Look like the dude’s forehead took a ricochet at some point.
ouch ,he should be wearing gloves
An interesting gun but I see very little practical use for it.
Still I would like to have one. Actually I would rather have the .460 which could take a bunch of different loads.
I used to shoot the .44 mag and .41 mag a fair amount. Neither bothered me but they were as much recoil as I wanted. Now that I have arthritis in my fingers, even the .44 mag would probably be a handful.
The big .50 might make a good round for a single shot rifle.
I expect the Smith and Wesson to be tough and inedible. The pork shoulder if cooked right and coated with barbecue sauce in the last 30 minutes will make incredible sandwiches, nachos or is good just as a stand alone main course.
Do I have to choose?
It would be great if S&W used the X-frames to do what they did with the N-frame and add more rounds of conventional ammo using the space the larger cylinder provides.
Smith squeezes eight .357/.38 rounds into an N-frame. I wonder how many they could get into a X? 10? And then there is the .22... seems like you could have a dozen or more of those in the big X-frame. Even 8 rounds of .44 Mag would be excellent.
Here is a video of a guy that went bear hunting with a S&W 500:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8mqAYAxrlg
At the 13 minute mark is when he shoots. Seems powerful enough to me !
Don’t get your thumb up where the cylinder meets the barrel.
Looks fun for someone else to shoot.
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!
Split decision: for flavor — pork shoulder, for self-defense — S&W!