The .500 S&W Magnum (12.7×41mmSR) is a fifty-caliber semi-rimmed handgun cartridge developed by Cor-Bon in partnership with the Smith & Wesson "X-Gun" engineering team for use in the Smith & Wesson Model 500 X-frame revolver and introduced in February 2003 at the SHOT show. It has two primary design purposes: as a hunting handgun cartridge capable of taking all North American game species, and to be the most powerful production handgun cartridge to date.

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  1. CountryGent

    Going .500 S&W Magnum?

    All this delightful wackiness this evening, including pics of the magnums, has me thinking of something .500 S&W. Oh, I need to finish the SBR lever-gun first, but only the Creator might know when the first part will be done at the gunsmith (thread and slick) and our federal friends will...
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