500 Smith & Wesson Magnum?

[44 Canon]

I got to fire A half A dozen rounds through the S&W 500 on saturday. The bullets were Horniday 350gr JHPs.
I was not impressed. The guns kick is just like that of the .50AE Desert Eagle with more barrel climb. I wouldn't describe it as inaccurate, in fact, accuracy was pretty good but it's certainley not the best rounded handgun for shooting at living creatures smaller then A Hippo. If you ever fire one, you'll know what i'me talking about.
I have fired before and again at the same time as the S&W 500, the Magnum Research BFR Maxine in .45-70.
That is an AWESUME gun with very reasonable kick ( comparable to A .44 Magnum ) incredible accuracy and LONG range.
If your guna get A big boar handgun for hunting large game, get that, you won't regret it.
When I fired the 2, several other people did as well and they all had the same things to say as I do.
It's the only "monster hand cannon" I have ever fired that I found to actually be worth what it is in usefulness.

[Mad Reloader]

I take it then I really shouldn't attempt to develop my new concept Ultimate Ultra Mega round, the

.577 Special!

...come to think of it, under NFA regs one can't make a handgun chambered in anything over a 0.5050", so maybe I'm best off working on a rifle of some form for this Minie ball dispensing wristbreaker/shoulder-dislocator.

But getting back to the subject at hand--

TMR is looking forward to someone out there making a RIFLE that is chambered in the .500 S&W. A rolling block would be cool, maybe a Martini-Henry / Peabody-Martini lever actioned single shot........

[44 Canon]

Just an addition to my previous post. When I fired the S&W 500 the other day, someone video taped me firing A couple rounds and gave it to me on disc and I just uploaded it thismorning.
I have it linked below:

http://www.paladinrepublic.com/MVI_0249.AVI

As I said earlier, the bullets that your watching be fired are Horniday 350gr JHPs.

[bud matlock]

There is a gun \pawn shophere in town that had one of the big smith's.I stop and lok every week or two to see if he has anything new.Sat. i went by and noticed the big smith was gone ,i asked if he sold it and he saida women security gaurd had came through the other day and bought it and a box of ammo, which was 38dollors per 12 cart.Like Rocky said testosterone!!!!!
She must be full of it.I wonder how long those twelve shells will last her?
bud

[VinVega]

Mad Reloader, after the .577 special, are you planning to make the .577 Magnum? That seems to be the thing to do with such rounds. I'd like to see that. Maybe someone would make a revolver chambered in the .700NE. I'm not sure what one would plan to kill with it, but that's not relevant. Yes, we need a .700NE in a featherweight revolver. Definitely a reliable self-defense sidearm. Just my opinion. We can forget the .500S&W, let's get the .700NE. I'd be on that like flies on *expletive deleted*.

[Mad Reloader]

Looks like you've figured out my game plan......

Also, this would avoid the weird situation that exists with the .41 Mag. You have to resort to making an "easycat" to get a more tolerable .41 Special.

(Rocky Raab has an article on loading & shooting the .41 Special, BTW! Interesting stuff!)

For a wrist-destroying "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"-grade light-medium framed handgun, the .700 Nitro Express would fulfill the bill, indeed!

Until such time as someone created a double derringer chambered in .50 McMillen FatMac, (which is the 20mm Lahti/Solothurn artillery round necked down to .50).............

[bulletpusher]

Personally, I can't wait to see what the 4" barrel .500 S&W Mountain Gun and The 2" barrel .500 Titanium Snubbie Ultra Light look like.

You know that the way S&W goes is to make every revolver that they make into a Mountain Gun and Titanium Snubbie Ultra light pieces.

I'll bet that will put back the kick into the .500 S&W cartridge (PUN INTENDED)!

What do you guys think

[Win75]

I fired a friends 500 S&W last week. He had some of the 440 gr. cast stuff that Corbon makes.

I fired three rounds at 20 yards. The first cut the quarter sized center dot, the second cut the first shot, and the third I pushed low left about an inch.

This was witnessed by three other people that were there at the time.

I did not shoot any jacketed ammo but this cast stuff is not bad.

Just my .02

David.

["yote"]

IMO, the 500 S&W is a fad as far as handguns go. Too big. Too
awkward. Too loud and too heavy to carry around. I wouldn't
spend a dime for one. Big waste of money. If I can't get it done
with a 44 mag handgun, then I grab a rifle and do the job right.
A fool and his money are soon parted!!! I can sum up the 500 S&W in one word: JOKE! JMHO.

P.S. The 500 is already having problems with the cylinder indexing.

[RANGERRICK]

yote

If I remember correctly after Dirty Harry movies came out they ( gun makers ) could not keep up with the orders of hundreds of thousands of these big hand cannons . Most of them now lay in valts ,gun cabinets or dresser drawers never to be shot again , passing fad ?? it was for the ones that put them away but not for the ones that use them for hunting or just plinking like myself . Most firearms that are bought today are used on the range to never see the light of day in the woods hunting . I shoot BPCR with a bunch of guys that would not even think of taking those rifles into the woods , range only and these rifles range in $1000.00 to $5,000 and more just depends on what you want , waste of money ? not to them or me . The 500 is heavy compared to other revolvers , heavy for me ?? nope , Heavy for you yep . I actually wear my revolvers with a shoulder holster so not much extra weight there . I actually take breaks when I am hunting here in Alaska , I carry a backpack / packboard ,338 winchester mag and my revolver , heavy yes , do I take breaks yes . So the revolver being to heavy is in the eye of the beholder , not for all . Being to loud ?? hopefully your not shooting any firearm without hearing protection , one the range or out hunting , only a fool could care less about his hearing . I did at one time hunt without hearing protection , not anymore , did I mention that all of my firearms are big bore ?? smallest being 44 mag for revolvers and 45-120 for rifles . Sounds like you just called everyone that owns a 500 a fool , that would cover all the ones that own 50 A&E, 500 linebaugh and so on ?? or anyone that has a heavy one . I have to say you are very close minded , and it sounds like if we all that partake in shooting firearms do not bow down to your way of thinking we are fools and jokes . Good thing about being an AMERICAN and FREE is that we can have our own thoughts and even say them . I did pay $1100.00 dollars for the revolver 500 PC HUNTER and another $250.00 for the 4x28 mm Leupold scope , waste of money ?? not to me or the others that have bought them . Do the 500's have trouble in the cylinder's ? yes and they are being fixed , if you have not figured this out , sometimes new things do have bugs !!! My new Ford F150 50th golden anniversery have bugs ?? you bet , did they get fixed ?? yes !! My new dodge 1500 have bugs ?? yep , did it get fixed ? yep , so new things do have bugs , get them fixed , go on , no big deal .Come on yote think out of the box , not everyone can be like you !! Are you a democrat ????

RR

[LoneWolf]

Every gun has someone out there that will have a purpose for that gun. And every gun... from bb gun to the biggest, baddest mutha you can find serves it's purpose. They all can kill something.
I think yote was expressing his opinion of the 500 being a fad. To me, that is ok. But lighten up a little Ranger Rick. He didn't single you out, so lets not single him out.
Everybody has an opinion, some more than others

Can't we all get along ... Rodney King

[RANGERRICK]

LoneWolf

OK OK , I will lighten up . It struck a cord .Twang!!!!

RR

[LoneWolf]

No problem RR, if weweren't all passioniate about what we have and do... there would be no fun in telling everyone else about it here.

["yote"]

Like I said in my post, JMHO!

[RANGERRICK]

Nice deer taken with a 500 .