Caliber: | .500 S&W Magnum |
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Propellant: | ADI AS 30, Accurate 4100, Accurate No. 11 FS, Alliant 2400, Hodgdon Clays, Hodgdon H110, Maxam CSB 1, Ramshot Enforcer, SNPE Vectan A0, SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Somchem S265, Vihtavuori 3N38, Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star, Vihtavuori N105, Vihtavuori N350, Winchester 296 |
Bullet Weight: | 440 gr | 28.5 g |
Bullet Diameter: | 0.501 '' | 12.73 mm |
Primer Size: | Large Pistol Magnum (LPM) |
Bullet Length: | 0.91 '' | 23.0 mm |
Case Length (l3): | 1.62 '' | 41.2 mm |
Cartridge Length / OAL: | 2.27 '' | 57.5 mm |
Seated Depth: | 0.26 '' | 6.7 mm |
Case Capacity: | 63.5 Grains of Water | 4.13 cm3 |
LEE
The Lee reloading business began in the home workshop of Richard Lee in 1958 with the invention of the famous Lee Loader for shotgun shells. Lee Loaders, for rifle and pistol ammunition, were invented in the early sixties. These highly effective and economical tools introduced over one and a half million shooters to reloading.
The seventies saw the first lathe turned aluminum bullet molds along with melters and sizers. These make casting bullets easy and more precise than ever before possible. The molds are so precise that most Lee bullets do not require sizing. Toward the mid decade, the enormously popular Lee Load-All for shotgun shells was invented.