Load DataWidenersMidSouth Shooters SupplyRepackbox
Reloading EverythingTitan ReloadingRotoMetals2Inline Fabrication
Lee Precision

Search:

Type: Posts; User: John Ross

Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4
Results 1 to 25 of 504

Search: Search took 0.01 seconds.

  1. Great pics! What temperature are you guys using...

    Great pics! What temperature are you guys using for baking the coating onto the bullet? Do you use a convection oven, or does it matter?

    Second, does anyone have the exact length of the Mihec 600...
  2. John Ross needs .500 S&W bullet powdercoating help

    I have not done any load development with the .500 S&W lately, other than providing loading data to people for specific pressure levels and powders. I've been spending every available moment working...
  3. Replies
    11
    Views
    4,987

    Glad to hear you're still using and enjoying the...

    Glad to hear you're still using and enjoying the gun!

    If you ever get tired of it, keep in mind that one sold at auction a year ago for over $4000...
  4. Replies
    11
    Views
    4,987

    That's what the smart money says. I have now...

    That's what the smart money says. I have now personally examined a total of five S&W .500s that have been destroyed. In EVERY CASE, the powder used was TiteGroup. I am flabbergasted that Hodgdon...
  5. Replies
    11
    Views
    4,987

    Here is the "article" referred to in its...

    Here is the "article" referred to in its entirety:

    .500 S&W Reduced Loads

    Q: Several years ago I purchased a Smith & Wesson Model 500 chambered in .500 S&W Magnum with the 4-inch barrel to take...
  6. Replies
    11
    Views
    4,987

    More useful .500 S&W load data

    For those of you who like to rely on published loading data from a powder manufacturer with pressure testing equipment, as opposed to the recommendations of an enthusiastic amateur with fewer...
  7. Replies
    21
    Views
    1,516

    With a 475 grain bullet at a seating depth of...

    With a 475 grain bullet at a seating depth of .530" in my 5" tight gap gun, velocities rounded to nearest 10, I got the following results:

    30 gr. H110 1160 FPS 30,000 PSI estimated
    31 gr. H110...
  8. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,369

    I haven't personally hunted any game animals for...

    I haven't personally hunted any game animals for many years, as I focus on ballistic experimentation, particularly with the .500 Smith & Wesson. However, many of my friends and customers have used my...
  9. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,369

    It's a matter of personal preference, so please...

    It's a matter of personal preference, so please feel free to ignore this if it doesn't apply to you, but I usually only put scopes on revolvers for accuracy testing ammo while shooting off of...
  10. Replies
    9
    Views
    2,369

    For what you want to do I'd use the 27 grain load...

    For what you want to do I'd use the 27 grain load of H110 with the 440. That load should shoot through a buff and exit on a broadside heart shot.

    I avoid Li'lGun entirely as it it burns hot...
  11. Replies
    21
    Views
    1,516

    WSF is the wrong powder for the .500 Smith &...

    WSF is the wrong powder for the .500 Smith & Wesson.

    If you'll tell me what power level he would like to get with the 440 grain lead bullet, I can give you some suggested loads with appropriate...
  12. Under normal circumstances, I might point out the...

    Under normal circumstances, I might point out the irony of a poster who calls himself "ReloadingNoob," and who, with a grand total of 33 posts here, is asking about having a custom .500 S&W cylinder...
  13. Replies
    1
    Views
    369

    Forum: Our Town

    BOOK REVIEW: Gun Stories by T.J. Mullin

    One of life's greatest "simple pleasures" is re-living past experiences and events. It costs nothing, or almost nothing, to discuss the wonderful time you had on that memorable vacation, or to look...
  14. Replies
    21
    Views
    2,324

    31.5 grains H110 with a 300 grain CAST bullet?...

    31.5 grains H110 with a 300 grain CAST bullet? Safe to shoot all day in a Freedom Arms revolver IF the powder really is H110 or 296.

    If you think there's any possibility he accidentally loaded...
  15. No. I'll get some if and when S&W comes out with...

    No. I'll get some if and when S&W comes out with a shortened X-Frame in .500 Special.
    JR
  16. GS1911, I said in my initial post that I did not...

    GS1911, I said in my initial post that I did not like the idea of using traditional pistol and shotgun powders in loading the .500 Smith & Wesson. I would like to amend that statement now.

    There...
  17. I am sure there are some people that might want...

    I am sure there are some people that might want to shoot black powder in a modern firearm designed from its very inception to operate safely at 60,000 PSI.

    I am not one of them.
  18. 300 grain custom .501" hollow point cast bullet...

    300 grain custom .501" hollow point cast bullet .290" shank in case
    S&W .500 Magnum 5" JR Model

    These loads approx. 34,000 PSI:
    42.5 H110/296 1600 FPS 89% load density
    38.5 Accurate 4100 1560...
  19. Need base to crimp groove for the 300 grain...

    Need base to crimp groove for the 300 grain bullets. For the 400 grain Mihec, all loads 85%-100% loading density:

    37.0 Gr. Reloder-7 1210 FPS 25,000 PSI
    34.4 IMR4198 1173...
  20. What pressure level and/or velocity level are you...

    What pressure level and/or velocity level are you looking for? I also need bullet weight and base-to-crimp groove measurement. It wouldn't hurt to list the powders you have on hand, so you don't have...
  21. God, no.

    God, no.
  22. Mid-power (NOT Powderpuff) loading for the .500 S&W Magnum

    I regularly get requests for load data from people who want to load the .500 Smith & Wesson to less than top levels, or for bullet weights that aren't listed. Apparently, many of these people seem...
  23. I am not sure what you are referring to when you...

    I am not sure what you are referring to when you say that someone "went through the wringer" trying to buy one of my 500s.

    The only possible case you could be talking about was a fellow in Montana...
  24. Replies
    30
    Views
    6,773

    Lyman just bought Mark 7. ...

    Lyman just bought Mark 7.

    https://www.lymanproducts.com/mark7info

    JR
  25. Replies
    31
    Views
    1,702

    The BFR is a quality gun. The only reason not to...

    The BFR is a quality gun. The only reason not to buy it is if, like me, you dislike the way SAs feel in your hand. Since you have a Ruger SB and like it, that's obviously not the case for you.
    ...
Results 1 to 25 of 504
Page 1 of 21 1 2 3 4
Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check