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Socrates · September 4, 2007, 10:45 PM

Hi
I love Jack Huntington's cartridge. It fits in a regular sized pistol, like these,

Shooting the 440's at 950 fps feels like a stout 44 Magnum load, yet, on large, dangerous game, it kills like a 375 H&H rifle.

The stock ammo is available from Jack Huntington Advanced Gunsmithing, and, last time I checked, it was about 35.00 for 20.

If you want 38 ft lbs of recoil, you can go with the 430's or so, at 1350 fps. In an FA 83, that was a handful, but not anything an experienced 454 guy couldn't get used to. Just make sure the grips are custom fit to your hand size, or, you won't be able to hold on. I learned the hard way.

The 475 and .500JRH use pretty much the same loading data.

Here's a shot of the 440's after they killed about a 1500 pound Asian buffalo. The mushroomed bullets were caused by smashing shoulder bone, and, were caught in the 1" thick offside skin. Overall penetration was in the 5 foot range.

Meat damage caused by the 440 at only 950 fps.

Bison shot with 500JRH

Jack Huntington is best phoned at:

(530) 268-6877

S esq.

PS I've shot a LOT of guns in .500JRH, and, I find the 440's at 950 fps to be about 20% more then a medium 44, or about 25 ft lbs of recoil. If I was hand loading for it, I might go a little lighter, and, I might use Hawk .025" thick jacketed bullets in that caliber. Since the case is a 500 S&W cut down a bit, there are an awful lot of bullets out there, at least compared to the .475 and 500 Linebaughs, and, I have both of the last two. Keep in mind that someone took a 2450 pound bison cleanly with a 370 grain bullet, LFN, in .480 ruger, at a leisurely 1170 fps. Broke the offside shoulder. One could easily push the Hawk HP's at good enough speed to work effectively on anything in the 48.

Either of Jack's loads are effective on large brown bear, also, as long as they aren't charging. They are effective then, too, if you are.

The FA 83 grip is my favorite of my guns for heavy recoil. I like it better then the Bisley grip. Just sort of distributes the force a lot better, and rolls up, taking the backstrap sting out of it. Compared to a full house 454, the .500JRH fires a MUCH heavier bullet, but, at 50% less pressure then the 454 usually is loaded to. This takes the vicious snap out of the 454, or 60k loads.

September 4, 2007, 10:45 PM	#4
Socrates Junior member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: East Bay NorCal, People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 5,866	Hi I love Jack Huntington's cartridge. It fits in a regular sized pistol, like these, Shooting the 440's at 950 fps feels like a stout 44 Magnum load, yet, on large, dangerous game, it kills like a 375 H&H rifle. The stock ammo is available from Jack Huntington Advanced Gunsmithing, and, last time I checked, it was about 35.00 for 20. If you want 38 ft lbs of recoil, you can go with the 430's or so, at 1350 fps. In an FA 83, that was a handful, but not anything an experienced 454 guy couldn't get used to. Just make sure the grips are custom fit to your hand size, or, you won't be able to hold on. I learned the hard way. The 475 and .500JRH use pretty much the same loading data. Here's a shot of the 440's after they killed about a 1500 pound Asian buffalo. The mushroomed bullets were caused by smashing shoulder bone, and, were caught in the 1" thick offside skin. Overall penetration was in the 5 foot range. Meat damage caused by the 440 at only 950 fps. Bison shot with 500JRH Jack Huntington is best phoned at: (530) 268-6877 S esq. PS I've shot a LOT of guns in .500JRH, and, I find the 440's at 950 fps to be about 20% more then a medium 44, or about 25 ft lbs of recoil. If I was hand loading for it, I might go a little lighter, and, I might use Hawk .025" thick jacketed bullets in that caliber. Since the case is a 500 S&W cut down a bit, there are an awful lot of bullets out there, at least compared to the .475 and 500 Linebaughs, and, I have both of the last two. Keep in mind that someone took a 2450 pound bison cleanly with a 370 grain bullet, LFN, in .480 ruger, at a leisurely 1170 fps. Broke the offside shoulder. One could easily push the Hawk HP's at good enough speed to work effectively on anything in the 48. Either of Jack's loads are effective on large brown bear, also, as long as they aren't charging. They are effective then, too, if you are. The FA 83 grip is my favorite of my guns for heavy recoil. I like it better then the Bisley grip. Just sort of distributes the force a lot better, and rolls up, taking the backstrap sting out of it. Compared to a full house 454, the .500JRH fires a MUCH heavier bullet, but, at 50% less pressure then the 454 usually is loaded to. This takes the vicious snap out of the 454, or 60k loads.