Buckey Buckem , SASS #9064 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Howdy Looking for a S&W 500 with a 8 3/8" barrel. IF anyone has one for sale I'm interested in purchasing. Thanks Buckey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 I've got one, and can't really imagine ever shooting it again - that phase of my life is over. I'll send you a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Willi Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 I got a 44mag that looks just like yours and is magma ported and feel the same way about it. But it will shoot 44 Special so I have kept it. I often wonder why I bought it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 An X-Frame in .44 magnum? I thought they only came in .500 mag, .460 mag, and .350 Legend...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Geez, did S&W quit making these things? I've got a "contact me" list four people deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 These are a beast. I love these big bore guns. Beautifully obscene. Or maybe obscenely beautiful? I have a BFR in 500 JRH to satisfy my revolver 50 cal needs but these Smiths are soooo sweet. Ammo much more available for the Smith 500 as well PLUS a fella can get a levergun in 500 Smith to make the perfect pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Dantankerous said: These are a beast. I love these big bore guns. Beautifully obscene. Or maybe obscenely beautiful? I have a BFR in 500 JRH to satisfy my revolver 50 cal needs but these Smiths are soooo sweet. Ammo much more available for the Smith 500 as well PLUS a fella can get a levergun in 500 Smith to make the perfect pair. The "over 45 club" has a different meaning in the gun world. Not a JRH, but Magnum Research actually beat S&W to market with a .500 S&W mag revolver, as they already had a suitable platform for it in their BFR, and S&W was still developing the X-Frame. In addition to these two .500's, I've also got a .50 AE Desert Eagle, a Freedom Arms .500 Wyoming Express/.50 AE convertible, a custom .475 Linebaugh built by Ben Forkin, a SBH .480 Ruger, and a BFR .45-70/.450 Marlin convertible. I don't know if anyone makes .500 Wyoming Express brass anymore - the last price I can find is $4.45 each. I had a shooter who kept pestering me about the .500 WE revolver a year back and so I finally quoted him a price. He thought about it and said, "Toss in the new brass & dies, and you've got a deal"... yeah... 500 new cases times $4.45 ea = $2225.00... I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Three Foot, A very impressive collection there. Some of those are definitely on my wish list. There is certainly something beyond exciting about shooting these big bore handguns and I absolutely love it. 44 mag is tame compared to some of these. Several years back I found a Smith and Wesson X model in .460 with the shorter barrel like you picture. It felt pretty darn good in my hand but sadly I was out of state and could not take possession at the time so I left it in the dealer's case. This was slightly before the pandemic and the dealer even had copious amounts of ammo for that beast. I was carrying a Ruger flat top 44 Special at the time and although I love that gun it sure felt like a pea shooter compared to that .460. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckey Buckem , SASS #9064 Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 Howdy Three Foot Looks like a done deal. I will take it. Sent PM Thanks Buckey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 No more PM's please, these are both sold, pending funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 10:43 PM, Three Foot Johnson said: I've got one, and can't really imagine ever shooting it again - that phase of my life is over. I'll send you a PM. What scope did you find that could take that beating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Leupold M8 2x EER on the shorty and an M8 4x EER on the longer one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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