How not to shoot a 500 mag

[ronj]

Took the S&W 500 mag. to the range . Watch the hand on the 4 th shot. Wont do that again. 275 gr bullet. Click For video.

[dr.jayakumar]

Your revolver kicks like a canon.thanks for sharing.
regards
dr.jk

[Vikram]

I hope it was more of an ouch than any serious hurt. I once saw a photo of an extremely graphic photo of a finger that was badly injured for being in the wrong place when that hand canon was being fired.

Thanks for the video.

Best-
Vikram

[brihacharan]

Till now I thought 44mag was the ultimate in handguns....
But this monster (500mag) scares the @#$% out of me!!!!
BTW - Is this caliber of any practical use or is it just a arms designer's fancy to produce something like this???
> Nevertheless Thanks ronj for sharing this video clip
Briha

[ckkalyan]

Nice shooting experience with that hand cannon ronj!

Ouch - that must have been one painful 4th shot!!

There is a test that hickok45 carries out on a revolver that demonstrates the enormous paper-shredding power between the cylinder and forcing cone here:

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[xl_target]

BTW - Is this caliber of any practical use or is it just a arms designer's fancy to produce something like this???

Brihaji,
You have to remember that handguns have a fraction of the muzzle velocity and energy that rifles have.
They are also generally a short range proposition when hunting. The more energy and velocity you can deliver down range, the better you chances are of making a humane kill. The 500 S&W Magnum was developed with the goal of being able to take all North American game when armed with a handgun.


A comparison: The 44 Remington Magnum on the left and the .500 S&W Magnum on the right.

[ckkalyan]

+1 xl_target! In Canada one is not allowed to hunt with a handgun.