There is 500 S&W Magnum and 500 S&W Special ammo available. That's about it.Question . You can shoot a .38 in a .357. What can you shoot out of a 500 smith. Thinking about a hog side arm.
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Jerry
Don't forget 45 AutoRim. 45 ACP also if moonclips are available. Not sure on that.If you are looking for common caliber reduction with other common caliber in handgun I'd get a 460 Smith and wesson...I believe you can fire 454 casull and 45 long colt in it...(also if you get a 454 you can fire 45lc in it) also 45 Schofield if you can find the brass
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Yes, I'm channeling John Ross when I say this but I still think it's valid:There is 500 S&W Magnum and 500 S&W Special ammo available. That's about it.
Both pretty expensive.
Yes, I'm channeling John Ross when I say this but I still think it's valid:
If only S&W would come out with a short X frame that was just long enough to accept the 500 Special, I think they'd have an incredible big-bore revolver. There would be a huge weight savings while retaining big power. The resulting revolver wouldn't be as ungainly as the current 500 Magnums that are so heavy people don't laugh when you put a bipod on one.
Because of the weight, good offhand handling with a 500 requires you get a snubbie. Now imagine a short-frame variant, where you could have a 5" bbl and the revolver still winds up weighing less than the current 3.5" models. That would definitely be one of those "Shut up and take my money" situations for me.
500 S&W really lends itself to hand loading. While they have a 500 special it’s not cheep like the 38 is inexpensive next to full house 357. So there isn’t much market for it. What you can do is hand load and get your 500 magnums down to special speeds and still have a powerhouse of a gun without the massive recoil. Simply select a light weight bullet and use trail boss powder. There is load data for it to drop the speed down to 950 or so. In a big gun like the 500 950 feels like a 38 special. The best part is you don’t have to trim cases or buy special cases.
funny, Smith and Wesson just Tweeted about this-If you are looking for common caliber reduction with other common caliber in handgun I'd get a 460 Smith and wesson...I believe you can fire 454 casull and 45 long colt in it...(also if you get a 454 you can fire 45lc in it) also 45 Schofield if you can find the brass
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There is 500 S&W Magnum and 500 S&W Special ammo available. That's about it. Both pretty expensive.
500 S&W really lends itself to hand loading. While they have a 500 special it’s not cheep like the 38 is inexpensive next to full house 357. So there isn’t much market for it. What you can do is hand load and get your 500 magnums down to special speeds and still have a powerhouse of a gun without the massive recoil. Simply select a light weight bullet and use trail boss powder. There is load data for it to drop the speed down to 950 or so. In a big gun like the 500 950 feels like a 38 special. The best part is you don’t have to trim cases or buy special cases.