700 gr hard cast for the 500 S&W

[Bigtanker]

22 Plinkster and his family give it a whirl.
[video=youtube_share;qksFSJ6qOW0]http://youtu.be/qksFSJ6qOW0[/video]

It's interesting to hear the gun can't stabilize that bullet, according to these guys. What are your thoughts?

Is this round just "show your man card" round or does it really serve a purpose?

 

[Spear Dane]

At 700 grains does it really need to 'serve a purpose'? If it hits you then you are in very deep poo.

 

[Bigtanker]

At 700 grains does it really need to 'serve a purpose'? If it hits you then you are in very deep poo.

I was thinking like maybe a 20 yard shot on a bear. If you can't hit it because the bullet is tumbling, it really does you no good.......until the bear is 10 feet away.

 

[NKBJ]

Yeah, extremely heavy flat nosed wadcutters are just the cats meow.
That half incher though... Don't think I was ever that mad at anything besides fire ants.

 

[bstewrat3]

I bought some from a company out of Alaska the year I used the 500 S&W in my Encore carbine. The recoil sheared off both forend screws and destroyed the holes. I had to send the barrel to Bullberry to have it dovetailed for Contender forend bushings.

 

[Leadeye]

That looks like it's going to make a big hole and not slow down.

Nice pic of the bullet at different velocities NKBJ.

 

[Seancass]

Nice novelty for wasting money and lead. Lighter bullets could do the same work better. But if you just want to say you did, you can...

 

[Spear Dane]

I was thinking like maybe a 20 yard shot on a bear. If you can't hit it because the bullet is tumbling, it really does you no good.......until the bear is 10 feet away.

I would want someone with more ballistics knowledge than me to confirm but across 20 feet I don't see a tumbling bullet missing. I would think the bigger issue is getting off a reasonably accurate shot (no matter what the round is) under the stress of a big azzed bear about to mow you down and eat your head.

 

[NKBJ]

That looks like it's going to make a big hole and not slow down.

Nice pic of the bullet at different velocities NKBJ.

Thanks.
It was an interesting experiment. Turned a .357 frame Ruger into a 40-65 Winchester.