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I was glad to see the picture with the fireball. I bet shooting one at dusk can be quite a sight.
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Unless you are out in big game country or hiking in dangerous territory they have no useful purpose except for the FUN factor. That's why I bought mine and why I shoot it... just tons of FUN! Enjoy your new S&W 500!!
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Well been over a year since this was posted hopefully we still have everybody still with us.Did convince a buddy to get one he bought the 4 inch. And went over to local sportmans today the 500 cabinet {which they had five on display last month}including a Perf. Center one was empty. I asked the manager and she said Ron all sold out in last month.And we can't seem to get anymore in quickly. And she said no more ammo for them so far.
So i guess now the 1911 and Sig and Glock guys are going to hand cannons to satisfy the urge.RON K.
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I have a 4" 500 and I load most of my ammo.
Use Berry's 350 grain bullet over Trail Boss and you can shoot it with one hand. I loaded Hornady 500 grain bullets with H110 and you should see how high and far this load kicks a bowling pin.
Great gun to have on your belt in Alaska when you are fishing.
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03-08-2021, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Fortyone
I loaded Hornady 500 grain bullets with H110 and you should see how high and far this load kicks a bowling pin.
Great gun to have on your belt in Alaska when you are fishing.
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I bet those 500 grainers felt nice with full-throttle H110. I tried to squeeze them with SR 4759 but couldn't get over 32.5 gr to fit.
What type of die fitting did you use to seat those HRNDY 500 XTP's? I had trouble deforming the SFP with the RCBS die and had to use the Lee .
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03-08-2021, 09:58 PM
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There ain't nothin' in my neck of the woods that requires a handgun of that size...  . Maybe for you folks that live were the grizzly bear and the buffalo roam it might be fine but not here. |
Same here......BUT.....The fun factor is probably off the charts.
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Have an 8 3/8" and a 4" 500 Magnum. Went out this past Sunday and shot a bowling ball with the 4" and the 440gr. Lee LFPGC ahead of a good dose of Win. 296. Big chunks of the bowling ball would fly 20 feet into the air and the ball would be forcefully moved. My friend Dean used my Ruger Redhawk 44 mag loaded with Elmer Keith's bullet and 22.0 grs of 2400. The remaining 1/2 of the ball broke in half with the first shot, but did not really move much when he emptied the rest of the cylinder at it. My last 500 blew apart the last piece and sent it flying.
Impressive power, it has.
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03-19-2021, 09:36 PM
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I live in SC and the main purpose for the 500 I tell everyone is case an alligator tries to pounce
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6.5 inch
My Girlfriend likes the 6.5 inch
but she kick my A**
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I bought my M500 w/ 8-3/8 bbl. not long after they were introduced. Haven’t shot it much, seemed like $1.50 a round was a little expensive for plinking.
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I think i would have used both and all ten shots to take the 14 ft 1200 pound grizzly that guy got in Alaska.....A new reason to carry one there for sure.RON K.
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Let a friend borrow mine yesterday...he shot about 25 rounds of 1050 fps/350 grain handloads...he is a fairly new shooter and loved it...
And in a moment of craziness, I got a great deal on a Freedom Arms 83 with a 4.75" barrel in 500 Wyoming with a second cylinder in 500 JRH, which is basically 500 Special...if there can be anything "Special" about a 500 that is...
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