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When you're loading for a .500 Jeffery and the target is Cape buffalo, elephant, or hippo, you want a bullet that won't quit halfway through. The Barnes Banded Solid is a non-expanding, homogenous copper/zinc alloy projectile built to drive deep and stay on course. It measures .510" in diameter, weighs 535 grains, and comes with a classic round-nose profile that feeds smoothly and tracks true through dense muscle and bone.
These are a component bullet, not loaded ammo, so they're meant for handloaders who want to tailor their own dangerous-game loads. The round-nose shape carries a G1 ballistic coefficient of roughly 0.238 and a sectional density of about 0.294, which is exactly the kind of weight-forward, deep-penetrating setup you want when stopping power matters more than flat trajectory.
The name comes from the multiple driving bands cut into the shank of the bullet. Those rings reduce bearing surface, which relieves chamber pressure, cuts down on copper fouling, and lets you push the bullet at strong velocities. Because the projectile is machined from a single piece of alloy, it holds together on impact instead of disintegrating or peeling apart. It won't mushroom or expand, and that's the whole point: it bores a straight, wide wound channel and keeps going.
One of the smartest features here is that these solids are weight-matched to Barnes TSX expanding bullets of the same caliber. That means you can work up a load with your softs, then swap in the Banded Solids and expect a similar point of impact, which is a real advantage for a double rifle or dangerous-game bolt gun where your first and follow-up shots need to land together. Each box holds 20 bullets, giving you plenty to develop a load and keep a few in reserve for the hunt.
Fred Barnes started building premium bullets back in 1932, and this lineup carries on that reputation for rugged, deep-driving projectiles that serious hunters stake their safety on.
No, these are component bullets for handloading, not finished cartridges. You'll need your own brass, powder, and primers to build a complete .500 Jeffery load. They're intended for reloaders who want to assemble their own dangerous-game rounds.
This is a non-expanding solid built for the largest and most dangerous game, including Cape buffalo, elephant, and hippo. It's designed to drive deep and punch through heavy bone without deflecting or coming apart. For animals that require maximum penetration over expansion, this is the role it was engineered to fill.
They're weight-matched to Barnes TSX expanding bullets of the same caliber, so you can typically swap between the two without a major shift in point of impact. That's a big help in a double rifle or dangerous-game bolt gun where your solids and softs need to land together. As always, confirm with your own rifle and load before relying on it in the field.
The rings machined into the shank reduce the bullet's bearing surface, which lowers chamber pressure and cuts down on copper fouling in the bore. That reduced friction also lets you load these to strong velocities. It's a design feature meant to make a heavy solid easier to drive fast and clean.
| UPC | 716876510030 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 30694 |
| Caliber/Gauge | .22-250 Remington |
| Grains | 50Gr |
| Model | |
| Product Type | Sierra Tipped VarmintKing |
| Shipping Weight | 1.6375 |
| Units per Box | 20 |
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