Cabekas Hawken and a new bullet

[frontiergander]

Cabelas Hawken and a new bullet

Been playing the the 320gr REAL bullets lately and love them along with their accuracy. Borrowed a new mold off a friend. This bullet however is a monster! .500 S&W 440gr mold which casts a .501" conical. With soft lead im getting an average of 454 grains.


Tried them out in my Cabelas hawken at 50 yards with 70gr Pyrodex RS, lubed wad. Superb accuracy for the first try with this bullet! I have it dead on at 50 now and plan on trying 75 yards possibly tomorrow. These babies should really put the hurt down on elk and bear.

 

[Busyhands94]

so those are .500 Smith and Wesson bullets? dang i might need to get a mold for those, i like that!

 

[frontiergander]

its the .501" S&W 500 mold.

 

[ontarget]

I wonder if you could form a hollow point in those bullets. and hey, let us know about the trajectory of those heavy suckers.

 

[frontiergander]

Didn't bother with the 75 yard group pictures, Heres the 100 yard target and recovered bullet.



444.6 grains recovered weight.

 

[scrat]

Wow very interesting

 

[plateshooter]

Looks like a great bullet. Are you getting any barrel leading? What are you using for a lube.

Thanks for your reply

 

[frontiergander]

no barrel leading. That normally happens when you try pushing them to fast. A 454gr bullet isnt going to go fast no matter how much powder you use and to be honest, 70gr powder is all the recoil i can handle. Its a homemade lube. Mix of beeswax, alox,murphys oil soap and olive oil

 

[MCgunner]

XLint. I have a hunter carbine, might have to give that mold a try.