Shooting the S&W 500 for the first time.

[dholla]

Its a secret, cant tell ya.

[mxadam579]

haaaa

Often seen for sale "like new with ammo included" (box minus - 5 rounds)

u are verry true i had 1 shot 20rds and sold it

[mxadam579]

reloads

Its a secret, cant tell ya.

prob reloaded himself

[CessnaDriver]

I wear a glove to help manage the recoil. It is not a monster to fear, it is managed power to precision, though I have the long barrel and curious if the shorter barrel experience is any big difference.
Great fun.

[dc2integra]

Cool videos.Just out of curiosity how much grain do each of those rounds pack?

[Firerescuebatt07]

Ballistically, it's just about the same as a 3 inch 12 gauge slug. Just easier to carry.

It is the perfect home defense round.

Close your eyes and crank one off. Everybody else in the house will go deaf and blind. You will only be deaf..



P.S. I use speedloaders, you never can tell when you are going to run into those "28 days later" fast watermelons.

LOL super funny... To the OP, I would love to have this gun...but it would just sit in the box...cost of ammo is no joke thats for sure... but hell, I'll take it as a gift any day!!!

[JeremyS]

I myself will probably never own one because the cost of ammunition. 12 rounds were close to 50 bucks with tax.

...but it would just sit in the box...cost of ammo is no joke thats for sure...

Definitely not a cheap gun to shoot! But... if you don't reload there are some lower cost options out there than what BLACKBIRD mentioned. For instance, the 300 grain JHP load from HSM can be had here for $24 for 20 rounds (what a deal, right?) http://www.venturamunitions.com/cate...?sort=priceasc

[supersonic]

Good ol' YSA range, huh? It used to be great until Jeff left and now they have actual kids (~18-ish) as ro's; don't allow anymore steel targets PERIOD; and....well I won't go any further. It's still a good place to sight in a firearm, but the quality of the employees has made it so, instead of going there every other weekend, I go maybe once or twice a year. Very sad. Jeff was the coolest R.O. ever (as long as you knew how to be a safe shooter) and is SORELY missed.

By the way, that S&W500 is a beast of an awesome revolver! If you look in Webster's next to the word "badass", there will be a little pic of the 500 right there next to it.

That is definitely not a handgun for a non-reloader (unless you have money to burn, I suppose).

[200Apples]

llamatrnr

Often seen for sale "like new with ammo included" (box minus - 5 rounds)

Hahaha... I believe it.

Ulis_m86

Awesome watermelon damage!

Indeed!


Blackbird, thanks for the pics and the vids. That truly is an awesome revolver. Keee-RIGHST.

[MFortie]

Just make sure you keep your hand/fingers away from the cylinder/frame gap. A guy made the mistake of cupping the gap with his off hand last weekend shooting my S&W .460 -- he went to the emergency room for stitches.

[MrExel17]

BEAST MODE.....very cool!