papajohn428
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If shooting that gun made you warped enough to enjoy the "music" in that video, it is clearly time to sell it and seek professional help.
Look what S&W 500 magnum 700 gr did to me.
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fat tom
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Well,I have been on that motorcycle. It is NOT fun. 
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CatSnipah
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Well, now I know if I ever decide to go into self-flogging, I just need to buy a 500 magnum and 700 grain hot loads.
gwpercle
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Is the word I'm thinking of " MASOCHIST " , yeah I think that's what it is.
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Lucky there wasn't a double tap.
Could have ended very badly.
Could have ended very badly.
D10- Were those your loads or "factory"?? If they were your loads what was the recipe? The 700gr from ballistic supply produces a major fireball out of a 4". The recoil from the 700gr/4" is not bad, you need to try that same round in a 8 3/8 SW or better yet a 7.5 BFR, it will give you a better understanding of the term " free Recoil". The 700 is also not very accurate past 20-25 yrds out of a 4", it's accuracy truly does shine out of the longer barrels. Be Safe,
357-RevolverGuy
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I dare you to rapid fire the trigger next time at the range. (kidding, please don't.) That is some serious kickback recoil.
BigBill
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I don't think my old bones could handle it. If I was younger I'd have the longest barrel with wheels on it. I don't think we'll see anything bigger than a 500 s&w. Unless it's an auto?
Can Clint Eastwood squeeze out one last dirty Harry movie with a 500 s&w in 44mag so he can safely shoot it? Bill
Can Clint Eastwood squeeze out one last dirty Harry movie with a 500 s&w in 44mag so he can safely shoot it? Bill
Thank you!
At about 8 minutes, Jerry shows a left thumb over the blackstrap grip for a J-frame which I will try the next time I go to the range.
Back to the OP, watching that gun twist up and around during recoil was truly frightening. I don't want to be in the same county when he lights that cannon off. No control. Not safe.
You won't see anything bigger because anything (non-smooth barreled) over .50 caliber would be a destructive device.
Knowing nothing about the .500, I wonder if the OP was shooting a handload in the video. If so, was it a safe handload or overpressure?
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Back in the day, there were Model 29s to be found in the pre-owned case in various gun shops, often with the original box of ammo, minus 4 or 5 rounds.
I am not sure I have seen the same thing with used Model 500s. I am not sure what that says about us as shooters, but I am sure it says something!
Yeah I don't want any part of that.
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Yes they were my own loads and It was scientific experiment for me. This is not something you'd use for shooting at the range or hunting. Therefore I would not recommend using my recipe, bullet was seated out to create more space for powder. But I'll give you safe load for 700 magnum which I also used, it is 24 to 25 grains of H110/W296 with light or heavy crimp. As far as accuracy, I shot it at 50 yards with 4" model and it was fine.
This ^^^^
Did you hit the backstop ???
Does'nt look like much fun to me personally.
Chuck
This is great....
Re-aquiring the target for a follow up shot is a snap.
Re-aquiring the target for a follow up shot is a snap.
The 500 really is a versatile cartridge and can be gentle or punishing on the sending and receiving end depending on what you feed it. I have fired max loads with the Sierra JSP and its not "fun" to shoot and one box of 50 is a workout.
The beauty of heavy cast bullets is they can be driven at normal non-magnum velocities and avoid leading issues and still have freight train power and penetration. I have a custom 600 grain mold and it gives me the ability to make my own slugs that are cost affordable and I can load them up or down. 600 or 700 grains of anything coming out the end over 1000 FPS is a handful.
Loaded up heavy its a gun unlike any other for "launching" projectiles.
The beauty of heavy cast bullets is they can be driven at normal non-magnum velocities and avoid leading issues and still have freight train power and penetration. I have a custom 600 grain mold and it gives me the ability to make my own slugs that are cost affordable and I can load them up or down. 600 or 700 grains of anything coming out the end over 1000 FPS is a handful.
Loaded up heavy its a gun unlike any other for "launching" projectiles.
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Absolutely agree with S&W 500 Magnum being very versatile and on top of that it almost costs me same as shooting .22 cal. I reload (do not cast) my own bullets and 50 rounds come out to $15 to $22 depending on the load.
