Posted on 11/28/2016 12:01:52 PM PST by w1n1
A .357 is fun. Recoil is just about right. I had a .44 Anaconda for years, but it just wasn’t any fun.
I didn’t have a chrono but it was obviously powerful. No question that with the right bullets it could take any North American game.
The drawback to compensators is noise. It sends the noise right back at you and most hearing protection isn’t adequate.
Thompson / Center makes a .500 barrel for the Encore. Despite a superb shock absorbing butt pad on mine it still punishes the shoulder. Even though ballistically similar to the .50 Beowulf, the felt recoil to me, (I have both) is double that of the Beowulf.
Lol, I was thinking recoil. From the day he tested the Smith & Wesson 1000.
I’m just marveling at his absolute calm and intense concentration throughout the entire shot. Zero movement. Absolutely zero flinch.
The guy in the video doesn’t seem to have any ear protection. Ouch!
But in these ultra-magnum revolvers I consider it pretty much a necessity for all but the most experienced magnum handlers.
Better to wear double hearing protection than to suffer a self-inflicted head would courtesy of your new revolver.
At 480 frames per second, a bear on a fuzzy tree looks pretty calm.
.357 Max in a rifle is a lot of fun. I built one a few years ago. Heavy bull barrel on an old single shot Ithaca shotgun action.. Really neat looking firearm.
But it is a pussycat compared to the 500.
Probably can’t see his clenched-shut eyes through those dark shades, either.
A 44 is as much as I want in the way of recoil.
I want one! I’ve always wanted one, ever since S&W came out with it. But there’s no earthly reason for me to have one. If I move to Alaska, then I’ll get one. For self defense against “big brownie.”
I’ve owned an 8” 44mag for over 30 years. Shooting it never bothered me. But one day, my 21 year old nephew came over and wanted to shoot it. So I loaded up the truck with guns and ammo and stopped by the gun store to buy some hot loads for the 44mag.
OMG, what a difference THAT made! My nephew had tears in his eyes after two shots. I went ahead and shot up all that ammo. I won’t say I did it without difficulty. I was definitely feeling a little beat up at the end. Like someone hit me in the palm of my hand a couple of times with a baseball bat. Hard to believe that wouldn’t be sufficient for any grizz, but I’ve heard some people swear it isn’t. So if we move to Alaska, I’ll get a S&W500. I really would love to shoot one!
I have a Thompson Center Encore pistol with a ten inch Bullberry bull barrel chambered in .500 S & W topped with a Leupold 2X pistol scope held on with three Warne rings; shooting off sand bags with reloads consisting of 350 grain jacketed hollow points over a hefty load of 2400, the recoil causes the pistol to rise so that the top scope turret misses imprinting my forehead by 2 inches.
Just sold my Ruger 44 Mag. Was great for Alaska but, Florida Range Time was ZIP! Nice to impress folks with a hand cannon but brutal to actually spend much time at the range! In a rifle, useful.
I sorta subscribe to the old joke about a .22 pistol as a BEAR GUN... Just shoot a companion in the knees and run like HELL! The bear will be satisfied with one victim!
RE ; POST #14
EXCELLENT LINK ~ HA!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShV7cii0aY
Thank you for posting.
I have both a S&W .500 and a Magnum Research BFR in .500 magnum. I changed the BFR grips and now its fine. Also it can handle hot loads as its single action.
That’s the kind of punishment you get from shooting a full-load .357 magnum in a 1.7/8 inch Scandium S&W M&P 340. It’s an awesome BUG but not fun to shoot.
Wife: Honey, why are you putting on tennis shoes?
Husband: In case we run into a bear, dear.
Wife: But I’m wearing heels.
Husband: Good, then all I have to do is outrun you.
Mine’s a 20 inch Katahdin barrel in a rifle. I actually wanted one in .460 Magnum... I consider it a more flexible, more useful caliber, (And to match a handgun), but no one had them in stock when I was buying.
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