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So Flo · 07-02-2006, 03:58 PM

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...14&isFirearm=Y

The other day he comes into my office and tells me he wants to buy the biggest handgun available. So I pull up the S&W Website and show him the 500.

We go to the gun show today and he buys it...about $945 before all the add on costs.

The thing is HUGE and the ammo is insanely big! The nice thing about a pistol that has ammo that is $2.00 a round is that it is probably so powerful that you will only put a couple rounds through it before you put it in the safe and leave it alone!

He was wavering between the regular 500 or the Performance Center gun and since the Performance Center gun was only about $50-60 more, it seemed like a much better deal.

The guy that sold him the ammo for it asked him if he wanted the name of a good dentist or orthopedic surgeon...noting he'll either get his teeth knocked out or his wrist broken.

My buddy is a big dude...prolly 260-275 big ol german dude, so he'll probably handle it alright...not for me though!

Anyone else ever shoot one of these bad boys? Whatdidjathink of it?

ThePainkiller · 07-02-2006, 04:01 PM

I myself have not fired it. I've fired similar like a .460 or .480. The heavy weight of the gun will actually soften the recoil, but it still is a cannon. He shouldn't have too much of a problem handling it.

beakersloco · 07-02-2006, 04:10 PM

Guy I know says he used to have one and fired it twice and decided that it was too much gun for him.

Seif · 07-02-2006, 04:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzri8dn7p0&

Enough said.....

So Flo · 07-02-2006, 06:53 PM

Yeah, visions of that vid played in my head while he was buying it.

**beardman2** · 07-02-2006, 07:27 PM

I've only seen one in action at the range. The guy shooting it didn't seem to bother by it. I'd love one

reerc · 07-02-2006, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzri8dn7p0&

Enough said.....

Seif, your post is misleading, that isn't a S&W 500 in that home video, it's a home made outfit; a pistol concocted out of an elephant gun in a caliber much larger than the S&W .50 cal.

repeet · 07-03-2006, 06:47 AM

Ok then, S&W .500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrd_h...elated&search=

With Cor-Bon rounds

stunksinatl · 07-03-2006, 07:00 AM

I've fired it, a total of 5 times...

Then I flinched on every shot thereafter with my .40...

Its not terrible, but not something I'd want to shoot more than say 20 times in one outing....

-stunks

Seif · 07-03-2006, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reerc

Seif, your post is misleading, that isn't a S&W 500 in that home video, it's a home made outfit; a pistol concocted out of an elephant gun in a caliber much larger than the S&W .50 cal.

Yeah, I know, all I was trying to show was Man vs. Big Fukin Pistol. I was at my local range here in Az. and there was a pretty good size dude, muscular not fat like the guy in the video, and he was having a tough time keeping hold of the gun.

07-02-2006, 03:58 PM	#1
So Flo XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wellington, Florida Posts: 11,482	Encouraged my buddy to buy this today... http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...14&isFirearm=Y The other day he comes into my office and tells me he wants to buy the biggest handgun available. So I pull up the S&W Website and show him the 500. We go to the gun show today and he buys it...about $945 before all the add on costs. The thing is HUGE and the ammo is insanely big! The nice thing about a pistol that has ammo that is $2.00 a round is that it is probably so powerful that you will only put a couple rounds through it before you put it in the safe and leave it alone! He was wavering between the regular 500 or the Performance Center gun and since the Performance Center gun was only about $50-60 more, it seemed like a much better deal. The guy that sold him the ammo for it asked him if he wanted the name of a good dentist or orthopedic surgeon...noting he'll either get his teeth knocked out or his wrist broken. My buddy is a big dude...prolly 260-275 big ol german dude, so he'll probably handle it alright...not for me though! Anyone else ever shoot one of these bad boys? Whatdidjathink of it? __________________ No Guns, Know Crime. Know Guns, No Crime! http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member3984.png

07-02-2006, 04:01 PM	#2
ThePainkiller XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 188	I myself have not fired it. I've fired similar like a .460 or .480. The heavy weight of the gun will actually soften the recoil, but it still is a cannon. He shouldn't have too much of a problem handling it. __________________ HK USP 45 Glock 30 Springfield Armory XD .45ACP Tactical Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Mossberg 88 12ga Norinco SKS Bushmaster M4A3 Nighthawk Custom 1911 GRP (layaway) Guncrafter Industries 50GI 1911 (Layaway)

07-02-2006, 04:10 PM	#3
beakersloco XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Greenville NC Posts: 983	Guy I know says he used to have one and fired it twice and decided that it was too much gun for him. __________________ \"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)

07-02-2006, 06:53 PM	#5
So Flo XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wellington, Florida Posts: 11,482	Yeah, visions of that vid played in my head while he was buying it. __________________ No Guns, Know Crime. Know Guns, No Crime! http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member3984.png

07-02-2006, 07:27 PM	#6
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,950	I've only seen one in action at the range. The guy shooting it didn't seem to bother by it. I'd love one __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

07-02-2006, 04:49 PM	#4
Seif XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mesa, Arizona Posts: 20	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lzri8dn7p0& Enough said.....

07-03-2006, 06:47 AM	#8
repeet XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 88	Ok then, S&W .500 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrd_h...elated&search= With Cor-Bon rounds __________________ SA XD 357 Sig Service SA 1911-A1 Mil-Spec

07-03-2006, 07:00 AM	#9
stunksinatl XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 336	I've fired it, a total of 5 times... Then I flinched on every shot thereafter with my .40... Its not terrible, but not something I'd want to shoot more than say 20 times in one outing.... -stunks

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