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06-29-2010, 08:51 PM
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Limited Production Model 500s
A thread I started a long time ago was recently revived and one of the posters said that the 6.5" barreled, unfluted cylinder PC Model 500 like one that I have was rather rare, less than 500 produced if I remember correctly.
I called S&W to check on a order (HiVis front sight for the new .500) and asked about production numbers. Customer service didn't have any such info and quickly sent me over to Roy Jenks, S&W's long time historian.
He said he didn't know either. He said S&W's policy is I sent $50 and he'll research it. Well....call me cheap if you will but since I'm not selling the gun, it isn't worth $50 to me to learn how many were produced, its a shooter, not a safe queen. But, for those who care about such things, Jenks is an option. Don
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06-30-2010, 08:28 AM
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I have one of those too. It is in fact, a great shooter. I wouldn't spend $50 to just find out production number either. Hove you thought about asking Lew Horton?
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06-30-2010, 09:02 AM
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Just an FYI, it's Roy JINKS.
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06-30-2010, 09:42 AM
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I have one also and it is a "BLAST" to shoot. I doubt any late model is rare.
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06-30-2010, 10:36 AM
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Just an FYI, it's Roy JINKS.
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My bad, not my first by any means.
Jinks did say that by firearms manufacturer's standards, all the PC .500s are limited production items, whatever that works out to. Don
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07-04-2010, 10:18 PM
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DonD,
I asked a few questions in that thread about the production numbers. In particular, I was trying to find out if a 6.5 PC 500 in the local shop was the same model as the "rare" model shown in the aforementioned thread. I appreciate you taking the extra time to look into it with S&W. Like you, I'm not interested enough to pay $50 to have it researched.
I have a couple followup questions if you don't mind. Do all 500 PC models have polygonal rifling? I want to make sure I understand your reply in the other thread that all 500s can fire hardcast lead. I've always heard that lead in polygonal barrels (Glock) is a no-no. Is it ok in the polygonal 500s because we are talking about hard cast, or is there another reason?
Thanks again
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07-05-2010, 12:16 AM
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I'm sure I'm not the only one with a PC .500 Mag that is using hard cast. I've seen no issues with it and yes, I'm quite aware of the concerns in the Glock community regarding polygonal rifling.
S&W also worked with the initial supplier of ammo (don't remember the name) and their load was a 440 gr hard cast @ 1625 fps. Hard for me to conceive that they would produce a specialty model that wouldn't digest hard cast.
I wouldn't want to swear to it but I'm rather confident that early PC .500s were polygonal rifling but I think all of the current production is the ECR (electrochemically cut rifling).
I'll pose this question to my contact at S&W and see what he says. Here again, I'm pretty sure that the ammo they use for durability testing at S&W is hard cast. Don
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Lew Horton
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Originally Posted by DonD
A thread I started a long time ago was recently revived and one of the posters said that the 6.5" barreled, unfluted cylinder PC Model 500 like one that I have was rather rare, less than 500 produced if I remember correctly.
I called S&W to check on a order (HiVis front sight for the new .500) and asked about production numbers. Customer service didn't have any such info and quickly sent me over to Roy Jenks, S&W's long time historian.
He said he didn't know either. He said S&W's policy is I sent $50 and he'll research it. Well....call me cheap if you will but since I'm not selling the gun, it isn't worth $50 to me to learn how many were produced, its a shooter, not a safe queen. But, for those who care about such things, Jenks is an option. Don
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I believe that Lew Horton sold all of those. Why not just call them and ask.
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