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I really want this, just hard to justify it

Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
edited November 2012 in General Discussion
I really want one of these, same gun without the paw prints would be perfect. Anybody have experiance with one of these 4"ers?

500 S&W Mag
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  • MMOMEQ-55MMOMEQ-55 Member Posts: 13,134
    edited November -1
    No experience but I want one also. I am sure recoil would be hell. Not a gun you would go to the range and put a couple hundred rounds thru.
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  • llamallama Member Posts: 2,637 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Seen several 500s traded in over a few years, they almost always come with a box of ammo missing 3 to 5 rounds...
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  • TopkickTopkick Member Posts: 4,452 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have shot a cylinder full through one.
    Recoil is a bit tough, but manageable due to the weight of the gun.

    I liked shooting it, but it got old pretty quick!

    The way I handle it mostly, is tie a small string around the barrel and step on it. It keeps the gun pointed in the proper general direction and not at the birds overhead.[;)]
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 21,980 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To justify buying? Better do it while you still can. Good enough reason?
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  • FW357FW357 Member Posts: 435 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I shot one. not a pleasant experience. One cannot control that beast.
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  • fordsixfordsix Member Posts: 8,554 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    my best was a few years ago 24 rounds full power thru my BFR i bruised my palm haven;t fired it since[}:)]
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  • midnightrunpaintballermidnightrunpaintballer Member Posts: 2,233 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i've fired quite a few rounds with a 4" 500mag. The "wow" factor is the only reason I continue to do so. It is not pleasant by any stretch of the imagination. Probably similar to firing 2 30-06's at the same time. If you were able to do so with one hand... It won't knock you to the ground, but HOLD ON. Accurate rapid fire is something that will only exist while drinking and telling stories. Not possible in real life.
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I watched interstatepawnllc buy a 500, then I watched him try reloading hot loads for it, then I watched him have big pain, then I watched him sell it.[:D]

    Watching was plenty good enough for me. There's not much in Kansas that needs killing that bad.
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,539 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've only shot the med loads thru one I didn't think it was that much more then my full size one
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shoot one first before you spend the money. If your older the recoil from these hurts like hell. After shooting one I decided my 44 mag was enough.
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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 21,980 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by steve45
    Shoot one first before you spend the money. If your older the recoil from these hurts like hell. After shooting one I decided my 44 mag was enough.


    But, but, but these have the muzzle brake/compensators. It'll be like shooting a .38 special [:D].
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  • reloader44magreloader44mag Member Posts: 18,783 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
    I really want one of these, same gun without the paw prints would be perfect. Anybody have experiance with one of these 4"ers?

    500 S&W Mag
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    I own one. Bottom line if ya want to shoot it regularly you need to reload for it...factory ammo is BIG bucks...also the advantage of reloading the round is you can power it down...I like mine and run hot to mild loads thru it...full throttle loads...HANG on tight...ya wouldnt want 3 1/2 pounds hitting you in the forehead[;)]
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  • kumateliveskumatelives Member Posts: 2,609
    edited November -1
    mine bucks less than my 460,but its 8 3/8 not 4
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  • bartman45bartman45 Member Posts: 3,008 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    One box of shells fired by 12 owners..........
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  • NOAHNOAH Member Posts: 9,690
    edited November -1
    i fired 3 rnds full loads and will not do it again, not plesent
    at all.[xx(]
    will stick with my anaconda 4"[^] or
    my S&W 29 4"[:)]
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  • KodiakkKodiakk Member Posts: 5,582
    edited November -1
    I've been wanting one of them for years. Just can't get myself to take the plunge.

    PS What kind and model is that with the bear etching?
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    If I wanted a cartridge that size I'd prefer it in a rifle. The 44 Mag is big enough handgun for me.
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
    quote:Originally posted by steve45
    Shoot one first before you spend the money. If your older the recoil from these hurts like hell. After shooting one I decided my 44 mag was enough.


    But, but, but these have the muzzle brake/compensators. It'll be like shooting a .38 special [:D].


    And the noise would be not unlike standing next to a howitzer.
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  • drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,620 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shot 4rds through the 6" standard one when they 1st came out.
    Saved the 5th round for my ammo collection.

    I have abosolutely no interest in owning one.
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Kodiakk, thats the S&W Backpacker
    http://www.impactguns.com/smith-wesson-backpacker-500-sw-4in-limited-edition-model-151189-022188148800.aspx

    The gun store in Ennis has one of those, I'm pacing the flolor thinking about calling them and seeing if they will let me lay it away untill I get home in Dec [8D]
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  • 9 on the floor9 on the floor Member Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You should buy it if you want it.

    If the bills are paid and you have the bucks to blow you should go for it. Justification be damned.

    It just might be fun!
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I like the paw prints. Go for it.
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  • Big Sky RedneckBig Sky Redneck Member Posts: 19,752 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm gonna get it. Need to call Shedhorn and lay it away and pick it up when I get home next month [:D]
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  • KodiakkKodiakk Member Posts: 5,582
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
    Kodiakk, thats the S&W Backpacker
    http://www.impactguns.com/smith-wesson-backpacker-500-sw-4in-limited-edition-model-151189-022188148800.aspx

    The gun store in Ennis has one of those, I'm pacing the flolor thinking about calling them and seeing if they will let me lay it away untill I get home in Dec [8D]


    Thanks. I'm going to have look into one also. I love the foot prints and bear etching.
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  • tomahawktomahawk Member Posts: 11,826
    edited November -1
    shot one once...broke my finger...im done[B)]
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  • sarge_3adsarge_3ad Member Posts: 8,387 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I sold one to a feller who wanted it pretty bad. He let me shoot it, so I shot 5 rnds of full load. That was enough for me. I bought a .460. That was a nice revolver and I preferred it over the .500. More versatile since it will also shoot .45LC & .454 Casull, cheaper ammo, and a great deer gun.

    BTW, the guy who bought the .500 traded it in within a couple of months. Too much gun, and exspense.
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  • MMOMEQ-55MMOMEQ-55 Member Posts: 13,134
    edited November -1
    Had the opportunity to shot one this weekend with my son. I was using a shooting glove and it still hurt my hand. The recoil is straight back and punishes the web of your hand. My son and I put 50 rounds thru his. That was 50 Car-Bon full magnum rounds. Today my hand feels like it is bruised.

    I shoot a lot of big bore mainly in the form of TC Encores. I have a 375 JDJ and a 45-70 both 15" barrels and both ported. The 500 S&W kicks harder to me than my 45-70. That being said, it is hard to compare the two. An Encore is made completely different from the 500 S&W. And that 15" long by 1" round barrel on my Encore weights a good bit. I am now considering a 500 S&W barrel for my Encore, out of curiously more than anything else.

    I have no doubt the 500 will kill anything on this continent. I shot a cardboard box full of newspapers with the 500. It made a .5" entrance hole and I could put my hand in the exit hole. That was 12" of tightly packed newspaper and we were shooting Cor-Bon JSPs
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  • RustyBonesRustyBones Member Posts: 4,956
    edited November -1
    Jerry Miculek recommends a lower than normal grip in his revolver videos. There's really not much you can do either way.
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  • SwanKongSwanKong Member Posts: 989 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
    quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
    I really want one of these, same gun without the paw prints would be perfect. Anybody have experiance with one of these 4"ers?

    500 S&W Mag
    sw_151189_b.jpg
    I own one. Bottom line if ya want to shoot it regularly you need to reload for it...factory ammo is BIG bucks...also the advantage of reloading the round is you can power it down...I like mine and run hot to mild loads thru it...full throttle loads...HANG on tight...ya wouldnt want 3 1/2 pounds hitting you in the forehead[;)]


    +1..The loads I make with H-110 and Lil' Gun are pussycats compared to factory ammo(especially Cor-Bon).
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,539 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cor Bon makes a 500 special load that is easier on the hand Ballistics are slightly superior to the .480 Ruger
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  • partisanpartisan Member Posts: 6,414
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by wundudnee
    I watched interstatepawnllc buy a 500, then I watched him try reloading hot loads for it, then I watched him have big pain, then I watched him sell it.[:D]

    Watching was plenty good enough for me. There's not much in Kansas that needs killing that bad.


    [:D][:D][:D][:D]
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  • GrasshopperGrasshopper Member Posts: 17,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hmmm, Shot a six inch,,it really didn't seem that bad-[?]-the 45 colt derringer was much worse-
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  • drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,620 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Get that NFA trust and this would be cheaper to shoot and just as or maybe more so painful:
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=316475180
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  • midnightrunpaintballermidnightrunpaintballer Member Posts: 2,233 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by drobs
    Get that NFA trust and this would be cheaper to shoot and just as or maybe more so painful:
    http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=316475180
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    That with 3.5" slugs and you'll be close to the 500 for recoil
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  • 11BravoCrunchie11BravoCrunchie Member Posts: 33,423 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just plain wouldn't justify it. Now a .460 XVR with an 8.3" barrel is a different story. That is perfectly justifiable.
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