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To: zzen01
The .44 Magnum revolver - "the most powerful handgun in the world" is NOT! A .454 Casull or .480 is more powerful.

The most powerful PRODUCTION handgun cartridge is currently the .500 Smith & Wesson

7 posted on 07/27/2005 5:25:04 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (9-11 is your Peace Dividend)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Yep. I got to try one out last week. The cartridge looks almost 2 times as big as a .44 magnum. It kicks harder than a 12 guage! I wouldn't like to be anywhere near the business end of that beast.


11 posted on 07/27/2005 5:29:36 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: Erik Latranyi
What's interesting is that a very similar round, the 500 Linebaugh long (actually .510 caliber), has been around for decades now as a custom modification in revolvers. Instead of using the 500 linebaugh long S&W had to come up with there own so it could be called the 500 S&W mag.
19 posted on 07/27/2005 5:55:46 PM PDT by ol painless (ol' painless is out of the bag)
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