Load data for .500 S&W Magnum + .500 | 500gr | Hornady FP XTP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate No. 9, Accurate TCM, Hodgdon LilGun, Lovex D037.2, Shooters World Heavy Pistol

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.500 \| 500gr \| Hornady FP XTP
Manufacturer SKU:	50105
Bullet Weight:	500gr \| 32.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.500" \| 12.70mm
Bullet Length:	1.010" \| 25.7mm
Caliber:	.500 S&W Magnum load data
Case Length (l3):	1.624" \| 41.2mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.265" \| 57.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.369" \| 9.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.369" \| 9.4mm
Case Capacity:	63.5 Grains of Water \| 4.12 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Pistol Magnum (LPM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	61931 psi \| 4270 bar
LID:	LID_B2896_C859
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 128 loads in caliber .500 S&W Magnum with .500 | 500gr | Hornady FP XTP bullet and 64 powders such as Accurate No. 9, Accurate TCM, Hodgdon LilGun, Lovex D037.2, Shooters World Heavy Pistol. 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>>	90%	55042	89%	**30	100%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	54563	88%	**02	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	82%	55390	89%	**50	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	54433	88%	**70	100%
Accurate 4100	<<locked>>	86%	54955	89%	**42	99%
Accurate No. 11 FS	<<locked>>	95%	54940	89%	**52	94%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	71%	53998	87%	**22	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	67%	55245	89%	**02	100%
Accurate No. 9 👍	<<locked>>	75%	55550	90%	**22	100%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	79%	54897	89%	**63	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	55608	90%	**99	100%
Accurate TCM 👍	<<locked>>	75%	55390	89%	**12	100%
Alliant 2400	<<locked>>	84%	55637	90%	**48	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	55347	89%	**58	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	73%	54578	88%	**60	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	77%	54447	88%	**52	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	54737	88%	**56	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	83%	54607	88%	**14	101%
Hodgdon H110	<<locked>>	91%	55274	89%	**68	97%
Hodgdon LilGun 👍	<<locked>>	91%	54969	89%	**91	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	55535	90%	**12	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	24889	40%	**4	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	67%	55245	89%	**02	100%
Lovex D037.2 👍	<<locked>>	74%	55550	90%	**22	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	54534	88%	**79	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	70%	54563	88%	**12	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	82%	54186	87%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	78%	55056	89%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	55317	89%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	54244	88%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	76%	54201	88%	**30	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	<<locked>>	83%	55477	90%	**39	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	63%	54737	88%	**55	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	69%	54882	89%	**79	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	23612	38%	**4	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	77%	54578	88%	**35	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	74%	54752	88%	**76	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 30	<<locked>>	96%	37869	61%	**24	95%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	55434	89%	**60	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	75%	54360	88%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	82%	55608	90%	**32	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	55463	90%	**06	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	79%	55230	89%	**33	100%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	97%	37101	60%	**58	99%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	54592	88%	**78	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	55158	89%	**06	100%
Shooters World Heavy Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	74%	55550	90%	**22	100%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	67%	55245	89%	**02	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	71%	54331	88%	**48	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	77%	54998	89%	**32	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	63%	54578	88%	**47	100%
Somchem S265	<<locked>>	96%	48138	78%	**70	94%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	75%	54636	88%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	84%	54694	88%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	87%	55201	89%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	97%	47805	77%	**86	99%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	66%	54215	88%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	54708	88%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	48979	79%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	73%	55027	89%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	76%	55608	90%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	78%	54781	88%	**81	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	55071	89%	**93	100%
Winchester 296	<<locked>>	90%	55259	89%	**94	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	61%	25875	42%	**5	100%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	47761	77%	**56	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	35259	57%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	39508	64%	**8	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	61%	23032	37%	**1	86%
[Accurate No. 11 FS]*	<<locked>>	72%	25193	41%	**14	80%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	39943	65%	**20	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	61%	44222	71%	**11	100%
Accurate No. 9	<<locked>>	61%	33837	55%	**12	97%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	36143	58%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	35041	57%	**8	100%
Accurate TCM	<<locked>>	61%	33837	55%	**06	98%
Alliant 2400	<<locked>>	61%	26223	42%	**14	91%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	43743	71%	**66	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	61%	38232	62%	**19	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	36289	59%	**01	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	36927	60%	**2	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	35868	58%	**3	100%
[Hodgdon H110]*	<<locked>>	63%	21060	34%	**8	80%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	61%	18043	29%	**2	84%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	40524	65%	**7	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	72%	16259	26%	**9	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	61%	44222	71%	**11	100%
Lovex D037.2	<<locked>>	61%	34780	56%	**19	98%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	47224	76%	**27	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	42815	69%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	32837	53%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	36506	59%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	35621	58%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	36869	60%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	39189	63%	**2	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	<<locked>>	61%	25512	41%	**10	92%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	50618	82%	**29	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	45469	73%	**07	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	70%	14881	24%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	36260	59%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	61%	36100	58%	**09	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 30]*	<<locked>>	74%	19406	31%	**8	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	48443	78%	**17	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	61%	34389	56%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	33359	54%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	37985	61%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	37565	61%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12850	21%	**1	81%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	30240	49%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	38101	62%	**4	100%
Shooters World Heavy Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	34780	56%	**19	98%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	44222	71%	**11	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	41162	66%	**43	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	36970	60%	**1	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	61%	50763	82%	**20	100%
[Somchem S265]*	<<locked>>	70%	22089	36%	**2	80%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	36216	58%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	61%	27644	45%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	61%	24642	40%	**1	100%
[Vihtavuori N110]*	<<locked>>	61%	15200	25%	**7	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	47877	77%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	40118	65%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	23830	38%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	40654	66%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	36477	59%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	33489	54%	**04	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	50647	82%	**60	100%
[Winchester 296]*	<<locked>>	69%	25860	42%	**50	81%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

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.