Hi Guys:

I was at a local gun show today and and found three different tables selling the new S&W 500.... One table had the 8inch @ $850.00... another @ $775.00 and one table had a 4in @ $950.00.. I would really like the 4in version.. What is a GOOD price for this revolver? Since prices seem to be all over the board.

I offered the guy with the 4in a trade of a Sako Finnbear, excellent condition, 7MM Mag pre 72... L-61R action with a 3X9 Leupold Vari X II on it, but he wasn't into Sako rifles. Bluebook on the rifle alone is around $950.00...and The leupy has to be around $150.00 because it is used....

SOOooooo what is a good price for an 8in... and 4in... I know they kick like hell and are brutal on the hands, but I have other big bore handguns that aren't pussycats either.

Anybody want to trade for a really nice Sako?

Regards... Jim P.

775.00 is a good price on the 8".
I have seen the 4" for 899.00 so 950.00 is average.

I paid 825.00 for mine when they were first made and came out. Mine is an 8"+ and I have a leopole scope on it 2x.
775.00 would be a real good for an 8".

Got my 8" .500 last year for $750, and a several month wait.

I've had it for a bit over a year now. Fun at the range, but it's a big chunk of stainless steel and frankly I don't use it much. Sure is a hoot to pull out and bust some rocks with now and again.

In retrospect, I think your Sako rifle is much more useful! Nope, no trade here, my own 7mm mag does just fine.

Regards, Guy

I find that shooting the 400 and 500 gr bullets don't seem to have as much recoil as the 270 gr bullet going about 1923 FPS. I shot some to day and with the 400 going 1620 FPS I can shoot them with one hand and the 500 going 1400 fps but the 270 gr bullets take two hands. They seem to have a sharper recoil.

I paid $725 plus tax (new!) for my 8 3/8", but I think that I got a smokin' deal. My dad saw a guy with a table at a gun show in KC, got his card, and I bought it shortly thereafter. He sells them regularly for $750, but I think dad talked him down a bit. I've seen them at Cabela's for $825...

I took my first deer with it a few weeks back with the 275 Barnes X from Corbon. It was like flipping off a switch. The only bones I hit were ribs, and the exit hole was around 1" to maybe 1 1/2".

Next step, getting off of this $31/box of 12 factory ammo habit..