Load data for .50 A.E. + .500 | 325gr | Speer HP 50AE

Recommended Powder(s): SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Vihtavuori 3N37, Vihtavuori N350

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.500 \| 325gr \| Speer HP 50AE
Manufacturer SKU:	4495
Bullet Weight:	325gr \| 21.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.500" \| 12.70mm
Bullet Length:	0.725" \| 18.4mm
Caliber:	.50 A.E. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.285" \| 32.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.571" \| 39.9mm
Seated Depth:	0.439" \| 11.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.439" \| 11.1mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Pistol Magnum (LPM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B6310_C826
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .50 A.E. with .500 | 325gr | Speer HP 50AE bullet and 50 powders such as SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Vihtavuori 3N37, Vihtavuori N350. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	91%	32111	96%	**24	98%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	63%	32518	97%	**22	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	72%	33054	99%	**33	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	69%	33199	100%	**76	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	70%	32706	98%	**42	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	73%	32489	97%	**80	92%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	32721	98%	**73	86%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	71%	33156	99%	**60	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	77%	33315	100%	**19	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	81%	32489	97%	**60	87%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	92%	32474	97%	**83	82%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	66%	32880	99%	**75	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	76%	32619	98%	**66	98%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	75%	32503	97%	**75	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	71%	31821	95%	**56	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	33301	100%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	69%	32518	97%	**22	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	15273	46%	**4	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	73%	32489	97%	**80	92%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	81%	33359	100%	**80	86%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	69%	32779	98%	**45	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	78%	32169	96%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	74%	31720	95%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	73%	31691	95%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	71%	32619	98%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	67%	33301	100%	**27	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	94%	32576	98%	**06	84%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	66%	33315	100%	**02	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	13837	41%	**4	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	78%	33040	99%	**75	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	79%	33315	100%	**76	94%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	84%	32735	98%	**93	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	79%	32822	98%	**38	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	71%	32692	98%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	65%	32909	99%	**4	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	84%	33185	99%	**98	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	72%	32605	98%	**19	100%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	33359	100%	**80	86%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	73%	32489	97%	**80	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	70%	32779	98%	**75	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	74%	32314	97%	**42	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	66%	33127	99%	**53	97%
Vihtavuori 3N37 👍	<<locked>>	77%	32648	98%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	89%	32401	97%	**53	94%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	96%	31053	93%	**86	97%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	69%	32953	99%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	93%	31836	95%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	70%	32097	96%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	75%	32996	99%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N350 👍	<<locked>>	80%	32634	98%	**07	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	61%	14199	43%	**9	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	30995	93%	**02	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	25179	75%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	26890	81%	**04	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	24613	74%	**40	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	61%	20769	62%	**76	83%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	74%	25077	75%	**48	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	25469	76%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	21785	65%	**4	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	71%	22858	69%	**06	80%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	89%	28964	87%	**34	80%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	28326	85%	**15	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	61%	20856	63%	**63	92%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	21872	66%	**24	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	24337	73%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	27992	84%	**2	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	25266	76%	**30	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	68%	8891	27%	**6	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	61%	20769	62%	**76	83%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	73%	24714	74%	**45	80%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	25425	76%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	20189	61%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	21901	66%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	23032	69%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	24947	75%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	28195	85%	**1	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	88%	26919	81%	**17	80%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	28572	86%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	68%	8296	25%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	19827	59%	**7	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	61%	18449	55%	**17	84%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	61%	14359	43%	**1	93%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	20131	60%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	24555	74%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	29544	89%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17085	51%	**8	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	24062	72%	**10	100%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	73%	24714	74%	**45	80%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	20769	62%	**76	83%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	24714	74%	**66	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	22902	69%	**20	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	61%	27253	82%	**61	94%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	19551	59%	**14	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	64%	14895	45%	**8	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	67%	12357	37%	**6	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	26266	79%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	14953	45%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	24439	73%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	21959	66%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	18246	55%	**4	97%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.