Or a .480 Ruger, and have less recoil
The S&W 500 is waaaay overrated on felt recoil. There are tales of horror on the internet about the devastating recoil of the S&W 500, and we all know if it's on da innanet it's gotta be true.
In reality, a heavy bullet loaded hot in a .44 Magnum has a much sharper felt recoil than my 6.5" barreled S&W 500 Magnum. Heck, even factory 240 grain loads in the .44 Magnum have more felt recoil to me than 500 grain factory loads shot from my 500 Magnum.
