500 S&W???
06-25-2007, 07:31 PM
#21
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RE: 500 S&W???
ORIGINAL: HighDesertWolf
BC, did ya ever find any 200 grain bullets to handload with? Im still holding off on the 460 untill those 200 grain sst's are available to the handloader. I did however hear that hornady will special order them for handloaders just dont know what that would cost.
BC, did ya ever find any 200 grain bullets to handload with? Im still holding off on the 460 untill those 200 grain sst's are available to the handloader. I did however hear that hornady will special order them for handloaders just dont know what that would cost.
I was going to load for the barnes 200gr, but I am not paying well over 1 dollar a bullet.
I love the gun. More versitile than the 500.
06-25-2007, 07:41 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Huntin' In Colorado
Posts: 2,910
RE: 500 S&W???
I almost bought the 500 but went with the 460 instead.I don't handload and there was just a lot more choices of ammo. After shooting it for about a year I decided it wasn't for me and got rid of it. I'm gonna look for a good deal on an encore, but this time I'm gonna try shooting whatever type I choose first. You 500 and 460 shooters must be some brutes to put up with that much recoil. I will say however, the quality of the 460 was extremely high in my book! I was also very pleased with the Burris 2x7 posi lock scope I put on it. I'm not the best shot but I was shooting some darn good groups with that gun.
06-26-2007, 03:10 AM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A flat lander lost in the mountains of Northern,AZ
Posts: 3,171
RE: 500 S&W???
ORIGINAL: James B
I didn't jump on this one. I have several friends who bought them and have since sold them. Just more than needed in the lower 48. I shot a couple of the ones that my friend from alaska has. He took one grizzly with it but then sold it and bought a encore to replace it. I don't remember which caliber he got the encore in but it was not 500 S&W. If I ever get the bug it will be in the NEF rifle. If I am going to pack that kind of weight,FOR MEthe rifle makes far more sense.
I didn't jump on this one. I have several friends who bought them and have since sold them. Just more than needed in the lower 48. I shot a couple of the ones that my friend from alaska has. He took one grizzly with it but then sold it and bought a encore to replace it. I don't remember which caliber he got the encore in but it was not 500 S&W. If I ever get the bug it will be in the NEF rifle. If I am going to pack that kind of weight,FOR MEthe rifle makes far more sense.
