Smith & Wesson 500 Magnum with 4" Barrel. First Shots and Thoughts on this Big Bore Handgun 

I appreciate your watching. Yes Kentucky Ballistics is great, Scott is very entertaining. Love the videos. I went back and forth trying to decide on the 460 5" Vs 500 4" and ended up with the 460 first. After getting the 460, I was an X-Frame fan and bought this 500 Magnum as well. There's just something about these Big Bore Magnums...

Thank you for replying. It is amazing all the energy the 50Cal Ammo has.

That must be quite a rig. Really like the Alaskan as well. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. The model 29 is one of my favorites, its a great gun. You don't hear about flame cutting much these days because the tolerances are so much tighter. Not having the correct gap could cause issues. There is still quite a bit of energy coming out the gap, even with the tight gap. It could take your finger off if you put it in front of the gap. 500 recoil is different its a lot more push and not the flip type recoil of the 29. What barrel length do you have on your 29?

​@@BigBoreGuns Those are great points! I'm fairly inexperienced when it comes to revolvers. I only have that Model 29 (I took a look, it's a 6.5" 29-2) that was used by a great-uncle who enjoyed handgun hunting and a Colt Commando that my great-grandfather bought as surplus to use as a patrolman. You know, it is funny to think how certain guns behave to give you different kinds of felt recoil that might be unexpected. Just comparing their cylinder gaps to that of your S&W500 was what led me to that thought since obviously the .500 Mag is massively powerful, especially compared to .38 Special, so even with the small gap I imagine it's a ton of energy. Great video and discussion of the ammo too! I subscribed!

@@spartansfan1026 What a great story behind that 44. Thats one of the things I appreciate about firearms like that, they last and help revive memories of family history.

Thanks for watching. The Colt Anaconda is a great gun. It is still a very powerful and high quality handgun and one of the coolest looking revolvers.

haha - your "first" will be an Anaconda (which is also a beautiful gun), but I predict your second will be the 500 (don't let the hype get to you, get to the range, one trip and you will be comfortable with it) - and I bet one of ~3-5 will be a Python. Wishing you all the best

Thanks for watching. Out the door it was $1656. They are expensive but very good quality.

@@BigBoreGuns that's not bad really

Thanks for watching. Unfortunately nothing is really ever “free”, you’re paying higher tax rates to get those benefits. Government never does a good job at managing money. It’s a different mindset here, we place a higher value on our freedoms and independence. We don’t want to be like the rest of the world.

@@BigBoreGuns I enjoy more freedoms than you do, FYI we pay roughly the same level of taxes but we get more for it.

I appreciate your reply. Headed off to film a video now and need to fuel up car. Gas is about 3.75 a us gallon. I am curious what your gas prices are where you are?

@@BigBoreGuns €1.70 per litre for petrol and €1.66 or so for diesel . I drive an EV and can charge the car at work for free so that's a bonus