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    Winchester platinum tips on brown bear?

    Hey everyone, I'm an avid SW 500 shooter and was wondering if anyone has used the 400 grain platinum tips on games. They do well on deer sized games from my research, but anyone knows how they fare against large brown bears?
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    S&W 500 ejector rod

    Hey everyone, I noticed the ejector rod on my SW 500 10" barrel hunter has a 1/32" runout. Does anyone know how much runout is too much or if this slight bent on the ejector rod can cause any problems on the 500? Thank!
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    S&W 500 hunter 10.5" barrel

    Hello, Just bought the 10.5 barrel version of the 500 today. Can't wait to try it out at the range tomorrow. Was wondering if anyone knows how much muzzle velocity increase this one has compared to the 8 3/8" version. Thanks!
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    forceing cone eroded?

    Hi everyone. I sent my model 500 back to S&W due to forcing cone erosion. Just got it back. They seemed to recut the forcing cone now that the forcing cone looks different than it was before. But now the forcing cone is uneven all around the inner surface of the forcing cone as the picture...
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    s&W revolver barrel replacement question

    Hi everyone. Is anyone familiar with getting their magnum revolver barrels replaced due to forcing cone erosion? How bad does the erosion need to be in order for S&W to be willing to replace the barrel? My model 500 has some minor forcing cone erosion but it seems like it's still within...
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    .500 S&W forcing cone erosion

    Hello everyone, does anyone have problems with erosion on your 500 magnum forcing cone? I didn't notice any on mine until I started shooting the light 275 grain ammo from doubletap. I sent the gun back to s&W factory, talked to their rep today. The gunsmith didn't address any issues with the...
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