If a S&W 500-4" was in front of you...

[TN-Green]

would you buy it?

[VinnyT]

Depends on the $$$$$.....

;)

[TN-Green]

$999

[VinnyT]

No way.

[TN-Green]

I have a S&W 686+. What should my wheel gun be? .44 or all the the way to 500 mag?

[bigautomatic]

The 500 is fun, but you'll get a lot more use out of the 686. Best to have both!

[Ichiro]

No. Ammo is too expensive. I insist on shooting my guns.

[TN-Green]

That's what I am thinking! So the 500...? 4" or 8". I am thinking the 4" would be perfect for the truck gun or just a blast on the range to show it off. The 8" may be a little more fun to shoot at the range with a mounted scope. I am really leaning on the 4". What a hand cannon!

[darkgael]

No.

[nutty ned]

No, too much recoil and ammo cost.

[TN-Green]

I'm not concerned with the cost of ammo and the recoil is just part of it. I may be wrong about the ammo come Xmas.

[540mope]

it'll make for a nice looking safe queen

[TN-Green]

And a nice looking credit card balance.

[P5 Guy]

I have no interest in re-arranging the little bones in my wrist.:(

[kgpcr]

I carry a .454 on the rivers in AK. I just dont see why you would want a hand cannon without the need for one for reason like i listed. They may be fun but not practical in any way but they sure make a loud boooooom!

[Socrates]

If it was 500-800, I'd grab it in a second. Shoot .500JRH level ammo out of it, and, it would be like a slightly heavy, 44 magnum, well, REAL heavy...

[NPS,LE]

Ammo costs are nothing. I shot one round and that was enough. Anyone need a box of 50 cal minus one round?

[TN-Green]

I saw a vid of a dude with a 700 grn bullet. That looked punishing. The 350-400s don't look so bad.

[Ichiro]

Natchezss.com has Corbon 12-round boxes for about $45.

[TN-Green]

What about the price of the cannon? Apparently anywhere near $1000 is a bad deal.

[Ole 5 hole group]

Bud's Guns aren't priced too bad if you consider S&W has a promotion on until Christmas I think for a $75 rebate on a purchase of a new Model 500. Their prices run from around the $810 mark for the small barreled version (2-3/4" & 4" - the 4" is just a 3" barrel with a 1" compensator) and their 6.5" version is $884.00. Last time I looked they only had the 6.5" in stock. If you reload the cost per round shouldn't exceed $0.50 per round and if you cast your own bullets, it will bring the cost down to around $0.25 per shot.

To my way of thinking, which doesn't mean much to anyone, is that once you feel the need to go above the 44 mag or the 45LC you might just as well go all the way to the 500 whatever. Why stop halfway with the 475/480 or the 454 or 460 - because of the increased recoil you say? Recoil - I think some of you correlate that with pain and if so, that's just plain ole pain and pain is just weakness leaving our body. How much weakness is within our bodies? Handload some stout 500S&W's and find out.

Has anyone tried the Jpoint on the 500S&W? I would think it would be the cat's meow for medium to short range fast shooting if you found yourself in a tight situation with a boar or other critter. The sight weighs only a half ounce.

[rogertc1]

I have a M500 4". Love the gun. I have about 500 rounds. (Don't reload) really a well made firearm. Fun to shoot.

[B. Lahey]

No thanks, .454 provides more than enough recoil for my taste.

A custom .454 SRH with the barrel cut back to about 4"-5" so the front sight base (with the angled part cut off) starts at the frame extension, giving the look of a rib, with a shiny black finish and beefy walnut grips, heck yeah. I am already planning the build.

[Webleymkv]

Not unless the price was ridiculously low and I tought I could re-sell it at a tidy profit.

[crebralfix]

I find it to be a silly gun.

If you need to launch a rifle bullet, shoot it from a rifle.

But, then again, variety is a good thing...something for everybody!

[Wolfeye]

I did have one in front of me a month or two ago, and didn't buy it. The only reason I'd want a big handgun is for woods carry during my yearly Alaska trips, and that 4" 500 seemed too heavy for carrying anywhere other than around basecamp. A 4" .44 is enough for me as a sidearm.

[armsmaster270]

I'll stick with the puny .44 Mag too.

[B.N.Real]

nope.

I'm already deaf enough as it is.

[vytoland]

I have a S&W 686:D

i need nothing else!!!:cool:

[Shane Tuttle]

NO.

It's absoluetly useless for me. There's not one thing that I can think of that would serve its purpose better than what's already out there. Even if it did have one, I'm sure that it isn't worth the price tag and ammo. I don't need a gun that big to compensate for shortcomings of my character either.

[AKGunner]

I bought one. It was 899 new. I reload for it so the ammo cost is very managable. It also allows one to shoot lighter loads for more practice. I carry it in a Diamond-D holster on the rivers while fly fishing. I keep it high on my chest for quick access. I always warn those close to me before I shoot it. It's a tad loud.

[stevieboy]

I have no interest in a revolver that's the size of a toaster oven. If I were to carry that I'd look like Yosemite Sam. But, to each his own, say I. If that's what you want then, I say, go for it.

[223 shooter]

If a S&W 500-4" was in front of you...
would you buy it?

Not in this lifetime. For $999 there are a lot of other choices that would suit me far better. Shooting a 4" .500 caliber handgun is not on my "fun to do" list.

But if that is what you want by all means go for it. Let us know if you end up with it.