S&W 500---any owners with opinions?

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Varmint hunting with a 500 Mag

Here's the toy and the end result. 2200 lb and 18'6" tall. Three shots. Last one in neck at 67 yards. 500-Gr. Hornady. :rolleyes:
 

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Oh yeah, first shot in the lungs and 10 minutes later, another in the neck, right through the spine. He weighed over 2200 lb and stood 18'6". The meat fed a lot of villagers, the trophy is in my room.
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I'm guessing it's not the standard shoulder mount, or you must have very high ceilings :D
 
Finally took em out to the range! WOW

I think this 20 round shooting time at the range has been the funnest in awhile.

I took my S&W 8 3/8 and 4 incher out with a box of Hornady 300 grain red tips. Never fired a 500 up till now and was a little nervous.

I first fired the long barrel mounted hard down on sand bags. WOW when that thing goes off even the high power rifle guys shake there heads in amazement at the power, recoil, flame ball etc. One guy cam up to me and said my whole body kind of roled with waves of the recoil.

I was wearing a full glove and the only bite I felt was the trigger guard slamming against my middle finger. I took the glove off and wrapped my finger with masking tape and that helped.

Then I brought out the little 4 inch brother and everything was louder, bigger and bolder by 20% at least. I'm not trying to say 'm some tough guy or something. All I'm saying is this gun with this load is a hoot to shoot. Its kinda like hopping on a fast bike for the first time. After 20 rounds you feel like you've fired the biggest and baddest monster around and you have.

I recommend anyone who can find one of these to try it. It is flat fun to shoot and you leave the range with a smile and fellow shooters glad your done. :eek:
 
Like I say, it's an "instant car-accident in a cartridge!":banghead:

Now you see why I love my 4" so much!

If you reload, try barn-burners with light bullets and ball powder (slowly working up the load, of course)!
When you fire, there is a ball of fire about the size of a small car.
After you fire, it is just like a wave of heat for about a second afterward! Just like you have a campfire on the range table just in front of you!
 
for as many owners that you find with opinions, you'll find that the ones who don't own one have twice as many opinions!!!


So very very true, and one of the most frustrating points on here.

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for as many owners that you find with opinions, you'll find that the ones who don't own one have twice as many opinions!!!
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Well, if the object is to see who can "outgun" the other, then I suppose there may be opposing viewpoints - just like others will always have a bigger and better gun.

However, if the postings are in good, clean fun, as they should be, then we all get along.

There are many guns pictured on this web site that I don't own, nor will I ever, just because I can't afford them. I'm happy for those people that have them and, I'm glad to see others are having fun with them!:)

I know of someone who has probably well in excess of 50-60 guns. That person has a lot of guns, but never shoots any of them. I would rather have several that I enjoy shooting than a whole collection that I just look at.
 
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Wow Mr. Wyocarp I like your collection!

I think you understand more than I the wonderful round the 500 is.

Please tell me what the small 2.5 incher is like to shoot with the heavy stuff. I always pictured some person with the survival unit in their car and using it for the first time before ever firing any gun. Must be a eye opener!

This is fun stuff!

Thanks

Dave
 
Why not just carry a 30.06? I mean, really, some times there is just, a little to much. To each his own. Bring your tri-pod with it. And remember more is Always better.
 
Why not just carry a 30.06? I mean, really, some times there is just, a little to much. To each his own. Bring your tri-pod with it. And remember more is Always better.
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I take it you are not a handgun hunter. I use my handguns for hunting, and I don't need a tri-pod to shoot my 500 Mags.

I have taken deer, bear and hogs with my 500 Mag. All off hand shots.

A rifle is to easy to use, and not as challenging as a handgun.

That's why we use handguns, personal choice. If you don't like shooting handgun for hunting, stick to your rifles. But some of us know how to use handguns.
 
Any one know where I can buy a 105mm howitzer with a 4"barrel.?

I'll stick to my .22's. 44's and .45's
 
If you don't like the 500 Mag, then why post here, other than to be a troll. :rolleyes:

You don't have to come to 500 Mag threads, if you have nothing of value to add. JMHO :evil:
 
I've shot hand guns since I was three years old. First gun I had was a Ruger "Bearcat" when I was seven. Shot .45colt when I was five. Killed over two dozen deer and wild pigs with them. There's just to seem to some that "Bring on the Cannon" Shooting is to be fun. Not about Mine is bigger than yours. I reload all the time and enjoy it. Just don't see the need for something like a hand held mortar. But that's just moho.
 
I've shot hand guns since I was three years old. First gun I had was a Ruger "Bearcat" when I was seven. Shot .45colt when I was five. Killed over two dozen deer and wild pigs with them. There's just to seem to some that "Bring on the Cannon" Shooting is to be fun. Not about Mine is bigger than yours. I reload all the time and enjoy it. Just don't see the need for something like a hand held mortar. But that's just moho.
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ragdogtop, Seeing that you are so proficient with handguns, you would really enjoy having (or even shooting) a 500 Magnum. I would like to be there when you do.

Somehow, this reminds me of a BIG TALKER at the range some years ago when a guy brought in his new big-bore magnum rifle.

While the rifle was on the bench another guy there was shooting his mouth off telling everyone else how to shoot it, how to properly hold it, how not to hold it, it's a gun for big people, you could get hurt if you don't hold it just the right way, be careful - you might get hurt, blah, blah, blah.

Essentially, this guy thought he was the GREAT AUTHORITY of big bore magnum rifles.:rolleyes:

What the guy REALLY WANTED was for the owner to let him take a shot.

After all the talk from this guy, the owner finally did let him take a shot and the poor fellow broke his collar bone.:cuss:

One good thing - at least the guy didn't drop the rifle on the ground!:)

For some strange reason, no more BIG TALK from Mr. know-it-all.:cool:
 
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500 Magnum Survial Gun

Imagine shooting that 2" snubbie 500 with the orange grips (the survial kit gun).

I can see a person who has never shot a gun in their life shooting that thing.

They just may end up with a gun impaled into their face.:eek:

Seeing how much of a cannon the 4" is, I couldn't even imagine shooting the 2"!
 
Actually, I prefer shooting the 2" over the 4" .500. My favorite is the 7.5" without a scope. It shoots the hot loads better than any of the others in my opinion. Adding the scope seems to make it come straight back. I'm currently looking for more of the performance center 7.5" in the old barrel style.
 
I know of someone who has probably well in excess of 50-60 guns. That person has a lot of guns, but never shoots any of them. I would rather have several that I enjoy shooting than a whole collection that I just look at.
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Well inspector, I'm in that category. And I have to say that not all of my guns get equal time having lead going their barrels. Some very seldom leave the safe. Then again, those are not my "go to" guns. Yesterday was a typical day though.

I carried five different guns throughout the day; an airlite in .357, two .380's in ankle holsters, a Glock 20, and a Desert Eagle in .50 AE. I only shot around 600 rounds, it was a slow day because one of the ak's broke and I gave my son the one I was shooting.

So, some of us that have "well in excess of 50-60 guns" do shoot a lot even though it isn't every gun every day or week.

So that I stay with the topic of this thread, we had a lot of guns on us, but one gun I didn't leave home without was my 7.5" .500. It nearly always travels beside my seat.
 
Just don't see the need for something like a hand held mortar.
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The neat thing about the .500 is that it can be loaded to be a very mild shooter, to a cannon that will make anything or anyone take notice. Since most probably don't get to where they are casting and reloading for it, they never know.
 
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