Stupid (maybe) newbie question...

Ok, maybe this is one of those head-smackingly awful, stupid newbie questions, but I just have to ask it anyway. I'm giving serious consideration to buying a reloading setup to make my new S&W 500 economically feasible to shoot. While looking up bullets at various reloading websites, I was hit with the idea: is it possible to load 50BMG bullets in a 500 S&W case and fire them through the revolver? I would think this would open up all sorts of cool possibilities like tracers, APIT rounds, and the better penetration factor of a spitzer shaped bullet. Just curious...

I would imagine a lot of the BMG bullets would be too heavy, but the lighter grain ones make me wonder. I mean, there are 700gr S&W loads out there...

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

Zero chance, sorry buddy. Even the lightest bmg rounds would over pressure a 50 s&w case, if they would fit (they wont). BMG rounds would either occupy too much of the case causing pressure problems, or far exceed max col (length) of the cartridge, contacting the rifling and causing a serious saftey issue.

Dont attempt it ;) even if it looks like it will work. Someone will have to scrape your arm off the benchrest at the range.

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+1 even if you could somehow load it, it would be to long to even close the cylinder.

What if the bullets were cut down to size? Is there a precise enough way to do that economically? (I'm assuming a hacksaw wouldn't be nearly careful enough.)

I only ask because I read a forum post a while ago about a guy who loaded up BMG tracers in 500 S&W cases and shot them through an NEF handi-rifle chambered in 500S&W.

Ok, thanks for the info guys. I guess that little project is out of the picture - darn, it would've been cool...