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MikeRowe
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Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons
02/04/23 10:44 PM

First things first - make a good standing rest to test your rifle. You are taking an unnecessary beating from a .500 and not getting reliable results without one.

Light will affect where the rifle shoots quite dramatically with open sights and aging eyes. If it's coming from the side, the impact will be away from the light source.

Use OE 1 1/2F powder, it is the closest thing we have to C&H No.6 Nothing else has enough oomph. The 3F OE will give you over pressure loads. I've had it pressure tested.

Use a 340 grain PP bullet .503 naked - that's from an Eley drawing.

The .500 Lancaster thread has the load details. It will get you in the ballpark, you can adjust powder slightly from there if you have to.

Do not use NFB loads, the risk of ringing the chamber is too great. I have seen way too many of them.

BTW Lovely rifle!

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Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	CJF	01/04/23 09:04 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	3DogMike	01/04/23 10:45 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	CJF	01/04/23 12:45 PM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	DarylS	01/04/23 01:20 PM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	3DogMike	01/04/23 01:43 PM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	CJF	01/04/23 02:16 PM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	DarylS	02/04/23 02:54 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	CJF	02/04/23 03:12 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	DarylS	02/04/23 06:04 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	MikeRowe	02/04/23 10:44 PM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	Marrakai	03/04/23 07:41 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	MikeRowe	03/04/23 09:17 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	85lc	04/04/23 02:15 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	degoins	04/04/23 02:51 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	3DogMike	04/04/23 04:54 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	MikeRowe	04/04/23 08:41 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	transvaal	05/04/23 12:10 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	degoins	05/04/23 03:54 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	MikeRowe	05/04/23 09:24 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	3DogMike	05/04/23 01:05 PM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	85lc	06/04/23 02:26 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	3DogMike	06/04/23 03:31 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	DarylS	06/04/23 08:46 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	85lc	06/04/23 09:57 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	DarylS	06/04/23 10:31 AM
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Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	DarylS	03/04/23 11:49 AM
Re: .500 BPE by James Woodward & Sons	3DogMike	04/04/23 01:05 AM
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