Pro and Cons Smith and Wesson .500 Revolver

[S.B.]

You say you want it for hunting. Hunting what animals? To me the 500 is an awful lot of gun and unless you're going after big bears or moose probably a bit too much gun at that. If all you're hunting is deer anything between the .357 Mag or .44Mag is plenty good. Personally, I like the .41 Mag or in a semi auto the 10mm for deer or pigs. Either will drop them like a sack of spuds.

Please correct me if I'm wrong but, dead is dead isn't it? I'd try whitetail deer if I were going to hunt with mine.
Steve

 

[Chrisj357]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but, dead is dead isn't it? I'd try whitetail deer if I were going to hunt with mine.
Steve

OK, I think you are wrong. There is dead after the animal runs off far enough to make you give chase and drag it back. Or...there is DEAD RIGHT THERE. I prefer dead right there (DRT)

 

[nesser]

I have had head shots on hogs using my TC with 14" bull barrel and they got back up and ran. That will not happen with a 500mag using Underwood 350 grain fmj. 1912 fps. They are hog stoppers

 

[MSGAIS]

I like them both just fine

My brother has a 8-3/8" .460. It's a pretty nice sidearm. I like that it will fire a .460, .454 Casull, and a .45LC. I don't have one yet, but am pretty fond of it. I have .500's in the form of 8-3/8", 6.5 ", and 4". I don't know why the porting on the 8-3/8" works so well, but it does. Very little recoil, pushes straight back like a mule. Both the 6.5" and the 4" have incredible recoil and are factory ported as well. The 6.5" trigger pulls back real easy too and the first time that I fired it, it recoiled back, my finger double clutched and launched another round as it was kicking back. Folks here post large pictures with their posts, but I only know how to use the "attachment" icon to attach photos. Attached are photos that show all three of my .500's and one that compares my 8-3/8" to my 8.5" .44 Rugar Redhawk as well as the difference in the size of the rounds.

 

[S.B.]

OK, I think you are wrong. There is dead after the animal runs off far enough to make you give chase and drag it back. Or...there is DEAD RIGHT THERE. I prefer dead right there (DRT)

Please excuse me but, what is your argument of using the S&W 500 for hunting within this context. Are you saying it does not kill well?
Steve

 

[Chrisj357]

Please excuse me but, what is your argument of using the S&W 500 for hunting within this context. Are you saying it does not kill well?
Steve

No, I am saying quite the opposite. The poster I was replying to had said the 500 was too much gun, not needed. I say the X-FRAMES will drop a big hog dead in its tracks better than any other hangun period.