Smith & Wesson Introduces New .50 Caliber Magnum Revolver...

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[tracer]

Why bring the Italians in on this??

[Petronski]

Who would need more than one?

[azhenfud]

5

[and the horse you rode in on]

It's an "N" Frame with a 5 shot cylinder?

If so they have gone to much higher quality steels.

[FreeTally]

I think the S&W cartrige is a bit bigger than the standard .50 caliber that the Desert Eagle fires. Its 500 S&W Magnum. The standard .50 doesn't ahve "three times the muzzle velocity" of the .44 Magnum. This is one heck of a handgun round.

[Capt. Tom]

I am not a gun person but never the less have shot expert on a rifle range and did very well with an army 45 at 30 feet. The 45 is not as innacurate as people would have you believe on the first clip. On the second clip my hand is not as steady.

Anyway in the mid 50s a police officer on the job came in with a pistol and asked me if I wanted to shoot it. We went to a sand pit. I do not hold a gun tightly even a 45 so I had this pistol in my hand in what would be a normal hold. When I pulled the trigger I damn near lost the gun out of my hand.....It was a new 44 magnum. If the recoil is proportional ,I can't imaging a 50 magnum. You are definately going to have to hang on. -Tom

[tracer]

"Go ahead. Make my decade".....

[sinclair]

bump to you D.

[Space Wrangler]

S&W was bought for a pittance by the Arizona company Safe-T-Loc, or something like that. I believe the purchase price was about 15-20% of what the British company (Thompson, IIRC) paid for S&W in the late 80's. Just goes to show you what selling out your own customers will do for your business. Gaston Glock told Clinton/Reno to go pound sand in a very public way, and his customer base rewarded him nicely.

[Crowcreek]

'Kills in front -- Cripples behind . . ."

(Be still, my testosterone-production glands...)

[SoDak]

God Bless America. I want one.

[ArrogantBustard]

Fascinating. The following from Hogdgon:

.500 Linebaugh: 400gr Cast LRNFP, 37.5gr "Li'l Gun", 1608 fps, 43900PSI
.500 Linebaugh: 400gr Cast LRNFP, 33.0gr H4227, 1358fps, 32400PSI

Nothing else comes close. They have at least one .475 Linebaugh 1700fps load, but that uses a 325 gr bullet.

[RCW2001]

Specifications
Model:	500
Product Code:	163500
Caliber:	500 S&W Magnum®
Capacity:	5 Rounds
Barrel Length:	8-3/8”
Frame Size:	X-Frame
Action:	Single Action/Double Action
Front Sights:	Interchangeable Black Blade
Rear Sights:	Micrometer Click Black Blade
Grips:	Hogue Rubber-Energy Absorbing
Material:	Stainless Steel
Finish:	Satin Stainless
Overall Length:	15”
Weight:	72.5 oz.
Other Features:	Most Powerful Production Revolver in the World Today Massive 500 S&W Magnum® Cartridge 2600 ft/lb. Muzzle Energy A Hunting Handgun For Any Game Animal Walking Recoil Tamed with Effective Muzzle Compensator Hoque Sorbathane® Recoil Absorbing Grip Internal Lock
UPC:	022188635003

[Quilla]

Glad to hear there is a new S&W as I've been in boycott mode - I suspect my husband would love the 50. Alternatively, to hurt a perfectly good wrist, there is always the Ruger 480.

[Bahbah]

That's a hand cannon.

[azhenfud]

Can you show the other 500? The one with the spirally thing on the end of the barrel?

[longtermmemmory]

What happened with that so called consent agreemetn signed during the Clinton Administration?

As long as they are part of that I am not interested in any S&W product.

[and the horse you rode in on]

Of course, the Clinton DOJ trigger lock makes it impossible to get a shot off before you are filled with lead yourself.

You don't do home defense with a pistol with too much recoil to allow double taps. Stick with the .45ACP.

And you don't have to lock the silly lock if you don't want to. I threw the key away on the one new Smith I have.

Weight is 72oz. compared to 52oz on the comparable .44 mag. This is a new "X" frame and has to be huge. The guy holding the prototype must have hands like catchers mitts.

[bmwcyle]

BUY AMERICAN

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

This is still the company that bent over for the Clintons like Ford.

Beat me to it bump...

I won't buy from the one company who caved to the Clinton's demands. It put all of the other companies in a bad spot.