Cartridge for Smith 500 Alaskan

[La Pine]

What cartridge are you using for the 500, best pattern, most knockdown vs recoil and so on?

 

[Steve8261948]

I don't own a Backpacker but, do own a JRC and there is lots of data here?
http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp
Steve

 

[La Pine]

Thank you much steve.

 

[ADfields]

What cartridge are you using for the 500, best pattern, most knockdown vs recoil and so on?

What do you mean by "best pattern" in a 500? You looking for a bird load or do you mean best group as in accuracy?

 

[La Pine]

Well don't think I'll ever hunt birds with the 500 Alaskan, lol.

What do you mean by "best pattern" in a 500? You looking for a bird load or do you mean best group as in accuracy?

 

[ADfields]

Well don't think I'll ever hunt birds with the 500 Alaskan, lol.

Some do, I do with a 460V.

 

[La Pine]

Never thought to hunt birds with it, I will have to look into that, thanks for the good idea.