Talk:Smith & Wesson Model 500

message: Jagged Alliance game was made before 2003... Hmm... So, how? --Varnav 18:56, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

message: a picture of a round used in this gun should be included.  I don't have one.   Kalmia 19:19, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  the ammo 

message: Is there a reference for the animals taken with this gun? Do elephant poachers go public with their arsenals? matt kane's brain 01:26, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animals 

message: Please refrain from adding these reference to the page. There are two pages created specifically for this where this type of into can go:
*List of firearms in video games
*List of firearms in films
These types of reference don't really belong in Wikipedia articles, please see Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (specifically "List of trivia").
--Deon Steyn 05:54, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  pop culture 

message: I removed reference to elephants because its should probably have been documented and because it was inflammatory. No use leading people to think that owners of this revolver go around shooting elephants on a regular basis. --Droll 00:31, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed reference to elephants 

message: Is the .500 S&W the most powerful or the .460 S&W?  The wiki page on the .460 also states it is the most powerful with more energy than the .500 due to its high velocity of over 2300 fps.
*The last paragraph states that the .460 achieves over "2400 ft-lbs of energy" while the .500 S&W achieves over 2600 ft-lbs of energy". This is at the muzzle and is calculated based on mass and velocity. Using the word "most" is probably ill advised as it can only be true for some undetermined period of time. --Droll 00:04, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most Powerful?? 

message: This I'm unsure of, I'd like someone to cite that statement in the article.  I think its a little to bold a statement to make without anything to back it up.  
(1sttomars 21:19, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Never used to commit a crime? 

message: While it MAY be outdated, a citation I came across (ironically, that lead me TO this article) was from
http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/sports/1277336.html
It was written in 2003. I'm new to the subject, so things may have changed since then...
:They haven't.  The 500 is still the most powerful.  Unfortunately I don't have a newer citation handy.  But now that I know, I'll keep an eye out.  That said, I think this is a situation that so long as we have a citation and no newer evidence to the contrary, there's no reason for a change.  —Thernlund (Talk | Contribs) 21:15, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation for "most powerful" 

message: The first section of this article reads like an advert. Man with two legs 10:18, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Advertisement

message: The article doesn't specify whether the Smith & Wesson 500 is a single or double action revolver. 24.20.105.177 23:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Single action or double action? 

message: My research could find no reference to a load his hot. The Hodgdon web site lists the hottest load at 2002 fps. with a 325 grain bullet. To encourage readers to exceed maximum pressure ratings, IMO, would not be unethical --DRoll (talk) 05:01, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed reference to handloader experiment 

message: There is a picture circulating on the internet of a finger that was shortened by the blast from the B/c gap of a 500. The picture may or may not be authentic-probably is as the side blast from a 44 magnum will cut through blue denim after a few repetitions. --Mcumpston (talk) 14:54, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amputation Hazard 

message: Someone wrote it and posted a reference that in no way supports the claim made. A claim that this kind of gun could kill a rhino or elephant, or even a buffalo could only be made by a person who has little knowledge of ballistics and nature of penetration. please, I beg you please, do not let wikipedia embarass itself again like this.99.231.50.118 (talk) 05:39, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Dude, did you even read the reference? — DanMP5 14:25, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Cape buffalo and elephants have been harvested with .44 Magnum and .454 Casull revolvers for decades.  The key is very heavy and hard solid bullets.  The .500 S&W Magnum is more powerful than either one of those.  --D.E. Watters (talk) 14:59, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Can someone remove that whole sentece? I'm not arguing with it, but hunting for any extremely large african game is illegal. Or am I to understand that Wikipedia encourages it? GMRE (talk) 15:33, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: "''hunt extremely large african game''"

message: I think the picture of the girl firing is over dramatized, She probably didnt know the proper way of handling the gun....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.187.75.183 (talk) 14:11, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Large Recoil? 

message: any six shot versions available? i believe someone once told me about a 6 shot S&W 500 magnum pistol  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.171.244.37 (talk) 08:40, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  capacity? 

message: Consolidate, merge, combine (or whatever Wiki speak is used) this article with .500 S&W Magnum and clean up the redundant S&W links.
To answer the six shot model question - - - NO, S&W makes only a 5 shot version. The operating pressure is too great to make a 6 shot cylinder for this frame. Maybe S&W will make a "Y" frame?? of course it will weigh more.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.179.189.65 (talk) 06:19, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Consolidate 

message: Question from someone who doesn't know too much about guns:
The article states "The Model 500 can fire a bullet weighing 350 gr ( 22.7 g; 0.8 oz)"
So, is it 350gr, or 22.7 gr? And what does the other number mean than?
GameLegend (talk) 21:17, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: 350 grains, 22.7 grams, or 0.8 ounces. --174.71.116.124 (talk) 00:56, 3 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bullet weight 

message: A paragraph concerning whether or not this revolver can capably fire other .50 caliber cartridges, specifically the .50 Action Express ("Desert Eagle") round and the .50 Beowulf, would be very useful. I would do it myself, but was unable to find any reliable discussion by notable sources.--Froglich (talk) 19:52, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Load compatibility