S&W .500 Magnum

[FredNOk]

Well I finally did it. I shot a beast of a gun last week. My buddy bought a .500 Mag and I borrowed it so RedHawk and I could experience the thrill. The rounds I bought were only 300 grain, but the good stuff was 70 bucks for 20 rounds. I went cheap. Anyway, the 1' 3/8" barrel made the shooting smoother than the walloping my .44 Mag with the 4.5" barrel gives my shoulder with 300 grain ammo. RH wasn't impressed with the lighter ammo but liked the feel of the gun. It was a fun few minutes. I was over it quickly. LOL

 

[RedHawk357Mag]

Actually we both had a good time. The loads were Armscor and when fired they failed to completely seal the chamber. Very sooty about half way up casing. I don't blame Fred saving a few bucks on the assembled ammo. I probably would have bought similar. What I absolutely could never, ever in a million years buy or own is a Smith with a hole in the left side. It is like putting ketchup on prime rib. It was fun and I am glad to get a chance to shoot one.

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[dennishoddy]

Good Lord I want to shoot one of those with max load.
I load my 7 3/8' Super Red Hawk .44 mag with max loads of H110 and it gets everybody's attention at the outdoor range and especially at indoor ranges. When I shot it on the pistol bays at Wilshire on their opening weekend, the staff flooded in there thinking a rifle was being shot.
I'm recoil sensitive on long guns, but when it comes to pistol, Gimme what you got.
Have no reasoning for that.

 

[EhlerDave]

Glad you at least had fun. I sure seem to see more than a few of those being sold used with very low round count. LOL

I would like to try one, but I worry I may drop the silly thing. My 45-70 Gov dislocated my thumb when shooting a 485 gr cast bullet. The heavy recoil may hurt, but I would still do it.

I have a lanyard I use on my TC when shooting the heavier loads, so if it gets dropped, no risk to my pistol or scope. Thumbs and wrists heal up but fixin' guns gets spendy.

 

[doctorjj]

My buddy loads up 700gr bullets in his 500 S&W. Not sure of the powder but I know it's a full, compressed load. They are stout!

 

[D. Hargrove]

700gr is a little better than 1.5 oz, that has gotta let ya know when you pulled the trigger. And Impact, Damn!!!

 

[n423]

I got to shoot one at the range few years ago. pretty damn cool!!!

 

[FredNOk]

Last year that same bud found a .454 casull at the gun show in Tulsa. I want to say it is an Alaskan. He bought a box of max load ammo for it. I shot that sucker once and then handed it back to him. It almost put me on my ass!

 

[adamsredlines]

I think a 500SW lever gun would be fun. I'll pass on the revolvers.

 

[toehanus]

I think a 500SW lever gun would be fun. I'll pass on the revolvers.

There is a company out of Montana (I think) that makes one. I can't remember the name off the top of my head.


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