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I thought this was pretty interesting. A close call! Watch your backstop when shooting something this big! And, the shooter makes a pretty impressive "kill" with his first shot from this cannon. http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/man-panics-shooting-gun/
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A T-Rex killer if you can find a T-Rex to kill.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one.
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I don't think the recoil is all that bad and have owned one for a while
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America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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I don't shoot my .500 much.
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I don't think the recoil is all that bad and have owned one for a while Same here.
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I reviewed one of the first ones back in 2003 and bought it. Sold the rest and kept the 500 as it is just fine for anything I would hunt with a handgun.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. I agree, more gun than I want to shoot.
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I've got a 45/70 barrell for my TC Contender, and agree that I don't want to shoot it much. However, I've found that if I limit it to 5-10 shots and call it quits, it's really not too bad, probably not much worse than those who hotrod 44 Mag or 45 Colt in same guns. I think I remember Ross Seyfried once writing that the way to adjust to the 475 Linebaugh was to not shoot it too much; shoot often but limit the rounds per session.
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I don't think the recoil is all that bad and have owned one for a while Same here. Wait'll you take it out and shoot it.
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Nice shorty version of it, too.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. The 329PD S&W with full house .44 Magnum loads has more felt recoil than that gun.
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[quote=safariman]True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. [/ quote]The 329PD S&W with full house .44 Magnum loads has more felt recoil than that gun. I have a 329PD and have fired it with full house 44 Magnum and extra power 300gr bear loads while in Alaska and.... I AGREE!  I am CAPABLE of shooting either, decently enough. I said I don't WANT to as in, it is not fun for me. As I have said before, if I cannot handle it with my Hardcast FN 260's at 1,000 fps, then the next step up for me is a rifle.
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I don't think the recoil is all that bad and have owned one for a while Same here. Wait'll you take it out and shoot it. Nah, I have a number of revolvers that kick considerably more than the .500 Smith X-frame.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. The 329PD S&W with full house .44 Magnum loads has more felt recoil than that gun. I'd call bullshit on that. I have a .41 magnum scandium S&W M357. With full-house loads shooting 210 and 220 grain bullets it is snappy and unpleasant to shoot, but I can shoot several cylinders full without a problem. I also have a 500 with the long barrel and compensator. Even with 350 grain XTP's that are moving about 250fps below max loads the .500 is very clearly a harder recoiling gun. With 400 grain bullets approaching maximum loads the .500 is not on the same planet with any handgun I've ever shot. With either load I seldom shoot a whole cylinder full before putting it down to shoot something else for a while. Maybe I'm just a candy azz, but I'm 66 years old and no one I know has ever called me such.
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I don't think the recoil is all that bad and have owned one for a while It's not.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. The 329PD S&W with full house .44 Magnum loads has more felt recoil than that gun. I'd call bullshit on that. I have a .41 magnum scandium S&W M357. With full-house loads shooting 210 and 220 grain bullets it is snappy and unpleasant to shoot, but I can shoot several cylinders full without a problem. I also have a 500 with the long barrel and compensator. Even with 350 grain XTP's that are moving about 250fps below max loads the .500 is very clearly a harder recoiling gun. With 400 grain bullets approaching maximum loads the .500 is not on the same planet with any handgun I've ever shot. With either load I seldom shoot a whole cylinder full before putting it down to shoot something else for a while. Maybe I'm just a candy azz, but I'm 66 years old and no one I know has ever called me such. I can fix you up with harder recoiling handguns than a compensated 500 S&W.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. The 329PD S&W with full house .44 Magnum loads has more felt recoil than that gun. I'd call bullshit on that. I have a .41 magnum scandium S&W M357. With full-house loads shooting 210 and 220 grain bullets it is snappy and unpleasant to shoot, but I can shoot several cylinders full without a problem. I also have a 500 with the long barrel and compensator. Even with 350 grain XTP's that are moving about 250fps below max loads the .500 is very clearly a harder recoiling gun. With 400 grain bullets approaching maximum loads the .500 is not on the same planet with any handgun I've ever shot. With either load I seldom shoot a whole cylinder full before putting it down to shoot something else for a while. Maybe I'm just a candy azz, but I'm 66 years old and no one I know has ever called me such. I can fix you up with harder recoiling handguns than a compensated 500 S&W. And I would take you up on that, just because, but the idea that a .500 with full house loads generates less felt recoil than any. 44 magnum is absurd. I know better from my own experience,not from the opinions of internet commandos.
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True enough.... I fired one a few times, enough times to know that I do not want one. The 329PD S&W with full house .44 Magnum loads has more felt recoil than that gun. I'd call bullshit on that. I have a .41 magnum scandium S&W M357. With full-house loads shooting 210 and 220 grain bullets it is snappy and unpleasant to shoot, but I can shoot several cylinders full without a problem. I also have a 500 with the long barrel and compensator. Even with 350 grain XTP's that are moving about 250fps below max loads the .500 is very clearly a harder recoiling gun. With 400 grain bullets approaching maximum loads the .500 is not on the same planet with any handgun I've ever shot. With either load I seldom shoot a whole cylinder full before putting it down to shoot something else for a while. Maybe I'm just a candy azz, but I'm 66 years old and no one I know has ever called me such. I can fix you up with harder recoiling handguns than a compensated 500 S&W. I know you can, friend! And I want no part of any of those, either!  Gimme my hot loaded 416 Rigby or 340 wildcat rifle, I am AOK, but I just do not enjoy shooting hard kicking handguns for whatever reason.
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