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Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum

assrot
I am thinking about buying a Smith & Wesson Model 500 Magnum. Does anybody have any experience with this gun? I know this is a hand cannon. Is it a handbreaker every shot or does your hand just get sore after shooting it for awhile? I can shoot a .44 magnum one-handed all day long with no problem. How does the .50 magnum compare? How is the recoil?

Joe
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Assrot (That's right pronounced Southern Style)
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  • young n dum
    fired on ewith the 7 3/4 bbl and it wasn't bad at all the heft of the gun really takes up the recoil

    imay not know it all.....but at least I know that!
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  • JAK71454
    Gun is going for about $799 at gun shows. Lots of ammo avialable but it is on the high side. Jim

    Jim Kammerer
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  • gobucks
    I shot five rounds through one, it was big fun. It wasn't mine and at over two bucks a round I wasn't going to pester the owner for another go at it. The hot .357 rounds I put through my S&W M65 kicked almost as hard as those Corbons in the 500.
    Still wouldn't want to shoot one all day though. And definitely use hearing protection, I've never heard anything like that 500.
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  • young n dum
    just think of the 4in version[}:)]

    imay not know it all.....but at least I know that!
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  • Mooseyard
    If it were up to me, I would get the new 460 S&W. With that gun you can shoot 454 Casull and 45 Colt also.

    "My faith, my country and my family will guide me; nothing more, nothing less" -Gen. Tommy Franks
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  • Hunter375
    quote:Originally posted by young n dum
    just think of the 4in version[}:)]

    imay not know it all.....but at least I know that!


    They're not that bad. Heck, they burn most of the powder outside the barrel (it is only 3" when you subtract the compensator). I fired 275 and 350 gr. loads.

    I would buy a .500 if they woulod make it in a practicle length. the 8-3/8" is too cumbersome, the 4" is impracticle. I think a 6" is just the ticket. C'mon S&W, I'm waiting..........

    Save the seals-club a liberal instead.
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  • dustebutt
    If you are used to full power 44 mags the 500 is not that much of a step up. I have the 10.5",6.5",and had a 8 3/8". Shoots more comfortable than a 454 Casull to me. Depending on what you will hunt the 460 may be worth looking at.
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  • p64mak
    I love my 8 3/8 version. The only load that I thought bucked hard was the 440grn Cor-Bon. The 275's are incredibly mild.

    Personally, I prefer (and get the best accuracy) out of the 350grn Hornady XTP's...I'd say it has about the same recoil as a stout .44 mag.



    "Giving power and money to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."--PJ O'Rourke
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  • cletus85
    I used to shoot maximum powered handloads in my .44 Magnum Ruger Redhawk and later a Super Blackhawk all the time and the recoil never bothered my until I started getting up in my mid thirties...

    My friend recently bought a .500 and he loaded some 350gr Hornadys over the Hodgdon maximum recommended load of H110 and I'm here to tell you...it ain't fun to shoot. I've never seen him shoot that load more than 5 consecutive times. I shot it a couple of times and unless we load up some cast bullet loads for it...I'll never shoot it again.
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  • calvinjh57
    I own the S&W 500 in 4". I also own the Desert Eagle .50. Both pistols have a punishing recoil, but the S&W is my favorite of the two, and I don't have to worry about the shell casing hitting me between the eyes when I shoot the S&W. It's kind of funny to shoot either pistol on the range, as the report is scarry even with ear plugs and head gear on. The two people next to me on the range said they could see a big blue flame in their lane's to the right and left of me the first day I set off my S&W, which was just before they left the range so I could finish my shooting. [:)] From my perspective it was like being in a blue room when the 500 goes off. In respect to your hands, the Snake Slayer shooting a .410 with 000 3 inch magnums hurts the hand, the S&W 500 only produces managable recoil. I think your biggest question is, what do you want to use the pistol for, which will dictate the barrel length you want.
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  • Hunter375
    quote:Originally posted by calvinjh57
    I own the S&W 500 in 4". I also own the Desert Eagle .50. Both pistols have a punishing recoil, but the S&W is my favorite of the two, and I don't have to worry about the shell casing hitting me between the eyes when I shoot the S&W.

    Adjust your technique. You are allowing your wrist to twist too much. Let your elbows and shoulders move so the gun goes up and it won't happen anymore. Took me about 100 rounds to get it down pat, but I haven't been brass-faced since the first wekk of ownership. Now, all cases land about 4' back and 7' right.

    Save the seals-club a liberal instead.
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