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Post by CraigC on May 26, 2017 12:31:54 GMT -5
The lightest I have shot are 370gr WFNGC, and the Hornady 350 gr XTP. I believe the intent of creating the 500JRH was to shoot 400gr and larger at slower velocities and less pressure than the 500 S&W, in a smaller package. The intent of the .500JRH was to have a .500 that fit into the FA 83 because the Linebaugh did not. The .500S&W came later. |
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Post by mnimrod45 on May 26, 2017 14:29:47 GMT -5
I'm still stumped why Starline won't produce the brass for the public. They already make the brass. I'm guessing it might have something to do with a contract with JRH or Grizzly saying they can't produce it for the public and is solely for them? Not sure. I emailed them again the other day asking but again got told they have no plans to do it. I know it's not popular by many standards but they make other brass that I'm sure is less popular. I don't have a 500 JRH yet but it is definitely in the future once I find the one I want or just go ahead and order one.
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Post by hoghead on May 26, 2017 15:52:10 GMT -5
I know it cost me 140$ to my door for a bag of 100. That's why I bought a mini lathe I'll cut the rim and trim the 500 S&W brass for 60$ a 100
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Post by seancass on May 26, 2017 16:24:44 GMT -5
How much was the lathe?
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Post by hoghead on May 26, 2017 19:57:08 GMT -5
170$ including shipping. It will pay for itself in about 3 bags.
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Post by CraigC on May 27, 2017 10:11:17 GMT -5
I'm guessing it might have something to do with a contract with JRH or Grizzly saying they can't produce it for the public and is solely for them? Nope. Buffalo Bore was the only outfit willing to order a big enough lot of brass to get it made. Grizzly sells very little .500JRH ammo. |
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Post by seancass on May 27, 2017 10:52:00 GMT -5
170$ including shipping. It will pay for itself in about 3 bags. Post a review/details of that bad-boy when you get it up and running! I need to go load up some JRH! I emptied out my last reloads this week. I'm babying some JRH stamped brass with Trail Boss and Unique loads, the S&W stamped brass gets the H110. I made some decent 330gr loads, but I don't remember them. Due to sight regulation, I decided to stick with 440gr bullets. |
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Post by hoghead on May 27, 2017 11:03:46 GMT -5
I haven't received it yet it should be in next week.
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Post by mnimrod45 on May 27, 2017 16:39:14 GMT -5
I'm guessing it might have something to do with a contract with JRH or Grizzly saying they can't produce it for the public and is solely for them? Nope. Buffalo Bore was the only outfit willing to order a big enough lot of brass to get it made. Grizzly sells very little .500JRH ammo. I'm just stumped why if they are already making it for Buffalo Bore why they can't make a few thousand more to sell from their website. It would not cost them a penny more and would make them money selling more brass, unless Buffalo Bore has some kind of exclusive deal with them. Just doesn't make sense to me. |
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Post by magnumwheelman on Oct 19, 2017 6:57:44 GMT -5
I realize this is an older thread, & I'm late to the party, but I'm considering trying to convert my custom 5 shot 50 AE Super Blackhawk to 500 JRH ( actually may get a 2nd cylinder made in the new chambering )... in my experiments in the past, I cut some 500 S&W cases with a copper pipe cutter... it does leave a little "rolled in" edge cutting them that way, from the pressure of the cutting wheel, but if cut to a trim-able length, it can be sized out & camfered normally
if available though, on other cases I've trimmed in larger quantities ( like trimming 22 Hornets when making 500 - 257 Special cases ) I used my buddy's lathe, that he had set up with the proper sized collet to hold the cases... that makes pretty short work of cutting up cases
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Post by Alaskan454 on Oct 19, 2017 10:29:48 GMT -5
encore64 gave me some great advice when I started making cut down brass. These are in a Ruger conversion so I didn't trim down the rims, just rough cut a few thousandths over my target and then a few turns with the manual case trimmer for a clean cut. Once you get the hang of it they are pretty quick. Finding the best speed/pressure combo is the only tricky part with the Dremel method. I think I've reloaded these cases 3-4 times at this point and they are holding up well.  |
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Post by Encore64 on Oct 19, 2017 10:33:12 GMT -5
encore64 gave me some great advice when I started making cut down brass. These are in a Ruger conversion so I didn't trim down the rims, just rough cut a few thousandths over my target and then a few turns with the manual case trimmer for a clean cut. Once you get the hang of it they are pretty quick. Finding the best speed/pressure combo is the only tricky part with the Dremel method. I think I've reloaded these cases 3-4 times at this point and they are holding up well. I was just going to post that. I used mine this last week making 250 GNR cases from 327 Federal. Use mine frequently for all sorts of things. |
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Post by mobjack on Oct 22, 2017 10:01:21 GMT -5
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Post by magman on Oct 22, 2017 12:09:28 GMT -5
I use the same saw to cut 45-70 down to 475 Linebaugh. Works great for that
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Post by jdoc on Oct 22, 2017 16:20:15 GMT -5
I too used a mini pipe cutter to shorten 50 Alaskan cartridge cases to make 500 Maximum brass. There is a thread that states using a pipe cutter work hardens the brass. Eventually leading to neck splits. I switched to the Harbor Freight mini chop saw but purchased mine from a seller on Ebay. He makes a case holder that simplifies cutting the cases square on the mini chop saw. I have had good luck with the second one. The first I had to return due to bearing failure. I can also add that the mini chop saw will make short work of several hundred cases that need shortening. Another plus you can set up the fixture and saw the cases to just a few thousandths long and not have to spend a lot of time on the final trim.
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