8/8/2019 500 Sw Magnum Ftx

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VELOCITY (FPS–feet per second)

POWDER 170 0 1800 1900 1950 2000

POWER PISTOL 25.1 gr. 28.1 gr.

AA #9 38.5 gr. 40.7 gr. 43.0 gr. 44.1 gr.

VIHT N-110 37.8 gr. 40.8 gr. 43.7 gr.

2400 38.7 gr. 40.9 gr. 43.2 gr.

LIL’ GUN 40.1 gr. 43.1 gr. 46.0 gr. 47.5 gr. 49.0 gr.

ENFORCER 40.6 gr. 43.9 gr. 47.1 gr.

WIN 296 43.0 gr. 45.7 gr. 48.4 gr. 49.8 gr.

H 110 43.6 gr. 46.2 gr. 48.8 gr. 50.1 gr. 51.4 gr.

Hornady Ballistics Tables are available at www.hornady.com/ballistics 

300 GR. FTX

lmer Keith would have loved the 500 Smith & Wesson. Never one to be

under gunned, Elmer helped usher us into the world of high-performance,

big-bore cartridges back in 1955. He was instrumental in bringing the 44

Remington Magnum to the shooting world. The 500 Smith & Wesson was introduced

at the 2004 SHOT Show in Smith & Wesson's brand new X-frame revolver. It was then

and is now, the largest most powerful revolver ever to be mass produced.

The 500 Smith & Wesson is not for the beginning handgun shooter. Recoil ispunishing, as the cartridge is capable of driving a 500-grain bullet at velocities well in

excess of 1300 fps. Compare that to original 45-70 rifle ballistics, a 405-grain bullet at

 just over 1300 fps. The 500 Smith & Wesson is a lot of gun.

In our testing, the 500 Smith & Wesson is best when loaded with Hodgdon Lil' Gun,

H 110 or Winchester 296. If the handloader desires to slow things down a bit, they

would be hard pressed to find better powders than H 4227 or Alliant 2400. The 300-

grain FTX is an excellent all-around bullet choice and more than enough bullet for any

game in the world, save dangerous game. If dangerous game is in the neighborhood

or on the menu, the 500-grain XTP FP is the bullet to choose. It delivers controlled

expansion for exceptional transfer of energy, and is super tough to penetrate deep and

ensure adequate tissue damage.

Loading FTX™ bullets requires some specialized techniques in certain cases.

To achieve a high ballistic coefficient we had to lengthen the ogive, or nose,of the bullet. Sometimes this requires that the cartridge case to be trimmed

shorter than the suggested .010" under SAAMI Max length that we recommendfor conventional bullets. Follow prescribed trim lengths exactly as presented

in the FTX™ data for optimum results.

Indicates maximum load • Use with caution 

MAX. CASE LENGTH:. . . . . 1.625"

CASE TRIM LENGTH: . . . . 1.615"

BULLET DIAMETER: . . . . . . 0.500

RIFLE: . . . . . . . S&W MODEL 500

BARREL:. . . . . . . . . . FACTORY

CASE:. . . . . . . . . . . HORNADY

PRIMER:. . . . . . WINCHESTER WLR

BULLET:. . . . . . . . 300 GR. FTX

MAXIMUM C.O.L.:. . . . . . 2.250"

SECTIONAL DENSITY: . . . . . .171

BALLISTIC COEFFICIENT: . . . .200

ITEM #50102

DIAMETER: 0.500"

S.D.: 0.171

B.C.: 0.200

C.O.L.: 2.195"

500 S&W