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I was shown one of these monsters at a gun shop the other day, quite impressive. Does anyone out there have one? What do you think of it?
 
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I love mine.

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It's an impressive piece. Recoil is manageable if you have some experience with the other magnums, but will be well beyond anything you have experienced before. A full charge of h110 gives you a muzzle flash easily seen in full daylight.
 
i am imagining a lever action rifle, it would be nice to have it in 500 sw instead of 44 or 357 mag
i was going to ask what kind of game and at what range it would take down, but i am probably in the wrong forum for that question...
 
I got one for my dad's 65th birthday and got to shot it.

We had three different boxes of ammo. A light, medium and heavy load.

I didn't mind the heavy load but dad shot one round and then unloaded gun and set it down.

Its not for everyone to shoot. Dad said his 44 mag kicked harder than the 500 light loads. Not sure about the medium 500 loads. Gun is more for bragging rights and saying you have the biggest caliber handgun.
 
mardig88 said:
i am imagining a lever action rifle, it would be nice to have it in 500 sw instead of 44 or 357 mag
i was going to ask what kind of game and at what range it would take down, but i am probably in the wrong forum for that question...
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From what I have read the only commercial action strong enough is the Browning BLR, though Wild West Guns in Alaska makes or made their own Model 04 lever gun on a beefed up Marlin type action that they manufacture. I tried to buy a Model 04 three years ago and they e-mailed back that they are not in production yet, I recently checked their web site and it looks like there hasn't been any progress.

The bullets in the picture look like 700 grain cast bullets, you have to be a bit sick to shoot them.:p :eek: I cast 400, 440 and 500 grain gas checked bullets from moulds by Mountain Molds.
 
The .50 caliber revolvers out there have to date fallen into two categories, super powerful rounds like the .500 S&W or less powerful rounds suitable for use in defensive revolvers like the .50 AE. Because I have an ATC I am always watching for ways to do it better, but the bulk of the X frame S&W guns I find unattractive, and the smaller .50 AE guns are underpowered for my needs. But there is a cartridge that can be chambered in normal size revolvers and promises lots of power, far more than is needed actually. That cartridge is the .500 Wyoming from Freedom Arms. The magic here is that the case is belted, and thus does not require as large a cylinder as a rimmed cartridge, although admittedly it lends itself to use in a SA gun better than a DA. If I was looking at a .50, that would be the one.
 
Badger Arms has a used one on there site for sale.They have a banner at the top of the page.
 
The performance centre one is really sweet. The barrel length is what I would consider about perfect for the gun 7 1/2", and I think it looks nicer than the standard version.

First shot I ever took pushed me off balance backwards. It wasn't really a "kick" but the push was impressive.
 
Max Owner said:
More info?

Think you are in my dad's neck of the woods.......
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These are 700gr that I casted using Mountain Molds mould. I also have a 650gr mould and going to order 600gr and 550gr moulds.

The beauty of .500 S&W is that the cylinder is 2.300" long so you can shot anything from 275gr to 725gr (Dan decided to cap his moulds at 700gr but there are some of the 725gr moulds out there.

Dans moulds are really nice.

Your dad wouldn't like those ;)
 
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The .50 caliber revolvers out there have to date fallen into two categories, super powerful rounds like the .500 S&W or less powerful rounds suitable for use in defensive revolvers like the .50 AE. Because I have an ATC I am always watching for ways to do it better, but the bulk of the X frame S&W guns I find unattractive, and the smaller .50 AE guns are underpowered for my needs. But there is a cartridge that can be chambered in normal size revolvers and promises lots of power, far more than is needed actually. That cartridge is the .500 Wyoming from Freedom Arms. The magic here is that the case is belted, and thus does not require as large a cylinder as a rimmed cartridge, although admittedly it lends itself to use in a SA gun better than a DA. If I was looking at a .50, that would be the one.
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There is at least one version of the S&W 500 that wouldn't be completely ridiculous as a carry gun:

http://www.gunblast.com/LT_SW-JohnRoss500.htm

If I was seriously interested in a .50, I would try to source one of these. As it is, my .44 Magnum is enough for me.
 
I have had this cannon for almost a year now. And every time I take it to the range the same thing happens. My hand are still hurting me from last weekend shooting 5, 500 grain Hornady factory rounds. Paulinski how do you feel after basting a few of these rounds off? Also dosn't it piss you off that we can't take this hunting with us?
 
I've shot a fair number of .500 and .460's from revolvers. Factory Hornady smacks too sharply for my tastes but reloads using 350 to 400 grain bullets in front of a load of H110 powder softens the sharpness to more of a really big fast push. Makes the gun fun far more fun to shoot.
 
They are a hand full .. but fun. I mainly shoot 350grn (either Sierra or Hornady) but have a 400grn mold and am working on a load for that. I have loaded and shot the 500grn Hornady bullets and they weren't too bad. Mind you I don't think I was loading to max. With the 350grn rounds I load them with 40grns of H110 and yes, you can see the muzzle flash in daylight. My Performance Center model (the one in my avatar) is a little different than the one I saw in tjhaile's link. Sweet trigger on it.
 
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