Interesting stuff, Scott. I sure like the Barnes X...why do you not like it? Do you find it overly destructive? I've never tried the 300gr. X. I loved the 325gr...too bad they stopped making it. The 350 is amazing in my rifle...very accurate.

What kind of 500 are you shooting? I have a .500 NE 3 1/4" in a No. 1 and just love it. I'm trying to get a good cast bullet load for it and so far I'm getting pretty good results with a 460gr. RNFPGC from Huntington's. I'd like to work up a good light load for deer...just for fun. Why just hunt the big stuff with these big guns? They're just too much fun to leave home all the time. Cast Performance has a 440gr. LBT that I'm going to try next.