out the end of the barrel

Or go hither and thither and not be accurate for more than 10 feet or so... LOL

Xfire68 · October 29, 2012, 02:36 AM

I load 500 S&W and I would like to see what kind of accuracy can be had from those scary looking loads?

Super Sneaky Steve · October 29, 2012, 05:25 PM

You gotta make a video of you shooting that into some gel.

Beagle333 · October 29, 2012, 08:43 PM

Those look like my sizing dies! Geez! Awesome!!!!!

snuffy · October 30, 2012, 01:05 AM

ICH, what mold is it?

I also am interested in seeing what that could do. That MP mold for the 700 grainers works fine and is accurate,BUT it is painful to shoot, AND I bet it will shoot the big Smith loose eventually.

I have yet to try to see if they expand without shearing the nose right off the base. The main problem would be stopping one. AND recovering it!

I DO have the bullet-test-tubes, but I doubt even 3 of the rifle tubes would stop a 650 grain HP,(that's about what the big round HP weighs) .

FrankenMauser · October 30, 2012, 02:09 AM

I bet it would shake that Smith apart, Snuffy. I bet it would...

I was about this close ----->||<----- to buying an H&R Handi-Rifle in .500 S&W last year. Then, I started digging a little deeper, and found that a lot of owners were actually shaking action pins lose and beating the barrel lugs to death with 575-750 gr bullets. And, even the shooters sticking with 350-500 gr bullets were having enough issues to make me abandon that idea.

I went with .444 Marlin, instead.
And, what did I do? I promptly designed a 430 gr bullet, with the goal of pushing it to 4,000 ft-lb (2,047 fps) and 5,000 ft-lb (2,289 fps) load levels in a 6.5 lb rifle

. Idiot....

(The rifle hasn't made it past the 3,650 ft-lb level yet, though (~1,950 fps). The scope keeps shaking loose under recoil. ...which is rather, um... brutal.

)

reloader28 · October 30, 2012, 08:19 AM

Guess you you shoulda just bought the 500, eh?

FrankenMauser · October 30, 2012, 01:29 PM

Those massive HPs do look fun...

October 28, 2012, 10:28 PM	#1
IllinoisCoyoteHunter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 1,527	SW 500 HPs Figured I would give everyone some eye candy. Check out these 420 grain 50 cal hollow points. __________________ ~~IllinoisCoyoteHunter~~ ~NRA LIFE MEMBER~ ~NRA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR~

October 28, 2012, 11:38 PM	#3
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,427	That's not a hollow point. That's a lead pipe with a gas check over one end. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

October 29, 2012, 02:36 AM	#5
Xfire68 Senior Member Join Date: March 31, 2010 Location: Communist State of IL. Posts: 1,562	I load 500 S&W and I would like to see what kind of accuracy can be had from those scary looking loads? __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF Member

October 30, 2012, 01:05 AM	#8
snuffy Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2001 Location: Oshkosh wi. Posts: 3,055	ICH, what mold is it? I also am interested in seeing what that could do. That MP mold for the 700 grainers works fine and is accurate,BUT it is painful to shoot, AND I bet it will shoot the big Smith loose eventually. I have yet to try to see if they expand without shearing the nose right off the base. The main problem would be stopping one. AND recovering it! I DO have the bullet-test-tubes, but I doubt even 3 of the rifle tubes would stop a 650 grain HP,(that's about what the big round HP weighs) . __________________ The more people I meet, the more I love my dog They're going to get their butts kicked over there this election. How come people can't spell and use words correctly?

October 30, 2012, 02:09 AM	#9
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,427	I bet it would shake that Smith apart, Snuffy. I bet it would... I was about this close ----->\|\|<----- to buying an H&R Handi-Rifle in .500 S&W last year. Then, I started digging a little deeper, and found that a lot of owners were actually shaking action pins lose and beating the barrel lugs to death with 575-750 gr bullets. And, even the shooters sticking with 350-500 gr bullets were having enough issues to make me abandon that idea. I went with .444 Marlin, instead. And, what did I do? I promptly designed a 430 gr bullet, with the goal of pushing it to 4,000 ft-lb (2,047 fps) and 5,000 ft-lb (2,289 fps) load levels in a 6.5 lb rifle . Idiot.... (The rifle hasn't made it past the 3,650 ft-lb level yet, though (~1,950 fps). The scope keeps shaking loose under recoil. ...which is rather, um... brutal. ) __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

October 28, 2012, 11:14 PM	#2
jmortimer Junior member Join Date: January 24, 2010 Location: South West Riverside County California Posts: 2,763	Awesome, to say the least. What mold are you using? That would be perfect for sabot in 12 gauge, just upside down.

October 29, 2012, 01:12 AM	#4
koolminx Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2009 Posts: 520	Enough velocity and they will mushroom right out the end of the barrel Or go hither and thither and not be accurate for more than 10 feet or so... LOL

October 29, 2012, 05:25 PM	#6
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,250	You gotta make a video of you shooting that into some gel.

October 29, 2012, 08:43 PM	#7
Beagle333 Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2012 Location: Auburn, AL. Posts: 2,332	Those look like my sizing dies! Geez! Awesome!!!!!

October 30, 2012, 08:19 AM	#10
reloader28 Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 2009 Location: nw wyoming Posts: 1,061	Guess you you shoulda just bought the 500, eh?

October 30, 2012, 01:29 PM	#11
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,427	Those massive HPs do look fun... __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.