I found a dandy...

artz · September 12th, 2007, 11:31 AM

at my local shop, I found an NEF single shot in S&W .500 magnum.
Man that ammo/bullet is huge. A slightly smaller version of a 45/70 government. And to think thats a handgun round...

ghost tracker · September 12th, 2007, 11:41 AM

I think Thompson Center has G2 barrels in .500 S&W as well. I don't want to shoot it in a handgun, but in a NEF Handy Rifle it would make for some POWERFUL Wild Pig Medicine!

JD · September 12th, 2007, 11:42 AM

QKShooter · September 12th, 2007, 12:57 PM

I remember reading in an old Gun Magazine that a gun writer said that the human body probably could not tolerate any more recoil in a handgun than a .44 magnum.
I wonder how he would feel about a .500 Mag Snubbie?

CCWINNC · September 12th, 2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JD

Agree....

artz · September 12th, 2007, 02:04 PM

sorry....no pics. the guns still in the store. I am tempted to purchase it though.
I have shot a .454 casull, and that was strong enough. I don't think I wanna shoot a .500 S&W magnum load in a pistol. I understand that round is capable of 2600 ft. lbs. of ....... torque, er... recoil.
Might as well be torque. Torque your shoulder and arm. LOL...

Travis Morgan · September 29th, 2007, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ghost tracker

I think Thompson Center has G2 barrels in .500 S&W as well. I don't want to shoot it in a handgun, but in a NEF Handy Rifle it would make for some POWERFUL Wild Pig Medicine!

I want one in a lever action!

Travis Morgan · September 29th, 2007, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by QKShooter

I remember reading in an old Gun Magazine that a gun writer said that the human body probably could not tolerate any more recoil in a handgun than a .44 magnum.
I wonder how he would feel about a .500 Mag Snubbie?

Back when the .357 magnum was introduced, it was surmised that full power loads would break your hand.

September 12th, 2007, 11:31 AM	#1
artz VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,260	I found a dandy... at my local shop, I found an NEF single shot in S&W .500 magnum. Man that ammo/bullet is huge. A slightly smaller version of a 45/70 government. And to think thats a handgun round... __________________ Lord, grant me the serenity for things that I can not change. Just call me a pessimistic optimist !

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ghost tracker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ky Backwoods Posts: 742	I think Thompson Center has G2 barrels in .500 S&W as well. I don't want to shoot it in a handgun, but in a NEF Handy Rifle it would make for some *POWERFUL* Wild Pig Medicine! __________________ There are only *TWO* kinds of people in this world; those that describe the world as filled with two kinds of people...and those who don't.

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September 12th, 2007, 02:04 PM	#6
artz VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 2,260	sorry....no pics. the guns still in the store. I am tempted to purchase it though. I have shot a .454 casull, and that was strong enough. I don't think I wanna shoot a .500 S&W magnum load in a pistol. I understand that round is capable of 2600 ft. lbs. of ....... torque, er... recoil. Might as well be torque. Torque your shoulder and arm. LOL... __________________ Lord, grant me the serenity for things that I can not change. Just call me a pessimistic optimist !

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September 12th, 2007, 12:57 PM	#4
QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 20,480	I remember reading in an old Gun Magazine that a gun writer said that the human body probably could not tolerate any more recoil in a handgun than a .44 magnum. I wonder how he would feel about a .500 Mag Snubbie?