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    Light powder load + big case= Kaboom?

    The post about why not to use light loads H110 or W296 needs a tune ...the reason for not loading those two powders into a light load is because they (they are the same) require higher pressures in order to burn completely. Light loads will result in possible squibs, leaving a bunch of...
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    Wild Alaska: Tell Us More About the Model 04

    I think the gun should be proofed for 65k psi since the casings were originally designed for that. Back when the 500 S&W was first being released, S&W made the (then) politically correct decision in limiting the specs to say 60k rather than 65k, afraid that if a 50-caliber handgun that allowed...
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    Buffalo Bore Heavy .44 Mag - Are They Kidding?

    If you're gun is hurting you, then you're not holding it right or have the wrong grips for your hand(s). I've owned .357 Mag (Blackhawk), .44 Mag (Colt Anaconda), .480 Ruger (Super Redhawk), and now a .500 S&W w/4" barrel. I just kept moving up the ladder looking for something too big to...
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    Meat Eaters vs Magnum Revolvers

    1. My wife carries the 12-gauge and yes, we bring it if we are going hiking/snowshoeing/skiing in bear country. I carry my 500 S&W 4". She uses 1-1/8 ounce slugs. I carry my 535gr hand loads. 2. If we're camping, we do carry. 3. Bear attacks are almost always occur when a human...
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    Meat Eaters vs Magnum Revolvers

    Why do bear protection threads always end in .44 Mag or .357 Mag? Dunno ...I guess out of ignorance. The SHOULD end in 500 Smith & Wesson, .454 Casull, .460 Smith & Wesson, or even .480 Ruger (for the recoil-disinclined.) The reason for a bear protection handgun is simple. When a grizzly...
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    Beat the high cost of cast bullets

    "Too bad you can't order online but I know how expensive a secure server is and that would only add to the price of the bullets." Not so. For my boat plans web site, I pay $5/month for hosting the web site and use Google Checkout buttons for free (for awhile longer ...then very cheap after...
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