.50 Beowulf® (105 Data Loads, 50 Bullets & 13 Powders)

[linkpimp]

I’ve been searching the internet forever in search of load recommendation for different bullets and powders and have discovered that there’s not a whole lot of it out there, but I was able to find and compile for all us a list of all of the internets recommendations. I have also included a link from where the information has come from so (PLEASE) read up first before attempting any of these loads. But at least now we have a great starting point to work from.

This thread (attachments) contains the following information for the .50 Beowulf:
• 105 different data loads
• 13 different powders that were used within the load data offered
• 50 different bullet manufactures, gr used in the load data offered

Here is the list of (50) bullets you’ll find load data on
Aerotip (3)
295gr - 300gr - 348gr

Alliance Armament (1)
600gr

Barnes (3)
275gr XPB - 325gr XM - 325gr XPB

Hawk: (1)
400gr JSP

Hornady: (4)
300gr FTX - 500gr - 350gr XTP - 350gr JHP

Lee: (2)
350gr HP - 440gr

Power Belt (10)
245 – 270 - 270 Platinum Aerotip - 295 - 295 Aerotip - 296
348 - 420g DG Steel tip - 530g DG Steel tip - 348g Aerotip

Remington: (2)
385gr CLHP - 385gr Midway Ultra Hollow Points

Rainier: (5)
335gr FMJ - 335gr FP - 335gr JHP - 334gr JHP - 400gr FP

SinterFire (1)
300gr Lead Free / Frangible

Speer: (5)
300gr - 325gr JHP - 350gr JHP - 350gr JSP- Gold Dot HP

Sierra: (5)
350gr JHP - 359gr JHP - 400gr JFP - 400gr SP - 400gr FP

StrongArm (5)
250gr Fragable - 250gr - 300gr - 400gr - 600gr

Woodleigh (1)
400gr FP

Misc. (2)
600gr Jacketed Boattail
250gr Frangible poly tipped


Here is the list of (13) Powders that will you’ll find load data on
Alliant Reloader #7
Accurate 1680
Accurate 1681
Accurate 1682
AA #9
Hodgdon Lil’ Gun
Hodgdon 4227
Hodgdon 110
H4198
IMR SR 4759
Ramshot Enforcer
Tight Group
VihtaVouri


Please feel free to add your recommendations to the list as well.

Thank you for your time and have a great one

Linkpimp


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[benlineberry]

A quick question for experienced reloaders: I noticed the 334gr and the 600gr use lil' gun, but the 500 gr. use Reloader 7; why is that?

[VA Bigbore]

Very good compilation of data and information. Thanks for the organization and time put into the project. This indeed is a very good start to assisting the reloaders in the crowd. Good Job!

[oldyeller]

Better check for a typo on this load- seems crazy scary to me!!!

"400gr Sierra SP, 48.1 grs AA#9"

Oh, and thanks for the info linkpimp!

[RUKUS]

What a helping hand this is. Thanks for the compilation.

[meteu271]

Any chance anyone can run AA #9 with a 300gr bullet through Quickload? Little bit curious just because I use AA#9 with federal small pistol mag primers for my .40s&w IPSC loads. Have plenty of Lil' Gun, but makes me curious.

[oldyeller]

I was wondering the same thing to try a bunch of W820 surplus powder I have. It loads between H110 and AA#9

[aslepathewhl]

I would be glad to run any load thru Q/L.

Info I need to run it properly is:

Bullet manufacturer, weight and length
COL you are going to use
Barrel length
Powder manufacturer and # on powder.

Weight in grains of powder...Q/L calculates above the and below the weight

Per the post of AA#9...is that Accurate #9?

Contact me direct

geabas@psci.net

[GBorGH]

+1 for sticky!! Would be great to have THIS MUCH info right on top of the loading Threads
Nice job and TY
...and a suggestion to the rest of us, if this guy is willing to keep this updated...lets try to build loads that are not listed and have others verify them so they could be added =)

GB

[aslepathewhl]

A quick question for experienced reloaders: I noticed the 334gr and the 600gr use lil' gun, but the 500 gr. use Reloader 7; why is that?

I use lil gun for all my loads. I have had no negative results with the lil gun. Reloader 7 is probably what they tested with to come up with the data.

33 grain Ranier is the closest to 334 I could find in the data.
Compare the following predicted by Q/L and form your own conclusions. REMEMBER!!! THESE ARE ONLY PREDICTIONS




Cartridge : .50 Beowulf
Bullet :.500, 335, FP Rainier
Useable Case Capaci: 57.523 grain H2O = 3.735 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.150 inch = 54.61 mm
Barrel Length : 16.0 inch = 406.4 mm
Powder : Hodgdon Lil'Gun

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-20.0 61 33.60 1492 1655 13700 3499 89.3 1.543
-18.0 63 34.44 1529 1740 14598 3617 90.6 1.497
-16.0 64 35.28 1567 1826 15549 3731 91.8 1.453
-14.0 66 36.12 1604 1914 16558 3841 92.9 1.412
-12.0 67 36.96 1641 2004 17627 3948 93.9 1.372
-10.0 69 37.80 1678 2095 18759 4050 94.9 1.333
-08.0 70 38.64 1715 2188 19960 4148 95.8 1.296
-06.0 72 39.48 1751 2281 21232 4242 96.6 1.261
-04.0 73 40.32 1787 2376 22581 4330 97.3 1.227
-02.0 75 41.16 1823 2473 24012 4413 97.9 1.195
+00.0 76 42.00 1859 2570 25523 4491 98.4 1.164
+02.0 78 42.84 1894 2668 27110 4563 98.9 1.134
+04.0 79 43.68 1929 2767 28780 4629 99.3 1.105 ! Near Maximum !
+06.0 81 44.52 1963 2867 30539 4690 99.6 1.078 ! Near Maximum !
+08.0 82 45.36 1997 2967 32390 4744 99.8 1.051 ! Near Maximum !
+10.0 84 46.20 2031 3068 34340 4793 99.9 1.026 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!



Cartridge : .50 Beowulf
Bullet : .500, 335, FP Rainier
Useable Case Capaci: 57.523 grain H2O = 3.735 cm³
Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 2.150 inch = 54.61 mm
Barrel Length : 16.0 inch = 406.4 mm
Powder : Alliant Reloder- 7

Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge,
incremented in steps of 2.0% of nominal charge.
CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads !

Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time
% % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms

-20.0 75 38.40 1376 1408 12670 2983 68.1 1.621
-18.0 77 39.36 1413 1485 13510 3110 69.6 1.572
-16.0 79 40.32 1450 1565 14399 3238 71.1 1.524
-14.0 80 41.28 1488 1647 15345 3366 72.5 1.479
-12.0 82 42.24 1526 1731 16352 3494 74.0 1.436
-10.0 84 43.20 1563 1818 17421 3622 75.4 1.394
-08.0 86 44.16 1601 1908 18557 3749 76.8 1.354
-06.0 88 45.12 1640 2000 19766 3875 78.1 1.315
-04.0 90 46.08 1678 2094 21052 4001 79.4 1.278
-02.0 92 47.04 1716 2191 22421 4125 80.7 1.242
+00.0 94 48.00 1755 2291 23880 4247 81.9 1.207
+02.0 95 48.96 1793 2393 25430 4368 83.2 1.174
+04.0 97 49.92 1832 2497 27089 4487 84.3 1.142
+06.0 99 50.88 1871 2604 28858 4604 85.5 1.111 ! Near Maximum !
+08.0 101 51.84 1910 2714 30732 4718 86.6 1.081 ! Near Maximum !
+10.0 103 52.80 1949 2826 32726 4829 87.7 1.052 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE!