Reeder Custom Guns - the 500 Nitro was not meant to be a light load target round

Gary Reeder
the 500 Nitro was not meant to be a light load target round
Sunday, June 03, 2018, 13:33

it is a hunting round, pure and simple. It is a dangerous game round, no more, no less. I imagine Trail Boss is the only light load you are going to find with today's powders.

Here's a little fun one. .500 Nitro work - WB, 2018-06-03, 10:55
- I use 5744 in my Savage 10MLll smokeless muzzleloader (nm) - Darryl T., 2018-06-03, 12:16
- I've used 5744 and SR4759 in those big cases... - Huey, 2018-06-03, 11:02
  - All my years I never saw 5744 locally. - WB, 2018-06-03, 11:35
    - 5744 was the powder of choice for the 586 GNR and 610 GNR (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2018-06-03, 12:32
      - I'll see if I can find some data. (nm) - WB, 2018-06-03, 13:04
        500 Data - Alcorn, 2018-06-03, 13:20
        the 500 Nitro was not meant to be a light load target round - Gary Reeder, 2018-06-03, 13:33
        A pretty serious one at that! J.A. Hunter's excellent book - WB, 2018-06-03, 17:38
        both of J.A. Hunter's books are good. Hunter's Tracks - Gary Reeder, 2018-06-03, 18:14
        J. A. Hunter - Alcorn, 2018-06-03, 17:44