Hornady Custom .500 S&W Magnum ammunition (part no. 9249) loads a 300-grain Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding for hunters who want a proven bullet behind their favorite chambering. Hornady builds its ammunition around match-grade bullets designed in-house, giving hunters and shooters factory-loaded consistency. The soft elastomer tip is engineered to initiate hollow-point-style expansion on impact while resisting the clogging a standard hollow point can suffer from heavy clothing. Brass-cased and 20 to a box, it is built to feed reliably through everything from carry pistols to range and hunting handguns. In our handgun ammunition lineup, this .500 S&W Magnum loading is a confirmed, dependable choice worth adding to the cart.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is .500 S&W Magnum, one of the most powerful production revolver cartridges made.
• The bullet weighs 300 grains, setting the balance of velocity and downrange energy this load is tuned for.
• The bullet is a Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding, the projectile Hornady chose to load behind .500 S&W Magnum.
• The soft elastomer tip is engineered to initiate hollow-point-style expansion on impact while resisting the clogging a standard hollow point can suffer from heavy clothing.
• Cases are Brass, holding pressure reliably and staying reloadable for handloaders.
• Each box holds 20 rounds, enough to confirm zero and still have rounds on hand.
• A case ships 10 boxes (200 rounds total), ideal for stocking up or buying once for the season.
• At about $3.48 per round, the price reflects the bullet construction loaded into this round.

Frequently Asked Questions

What game is the 300-gr Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding suited for? With .500 S&W Magnum behind a Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding bullet, it is built for deer-class game and similarly sized animals within the cartridge’s normal hunting range.

How is the Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding different from a standard cup-and-core bullet? The soft elastomer tip is engineered to initiate hollow-point-style expansion on impact while resisting the clogging a standard hollow point can suffer from heavy clothing.

Buy the Hornady Custom .500 S&W Magnum 300 gr Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding

When the shot has to count, dependable ammunition is what separates a clean hit from a story about the one that got away. This Hornady Flex Tip eXpanding loading is built to be that dependable round. Order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door.