I shot my 500S&W apart in 300 rounds!

[ShrinkMD]

So I took my brand new Performance Center 500 S&W 10.5" to the range, chronographed Trail Boss, Unique in lead, and Power Pistol and 2400 with Berry's 350 gr plated.

And while cleaning it, discovered 2 things!

First, the front sight was loose, and drifted left (no wonder I kept shooting right, duh)

And even worse, the non removable front muzzle break was loose. I tried to tighten it, turned the wrong way, and took apart the entire barrel/shroud housing. Use adjustable cylinder gap anyone?

I got it all back together, obviously I'm calling customer service tomorrow.

These were starting loads, and 100 of the 300 were lead plinkers anyway. Has anyone else shot their gun apart like this???

At least I didn't shoot the chronograph...

 

[1scooter]

I have shot mine a lot more than that,, I have a 4" model, and it work's great. The muzzel break does come apart for cleaning, you should have (2) of them with the gun. one is for cast bullets, and the other for jacket i believe.

 

[Rapidray]

I have shot mine a lot more than that,, I have a 4" model, and it work's great. The muzzel break does come apart for cleaning, you should have (2) of them with the gun. one is for cast bullets, and the other for jacket i believe.

Why do they make one for cast and one for jacket? I do not own one that is why I am asking.

 

[ShrinkMD]

The muzzle break on the 10.5" is not removable. Check out the latest revolver manual online, where it talks about shrouded barrels and needing a special torque wrench to put it on correctly.

 

[71firebird400]

You put 300 rounds through a 500 in one day?

Well played sir. I'd buy you a beer!

 

[youngda9]

I thought those guns were only made to shoot 6 rounds and then be sold ?

 

[Magnumdood]

5 rounds

I thought those guns were only made to shoot 6 rounds and then be sold ?

5 rounds...

 

[Magnumdood]

Disposable trac gun

Yeah, Verizon is getting into the gun business. The 500 Magnum is a trac gun; you fire 5 rounds then place it the box supplied by Verizon and ship it off to them for refurbishment. Just go to Wally World; they have the 500 Magnums is blister packs by the batteries.

 

[PA Guns & Ammo]

You put 300 rounds through a 500 in one day?

Well played sir. I'd buy you a beer!

I do not want to know what that cost for a day a plinking!

James

 

[ShrinkMD]

No, only 200 today. All reloads in once fired brass. I don't think I could shoot more than a few cylinders of the full strength stuff. My hottest loads were about 1500fps from a 10.5" barrel. I know factory is much hotter.

And I do not have $900 to burn on factory $3 per shot all in one morning. Assuming the brass hold up, I'm estimating shooting the berrys plated for about what people spend on factory 45 acp

 

[ShrinkMD]

I mailed it back to S&W. The tech said he has one and has shot it plenty with no problems. Hopefully this won't happen again. Not like I shot thousands of 700gr proof loads through it...

 

[125JHP]

The most I have done is 60 rounds of 1700fps at one time... ran out of ammo.

 

[ShrinkMD]

Back to working fine, at least for the last 35 rounds. I think about 15-20 or is enough for the average range session. My nervous system needs to calm down afterward.