500 Magnum Perfect!

[Officerblue]

I am seeing a few posts & threads about the Model 500 "BREAKING" This past Sunday I shot my 1,000th round through it. I have owned my 500 for over 10yrs. I have never had any issues with it. I keep all my guns crazy clean and well oiled/lubed. In my Model500 I have shot anything from the no longer made .500 special to .600 grain rounds. My favorites are a 325gr or a 350gr. I take great care of all my guns. I own a Colt King Cobra .357 with over 50,000 rounds through it, S&W Model 64 with 25,000 rounds and my duty weapon (M&P .40) with over 12,000 rounds through it. My dad always said, "Take care of your gun, your life might depend on it."
I am sorry that some of my fellow shooters had issues with your gun. Just had to throw my 2 cents.....

[DonD]

They’re high quality, rugged revolvers and will give many years and thousands of rounds of accurate service. Don

[Celliott]

Mine has just under 300 rounds through it, and on shot 297 the cylinder stopped cycling in single action. I posted on here about it and have sent it back to S&W. Oddly enough, it works in double action mode just fine, but I stopped shooting it once the SA problem occurred.

[Dan Christopher]

I own two 500s, a standard production 6-1/2" model and a PC 7-1/2" model, both of which have seen several hundred of my handloads loaded from mild to wild. Neither is worse for the wear, and both still lock up as tight as when I got them.

And I am sure there are some 500 Mag owners out there with ten times as many rounds through theirs as I have through mine...and they're still going strong!

Of course I am still waiting for some of the S&W 44 mags that I have had in my collection for close to twenty years to break.

So far, so good!