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Smith & Wesson Introduces New .50 Caliber Magnum Revolver...
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Posted on 02/13/2003 8:33:17 AM PST by RCW2001

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb 13, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The legendary 150-year-old handgun maker, Smith & Wesson Corp., a subsidiary of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation ( AMEX:SWB) today introduced the largest and most powerful production revolver ever made along with eight other new products at the 2003 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Orlando, Florida.

The new 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum(R) revolver is chambered for the new .50 caliber 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum(R) cartridge.

"The 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum is a natural progression of our leadership role in handgun development," said Roy Cuny, president and CEO of Smith & Wesson Corp. "Smith & Wesson has a strong customer contingency of hunting and shooting enthusiasts that are continually looking to us for innovation. We produced the original Magnum(R) revolver with the introduction of the .357 Magnum in 1935 and 20 years later amazed the shooting world with the .44 Magnum. Now in 2003, we have once again produced a premier hunting revolver with no equal."

The newly introduced 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum cartridge produces nearly three times the muzzle energy of the .44 Magnum round, which far exceeds all other handgun cartridges.

Based on orders to date from Smith & Wesson dealers, production on the new .50 caliber revolver has been increased. "The demand has far surpassed our original expectations," said Cuny.

Industry Response

Recently editors and writers from the firearm industry and outdoor publications previewed the new 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum revolver and the 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum cartridge at the Smith & Wesson state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Springfield, Massachusetts. "I have no doubt that within a year our members will have used this new Smith & Wesson revolver and cartridge in Africa on the world's most dangerous game", said Steve Comus, director of publications for Safari Club International.

"This firearm offers the confidence required when hunting the world's most challenging animals with a handgun," Comus concludes.

"The new Smith & Wesson Corporation has proved its capabilities, not only with the introduction of the 500 Smith & Wesson Magnum(R) revolver, but with the extensive line of products it is bringing to market in 2003," said Roy Huntington, editor of AMERICAN HANDGUNNER. "The Company, under its new leadership, has made a commitment to its core products - and to its customers."

Russ Thurman, editor of SHOOTING INDUSTRY, an industry trade publication stated, "It is exciting to see so many new products come from one manufacturer in one year. I believe dealers and consumers will find this line- up of products quite interesting."

More New Products

Smith & Wesson will also be launching the most extensive introduction of new products seen in over a decade at the 2003 SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida, February 13-16, 2003. In addition to the 500 Magnum press, dealers and distributors will see the latest in the Scandium Series revolvers, the SW1911, new rimfire revolvers and new SW99 pistols. For more information, visit the Smith & Wesson website at http://www.smith-wesson.com.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News
KEYWORDS: bigbang
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To: umgud
Why bring the Italians in on this??
41 posted on 02/13/2003 8:48:26 AM PST by tracer (/b>)
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To: FreeTally
Who would need more than one?
42 posted on 02/13/2003 8:48:39 AM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: FreeTally
5
43 posted on 02/13/2003 8:50:02 AM PST by azhenfud
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To: RebelDawg
It's an "N" Frame with a 5 shot cylinder?

If so they have gone to much higher quality steels.

44 posted on 02/13/2003 8:50:16 AM PST by and the horse you rode in on (Republican's for Sharpton)
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To: MD_Willington_1976
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.
45 posted on 02/13/2003 8:50:17 AM PST by FreeTally
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To: RCW2001
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

46 posted on 02/13/2003 8:50:23 AM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: Paradox
"Go ahead. Make my decade".....
47 posted on 02/13/2003 8:50:35 AM PST by tracer (/b>)
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To: cajun315
bump to you D.
48 posted on 02/13/2003 8:51:19 AM PST by sinclair (Hey, I just come in here for nothin'... Hope I'm not wastin' anybody's time.)
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To: G L Tirebiter
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.
49 posted on 02/13/2003 8:51:38 AM PST by Space Wrangler (Now I know what it's like washing windows when there are pigeons on the roof...)
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To: RCW2001
'Kills in front -- Cripples behind . . ."

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

50 posted on 02/13/2003 8:52:47 AM PST by Crowcreek
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To: RCW2001
God Bless America. I want one.
51 posted on 02/13/2003 8:53:08 AM PST by SoDak
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To: umgud
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.

52 posted on 02/13/2003 8:53:12 AM PST by ArrogantBustard
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To: 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

53 posted on 02/13/2003 8:53:26 AM PST by RCW2001
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To: unix
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.
54 posted on 02/13/2003 8:53:33 AM PST by Quilla
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To: RebelDawg
That's a hand cannon.
55 posted on 02/13/2003 8:53:57 AM PST by Bahbah (Pray for our Troops)
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To: RCW2001
Can you show the other 500? The one with the spirally thing on the end of the barrel?
56 posted on 02/13/2003 8:55:54 AM PST by azhenfud
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To: RCW2001
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.
57 posted on 02/13/2003 8:56:46 AM PST by longtermmemmory
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To: TommyDale
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.

58 posted on 02/13/2003 8:56:50 AM PST by and the horse you rode in on (Republican's for Sharpton)
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To: Dead Dog
BUY AMERICAN
59 posted on 02/13/2003 8:56:58 AM PST by bmwcyle (Semper Gumby - Always Flexable)
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To: bmwcyle
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.

60 posted on 02/13/2003 8:57:00 AM PST by 69ConvertibleFirebird
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