Does anyone shoot the 500 S&W...

[Valkman]

And not reload? My God, I saw a box of 500 ammo in the gun store today for $56.95! For 20 rounds! How anyone could pay $3 a round (with tax) is beyond me - I've bought a .454, .44Mag and a 10mm only because I reload. I could never afford this stuff!

 

[TK73]

Dear Valkman:

There's already "reasonable" priced Brazilian MagTech .500 S&W Magnum 400 grs. SJSP ammunition on the market already. This ammunition is also properly C.I.P.-approved. I don't know about the prices in the U.S. but in Germany a 20-rd. box is more like EURO 19,70 retail (= circa US-$ 23.00 to 24.00). Of course, that's still far from inexpensive, but affordable.

I assume that most guys owning a .500 S&W are purchasing a couple of boxes of factory ammo in order to get a "feeling for the thing" and to have some empty brass cases available for handloading, right?

Regards!

 

[goon]

Well you are sort of right. Most of the guys I have heard of shooting it save the empty cases and use them as fuel barrels.

 

[John Ross]

For reloaders and ESPECIALLY casters the .500 is cheap to shoot. StarLine brass is 35 cents in quantity and very durable.

I have over 2000 rounds through my 500s and have never bought a single round of factory ammo.

JR

 

[Chuck Perry]

I doubt that I'll ever buy factory ammo for mine. Midway delivered my dies and brass yesterday. Need to get some bullets from Berry's and I'll be good to go.

 

[Tom C.]

I just got my PC500 6.5" last week. I have only put 20 rds through it so far and plan to shoot it today. I don't plan to buy factory ammo for it. Starline makes brass, several people make bullets, and I can reload it on my Dillon 550. Why buy commercial?
By the way, I love it.

 

[mburnickas]

I just buy 20 rounds of Magtech 400 gr for $24.99. If I shot more often I would reload.

 

[Brady]

Does anyone shoot the 500 ?

Yes I do !!

Unfortunately I've had to buy factories for now. But as soon as I get dies and the other assorted goodies I will really go out and do some serious shooting.

So far,its fun to shoot. I have the BFR not the Smith.I found,at least for me the Smith seems a little nose heavy for me. To each his own of course.

Penetration with the 440 grain bullets seem pretty decent