500 Smith and Wesson ammunition is made to the highest standards. This cartridge is the most powerful handgun cartridge available from Hornady. The 500S&W is just a beast.

Technical Information

Features:

High Performance Hornady Bullets:

All Hornady Custom pistol ammo is loaded with either the famous Hornady XTP (Extreme Terminal Performance) bullet, our FMJ or our new FTX bullet. All are supremely accurate, and deliver maximum knockdown power.

Select Cases:

Hornady carefully batches their brass so that it is as consistent as is possible and uses one complete batch to manufacture a complete batch of ammunition. Because Hornady produces most of the brass for Hornady Custom pistol ammo, it can guarantee the best possible ammunition at all times. Where they use an outside source for casings, that brass is chosen to ensure it meets our unusually high standards for reliable feeding, corrosion resistance, proper hardness and the ability to withstand maximum chamber pressures.

Powder:

Each cartridge is loaded to ensure optimal pressure, velocity and consistency from lot to lot.

Primers:

Like the powder, each primer is carefully matched to individual loads, and specifically selected for their ability to quickly, completely, and reliably ignite the powder charge.

Depending on the calibre, Hornady handgun ammunition is loaded with Hornady XTP, FMJ-RN, XTP Mag, FTX or FP (flat point)-XTP bullets.