I have one and actually like it very much ..I carry it in a crossdraw and with Custom round butt grips and Trijicon light weight red dot,it is dead on.Easy to conceal and get to with the cross draw and doesnt mess with my slung rifle or shotgun....Question...Anyone cronied their's? I wonder how much I am loosing from my 6 1/2"?
My Chronied was murdered by a friend and still waiting for a replacement.It loves the Barnes 275HP "Flying Ashtrays" and also the 375's too.I never went to the 500s,no need in this one.I would like to take a Bison or Bear with it one day,just so I can say I did!

Who in their right mind would want to shoot such a monstrosity. Don't think I'd want a wrist wrencher like that. I've fired many a full bore 460 rounds, which weren't bad at all, but it has the 8.4" barrel. Even without using the compensator it's not bad, but I atribute that to the fact that it's muzzle heavy.

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Originally posted by txhunter77:
Who in their right mind would want to shoot such a monstrosity. Don't think I'd want a wrist wrencher like that. I've fired many a full bore 460 rounds, which weren't bad at all, but it has the 8.4" barrel. Even without using the compensator it's not bad, but I atribute that to the fact that it's muzzle heavy.

ME! LOL!....Its not bad at all with those "little bullets"...Less recoil than my 6.5" PC version with the 500s at 1400+...Maybe I am just used to shooting 50/110 revolvers ...By the way, 58 ounces as you see it now...

Apparently neither of us are in our right mind, LOL!
I haven't shot anything less than 350gr slugs in mine and the 700grainers were just plain brutal.
Why?......because I can



I didn't chrono mine simply because I wasn't interested in the velocity. I figured if I'm that close and I need it, it isn't going to matter. Hell it's a 1/2" dia. 700gr slug!
To my surprise, for such a short barrel it is very accurate @25yds. with 350gr Hornadys.

Safarikid, how is the Trijicon holding up on that beast?? I recently put one on my Freedom Arms 454.

The Trijicon is Perfecto!The Mount is the key and it is offered by them.It fits where the rear sight was and it is a tight,solid fit.Fitted to go in the groove and this baby couldnt come loose if it wanted to! The actual red dot prtion is so light,it has no weight to work against it self.It is fast and it still fits in my Galco Crossdraw... Note the new smaller,open backstrap grips and glass beaded satin finish

Safarikid, Thanks for the reply. I only have about 100 rounds with mine, but so far, so good. Sure beats using iron sights with my old eyes.

Have the 1st model 8 3/8'' and sold my 2 3/4" in favor of getting a 4".

Chrono-ed them about 2 years ago and honestly cannot remember the exact numbers ,

but I remember being surprised that the drop was not as much as I expected.

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Thanks!

I'll see if I can't get a hold of them..

Good luck with your beast!

Todd

Here ya go!(I think Cabelas n Midway handled them also for less than retail?)
http://www.trijicon.com/user/p..._row=3&categoryID=13

SAFARIKID, I don't have a shortie 500 Mag, but I have a 4 inch with an end cap, not ported at all. I have shot up to 700 gr. bullets in it just for the fun of it. I prefer the 440 gr. hard cast in mine.

Recoil is not as bad as some thing it would be.

Maybe I am a little slow but, I do not get the fasination of taking a very large frame revolver and cutting the barrel down to the lenght of a J-Frame S&W and then shooting high capacity rounds in them.

The logic escapes me.

I termed my 2 3/4 my "Get Off Me Gun"

I wore it in a center chest rig for hiking & fishing in big bear country, allowed me to have
both hands free and/or the rifle attached to the back pack.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DuggaBoye:
I termed my 2 3/4 my "Get Off Me Gun"

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That is essentially what my .500 Linebaugh SRH is, but with the 5-inch barrel, it can still be used as a primary hunting tool. I treat it though as more of a back-up gun than anything else.

Well, 3/4 of the powder charge is burning in front of the muzzle, lots of flame and fire. Busted ear drums, etc.
Just what is the idea of such short barrels? No need for rifling either, a smooth bore will do as good. No way to spin up a boolit.

I do believe it was designed for that moment you are underneath a bear......pull it, press it up against the bear and squeeze......

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Originally posted by bfrshooter:
Well, 3/4 of the powder charge is burning in front of the muzzle, lots of flame and fire. Busted ear drums, etc.
Just what is the idea of such short barrels? No need for rifling either, a smooth bore will do as good. No way to spin up a boolit.

When I bought the 2 3/4 the 4" was simply not available.

The 8 3/8 in the Desantis/S&W bandelero shoulder rig (which I already had) was simply too long to quickly remove and present in waders, also the barrel at waist level was restrictive of movement while fishing .

Yeah, that 8 3/8-inch barreled X-frame is just too damn big IMO. I hunted with an 8 3/8-inch .460 one weekend and it was a bear (so to speak) to carry around. I shot a 4-inch (or was it 5??) .460 a few weeks ago and it was definitely packable.

I Don't disagree with Any of you guys,I just like being a tad different(That doesnt mean better in most cases!)
I've always worn headphones,esp now that I am getting older(huhh,you said something?)But,if/when I hunt with it I would wear the Sonic Plugs....Thats my silly explanation...Also,I have taken a Bison and a Asian Buff and finished a Brown Bear with my 6.5" 500 and 5" 50/110 and a few pigs and one deer....So,I want to take something "large" with it eventually.
I can keep them in 3" at 50yds and probably similar at 100?..So,I know I can hit Godzilla with it...Blast,no more than a 4" with a comp,probably less.....Power,lets talk....OK,we all have figured by now that "Dead is Dead",so we agree on that...Next,seems like the "Sweet Spot" for penetration,as proven over and over,is around 12-1250fps with a good Cast bullet...So,I get 1425+ with 500s out my 6.5",so if I wanted to shoot,say a Bison with my Snubbie,I bet it would shoot the exact same load at least 12-1300?...That tells me that I am "in the zone" of serious penetration(cast bullets)..So,what I am saying is,my lil Smith will Kill anything your big Smith,Bfr and Freedom Arms will ...Am I correct? Why,why not?....Now,If I was headed to Africa for Buff or Jumbo,with a handgun,sure,I would feel more confident with my 6.5" PC Smith! My good friend Otto Candies has done it many times(Elephant and Buff) with 5 1/2" Bowens and Linebaughs with I think 440Hard Cast.He had them go through the skulls on some shots! ...Well,thats my long winded explanation,its raining and I am bored-bored-bored
Here is the "Long Range" Version

where's the pic of the target so we can see how it shoots

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Originally posted by TBEAR99:
where's the pic of the target so we can see how it shoots

IF I saved every target I shot,my GF would be correct in calling me a "pack rat",but I hope to go blasting away again soon!

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Originally posted by TBEAR99:
where's the pic of the target so we can see how it shoots

TBEAR99 had you come up a week earlier to Maine last year you could of shot my 4 inch 500 Mag. At 25 yards shooting off hand I kept all my shots inside a 4 inch circle. Pete and a few others shot my S&W 500 Mag and had a ball with it. The 4 inch is actually a 3 inch barrel, the last inch is where the compensator goes, except mine has and end cap. Accuracy is very good from a short barreled monster.

Hi Safarikid; God to have some news from You, go for a Kodiak bear with it and post the pictures!!!
Life is not for cowards ah,ah,
Congratulation on Your new toy, last was "Hellboy", What is it name? "Armagedon"??? Kind Regards Guille.

If a person has a longer barreled 500 Smith for hunting, I can see the logic in having a shorter barreled [even a 2 3/4"] 500 Smith as a
protection gun.

In fact if I am handgun hunting only, I still carry my "protection" as well.

But I have a question for you snubby 500 S&W guys.

What load, bullet weight and velocity, do you carry for bear protection, and can you shoot it with one hand, with your wrist at an awkward angle.

The reason I ask is I hunt with a FA 475L, but I would not want to shoot a full power load one handed with my wrist bent at an awkward angle.

When I was black bear hunting I carried Buffalo Bore's light load, 420 at 983 out of my gun, when in camp and only loaded the more powerful loads when I was in the bear stand...

I did carry full power loads all the time when I was in Africa, except when in a town.
Then I carried the Hornady 480 Ruger loads with the 325gr bullet.

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Any Smith 500 "Snubbie" (2 3/4") Users...?

aka fire starters ..

i like 4" guns, fellas .. and i understand launching huge bullets with lots of noise ...