500 JRH - aka 500 S&W SHORT

BUFFALO BORE 500 JRH AMMUNITION - aka, 500 S&W Short
350 gr JHP @ 1500 fps
20 Round Box

ITEM 44C

Due to a large number of requests over the years and my affection for this effective big game cartridge, Buffalo Bore is announcing a line of different loads in 500 JRH.  Item #44C is a 350 gr. jacketed hollow nose, expanding, .500 inch diameter bullet @ an advertised velocity of 1500 FPS out of the typical 5.5-inch to a 6-inch barreled revolver.

This bullet is designed to expand radically at intended impact velocities into living mammalian tissues. Expect a mushroom of about .85 caliber and penetration of around 18-24 inches depending on which bones are struck. This would be the ideal load for hunting smaller big game species, where very deep penetration is not needed and the bigger wound channel from an expanded bullet is desirable, such as deer or medium size black bear.

As an added bonus, this ammunition can be used/fired in any 500 S&W chambered firearm.

The 500 JRH cartridge was designed by gun builder Jack Huntington (775-355-6898) to fit the Freedom Arms model 83 and other similarly sized revolvers. As such, it has nearly the same case head (.006 smaller in diameter) as the 500 S&W. With its slightly smaller case head, it will fit the tight ratchet system of the Freedom Arms model 83 and will still work great in any 500 S&W firearm…………but if you want a smaller more packable revolver than the giant X frame S&W, this cartridge fits right into any converted Ruger Blackhawk, Red hawk or FA model 83.

Magnum Research (BFR) has been making their fine factory revolver chambered in the 500 JRH (Pillager Model) for years, but sales have been limited due to a lack of factory ammunition, which is why Buffalo Bore has come on-board.

CRIMP JUMP:

Anytime you use a hard recoiling cartridge in a middleweight (such as the Magnum Research Pillager, FA model 83 or Ruger Black hawk conversion) or lightweight revolver, the recoil of fired cartridges acts as a kinetic bullet puller for the remaining unfired cartridges in your cylinder. Our bullet is designed with a special crimp groove that is custom fitted to our crimp die, so we get very little bullet pull or “crimp jump”. I repeatedly fired 4 rounds in my Magnum Research 5 shot cylinder and then measured the remaining fifth round. Every time, that fifth round had grown in length by about .015 inch after being exposed to the recoil of four firings. There is enough room in the cylinder for that over-all cartridge length to grow by over .100 inch and still let the cylinder rotate. So, if you shoot three rounds (for example) and then reload, just be certain to rotate your cylinder so that those two cartridges that were already exposed to recoil and have started to grow, will be fired first, the next time you shoot.

See my below real-world velocities from real-world firearms, not laboratory test barrels.

➤  1,494 fps ---- Magnum Research Pillager -- 5.5-inch barrel
➤  1,580 fps ---- S&W X frame 500 S&W -- 9 inch barrel

Item 44C - Exterior Ballistics Charts for several Muzzle Velocities

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Muzzle Velocity @ 1900 fps for Item 44C

Muzzle Velocity @ 1800 fps for Item 44C

Muzzle Velocity @ 1700 fps for Item 44C

Muzzle Velocity @ 1600 fps for Item 44C

Muzzle Velocity @ 1500 fps for Item 44C

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Muzzle Velocity @ 1300 fps for Item 44C

Muzzle Velocity @ 1200 fps for Item 44C

Muzzle Velocity @ 1100 fps for Item 44C

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