S&W 500: Shoot or Not?

[doc540]

At the range Sat. when a friend showed up with his truckload of handguns.

Offered me his new S&W 500 to shoot.

I politely declined.

In fact, while he was shooting it I left and stood in the lobby of the indoor range until the concussion barrage stopped. For the life of me I couldn't focus on shooting my HK while that thing was getting torched off inside what's really a big, concrete hallway.

I have no doubts I could've shot it, but with a band gig that night why take the risk of a sprain or injury?

[lunde]

When shooting anything that is 50 caliber, whether it is 50 BMG or .500 S&W Magnum, the best place to be is behind the trigger.

Standing on the side, even ever so slightly, means that you will feel more blast and shock.

I thought you were debating whether to shoot a NIB revolver, but if your friend offers his to shoot, I'd say go for it.

[doc540]

When shooting anything that is 50 caliber, whether it is 50 BMG or .500 S&W Magnum, the best place to be is behind the trigger.

Standing on the side, even ever so slightly, means that you will feel more blast and shock.

I thought you were debating whether to shoot a NIB revolver, but if your friend offers his to shoot, I'd say go for it.

maybe next week

Some dude at the range asked to shoot it....I swear, he came with an inch of cracking his head between the eyes when it went off.

[jammer2k]

There is a balance in shooting handheld artillery

You have to have a firm and solid hold so that it doesn't smack you in the head, but you can't over do it and try to force it from rising at all.

[cineski]

I have the same issue when I got to an indoor range. Sometimes people show up with a hand canon and I have to step back because it hurts my ears too much. And I wear double hearing protection @ indoor ranges, both plugs and muffs.

[doc540]

watch his wrist at 00:14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp2Ig-58P_E

[lazuris]

500 is not that bad its more of a long push. the 460 hits harder IMO as its more of a quick snap. However, anything shorter than the 8.5" barrel is not fun.

[Greg-Dawg]

Don't be a pansy and shoot it!!!

[stormy_clothing]

my dad has one and one of my friends whose a tiny little 110 pound computer software engineer had no problem shooting it with her tiny hands.

It's not really fun to shoot though

it's the 6 in barrel, wouldnt want to shoot it without the compensator

[ck867]

it's not a big deal at all. My fiance's mom was able to shoot the 4" model no problem. I shoot it one handed a lot of the time for fun.

You wouldn't think this but the sw 500 is a really accurate gun at long distance compared to a lot of pistols. I can hit soda cans at 40 yards no problem and I believe some people hunt with them out at 100 yards.

[toadman]

It really doesn't kick that hard. With it's X frame heft & compensator it kicks less than my 6" 44 mag.

[PEBKAC]

Give it a shot, it can't be any worse than a very light 3" barrel .44 mag revolver sans compensator.

[rkt88edmo]

Outdoors yes, I don't think I'd really want to shoot it indoors, and I own one.

[D53]

next time you get a chance take a couple shots, I was given the oppertunity to shoot one (thanks to CK867) and it wasnt as bad as I was expecting. The sound on the other hand with just foam plugs in, well that was a nice wake up. I am a small guy and I was able to hadle it pretty well ( please try to ignore the whoa in the video ) oh yeah and sorry for the bad video quality

[doc540]

Outdoors yes, I don't think I'd really want to shoot it indoors, and I own one.

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