ohiococonut
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The 10-1/2" model recoils slightly less because of the added weight. As the barrel length gets shorter, the recoil goes up and considerably so with the ES model. But......they are ALL fun to shoot 
500 magnum
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I have an 8 3/8" and a 4" 500. Sorry you felt the recoil was too much. To be honest, if the only loads you fired were the 350 grain/1900 fps versions, I can agree that they pack a wallop on both ends! I wish you would have posted asking some questions regarding recoil management with the 500 - most factory loads can be somewhat punishing; however, if you handload, you can tailor your ammo to suit both you and your gun. Personally, I find the fast 350 grain loads to be no problem from my long tube gun, but hate them in the 4" gun, not so much due to recoil, but the muzzle blast they produce with that short barrel and "all around" compensator - I find it quite annoying. In fact, the first rounds I fired in the 4" gun (I had the 8 3/8" gun for about a year first) were those, and I nearly decided to sell it. Fortunately, I decided to give it another go, using some 420 grain cast lead HP bullets I load to around 1500-1600 fps, and found it to be a completely different animal. Yes, you know you fired it, but it was actually fun, without the nasty muzzle blast it was producing with the rocket loads. I only fired about 20 rounds from the long tube gun that day, but about 120 or so from the 4", it was so much fun! I found I can load them down to around 1200 fps and the gun is just a ***** cat to fire (well, almost). The 500 practically demands hand loading, as you can tailor loads to the gun and your use, with a wide variety available. Honestly, if you decide to try the 500 again, I highly recommend starting off with some relatively light loads, not the high pressure "rocket" loads you were using, and work up in the recoil department. Remember, the muzzle energy (2805 ft lb in this case) is not only what something would feel if the bullet impacted it, but is also what you feel in your hand when you touch it off (every action has an equal and opposite reaction, one of the basic laws of Newtonian physics). Oh yes, the shorter barrel guns do recoil more heavily, again due to physics (equal energy working on lighter mass equals a bigger push). It is hard to tell that, until you shoot a load in both guns which is light enough to feel the difference - I have done quite a bit of experimentation, and, with very light loads, the long tube gun seemingly barely recoils, whereas the 4" hits the hand a whole lot harder with the same load. Those that say the compensator on the 4" makes the felt recoil less than the 8 3/8" gun with an original style compensator are, I believe, reporting on their expectations, rather than actual measurement, as most do not get the loads light enough in this caliber so they can actually feel a difference. The compensators on the 4" guns just look like they would be so much more effective, it is, IMHO, a psychological difference. Still dealing with basic physics, the heavier gun is going to have less felt recoil. Anyway, the 500 isn't for everyone, just hope you gave it a good try.
Steve if I remember right they were 50 yards .off a rest
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Are you positive it's stainless and not aluminum? I thought Weigand mounts were made only aluminum?
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YES!!!! the X frame mount is stainless steel
According to the web sight and the YouTube video on installing
The mount
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According to the web sight and the YouTube video on installing
The mount
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