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Old 09-10-2012, 09:55 PM
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Im going get the big one tomorrow and I can hardly contain myself. Its going to be mainly for hunting and protection when i go back to the northwest, but mostly hunting. I have dreamed of having this revolver to add to my collection for quite a few years now. Any advice you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated. This is not my first big bore handgun but my first .500. I bought some hornady 300gr's for it . So what should I expect? I also will be reloading for this so feel free to bring that up. Best thing is my wife is more excited for me than I think I am, what a great woman she knows Ive wanted this for a long time. And is there a group of 500 owners here that i could talk too?
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Old 09-10-2012, 09:56 PM
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Congrats on the purchase of a S&W hand canon.
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Old 09-10-2012, 10:39 PM
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I've got the .460 for hunting the X Frame is Awesome!!!!
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Old 09-10-2012, 11:00 PM
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Congrats! I have the 8 3/8" standard and the Performance Center Hunter. Plus, hope to get the Big Horn Armory Model 89 Carbine at the end of the month. This is definitely a handloader's round.
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Old 09-10-2012, 11:46 PM
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Great guns, enjoy it.

Reloading? Just go to Hodgdon's site, lots of loads including pressure data.

Trail Boss for plinking loads, TiteGroup for something noticeably more but mild, H4227/IMR4227 for some medium heavy loads, LilGun and H110 for max loads.

Most recommend you seat in one step and crimp in a second step. Don
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12.5 grains of Unique topped off with a 375 grain hard cast slug make for a rather nice midrange load.. recoils equal to a hot .44 special

oh go heavy on the ear muffs. these things have a nasty bark.. and will have you saying .."what?" for a rather long time
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Old 09-11-2012, 08:48 AM
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Can't beat an X-frame for conveying a sense of being well equipped to deal with whatever might pop up. These are the perfect revolvers for people who believe that too much of anything is barely enough. I include myself in that category.

I have the 8-3/8" 460 and a 4" 500. Sometimes I think that reversing the barrel lengths might make for a better X-frame combo, but that's for armchair arguments. Either one would be fine for what it does at almost any barrel length. (Except for maybe the 2-3/4" versions; I'm not sure what to think about those.)

Congratulations on the pending acquisition. I predict you will love it.
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These are the perfect revolvers for people who believe that too much of anything is barely enough. I include myself in that category.
Sort of the shooters version of the hotrodders comment "Too much horsepower is just about right!". Don
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Well fellas here it is. I was so excited. I got it for $954 brand new out the door so I picked up some more ammo. lol Seriously its like a dream come true I have been wanting one for so long.
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Hold on tight, keep your fingers away from the front of the cylinder, double up on hearing protection, and enjoy!
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Old 09-11-2012, 02:25 PM
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Well fellas here it is. I was so excited. I got it for $954 brand new out the door so I picked up some more ammo. lol Seriously its like a dream come true I have been wanting one for so long.
That's an awesome price do they have any more?????
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Hold on tight, keep your fingers away from the front of the cylinder, double up on hearing protection, and enjoy!
What????? lol lol
The other day a buddy tried my .460 out he was wearing ear plugs and removed them when I wasn't looking when he walked down to look at his target well he came back and shot another round yep NO PLUGS his ears rang for 2 days..... that's no joke, I got a pair of those noise cancelling muffs for hunting, bear season starts Saturday ....
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Old 09-11-2012, 11:16 PM
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That's an awesome price do they have any more?????
Sorry that was the last one.
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