saz
10-17-2011, 08:36 PM
I am new to the 500 smith, (just found a 7.5"BFR)so I am starting slow. I have fired a few X frames with full house loads and they will get your attention quickly. I have been able to round up brass, lee 440gr mold and a set of dies. I cast a few the other night and lubed them up with RecLox (45/45/10). As a side note, this is the second Lee mold that casts perfect boolits right out of the mold- right as .501" with straight ww's. Anyways, I am wanting to try SR-4759 but there seems to be a shortage of it up here. Oh well, I have Trail Boss, Unique and Lil Gun that are suitable. No GC's yet, to Lil Gun is out.
The Trail boss is easy, start at 8.5 and 10.8 is max. I have 5 each at 9, 9.5 and 10. There isnt much unique data out there I have found except for the Lyman 4th edition bullet casting handbook lists 12grs starting and 17.5grs max. I have not worked with uniuqe that much, and 17.5 sounds pretty hot. But on the other hand, the 500 Smith is a pretty big case. I started loading at 12- hand weighing each to ensure no double charges- went at .5gr increases and stopped at 16. Anyone loaded that much unique before?
The Trail boss is easy, start at 8.5 and 10.8 is max. I have 5 each at 9, 9.5 and 10. There isnt much unique data out there I have found except for the Lyman 4th edition bullet casting handbook lists 12grs starting and 17.5grs max. I have not worked with uniuqe that much, and 17.5 sounds pretty hot. But on the other hand, the 500 Smith is a pretty big case. I started loading at 12- hand weighing each to ensure no double charges- went at .5gr increases and stopped at 16. Anyone loaded that much unique before?