I was able to get 500 rounds of .500 S&W Special brass real cheap along with dies now I have a spare set. I bought them from a guy who bought a S&W .500 magnum revolver with a short barrel last spring.
The recoil on the his magnum was too much for him. Long story short he sold/traded his pistol in June and picked up a 38 Special. Before he sold it he acquired 500 rounds of .500 S&W Special Brass and thought it would be better. He had a friend load a few rounds but still did not like the recoil.
I shot several rounds of the Specials at full load pretty tame to me. For a $100.00 you cant go wrong for 500 brass cases. Not good for hunting as max load produces 800fps based on loading manual. Good for defense and plinking.
The recoil on the his magnum was too much for him. Long story short he sold/traded his pistol in June and picked up a 38 Special. Before he sold it he acquired 500 rounds of .500 S&W Special Brass and thought it would be better. He had a friend load a few rounds but still did not like the recoil.
I shot several rounds of the Specials at full load pretty tame to me. For a $100.00 you cant go wrong for 500 brass cases. Not good for hunting as max load produces 800fps based on loading manual. Good for defense and plinking.