Max velocity for hard cast lead

[SAWMAN]

Know it. Kinda like the 45Raptor.
For me . . . I would not shoot non jacketed ammo thru that AR.
I would be interested in any feedback that you care to post on this chambering. --- SAWMAN

[BradyT88]

Know it. Kinda like the 45Raptor.
For me . . . I would not shoot non jacketed ammo thru that AR.
I would be interested in any feedback that you care to post on this chambering. --- SAWMAN

I don't have much. I recieved my AR in mid June and have only taken it out to shoot 3 times and it was all with the Underwood factory ammo and some ammo from Bighorn Armory. The Underwood was 350gr XTP's that I chrono'd at 2305 fps. Bighorn stuff was 440gr hardcast I got at like 1910 fps. I was told that was middle of the road for them and they haven't gotten it as hot as 2200 fps.

I don't remember the specifics but I believe Bighorn said they have put thousands of hard cast lead bullets through their test rifles now with no issues.

I was able to ring a 10" gong pretty consistently at 200 meters with the XTP ammo. My 5'3" 120lb wife shot 5 shots out of it no big deal. My cheapo Savage 110 in 30-06 kicks harder. The 500 does have a muzzle brake and it does have recoil but it's a slow push back about 3" instead of a hard thump.

As I play around with these plinking rounds and get more comfortable with the rifle I'll load up some of my jacketed bullets and try to.stretch it out as far as I can.

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