VonFatman
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A friend let me try his 500 S&W(s) yesterday with some new (to him & me) ammo.
He'd just bought a box of Hornaday ammo with that 500 grain bullet.
Man alive! I first shot his 8 3/8's" Model 500 (w/a scope) and really had no trouble. I just fired it once...no need to go crazy. His scope was dialed in and I was on the money.
But when the same round was fired in that little "3 inch beast"...oh baby it really did NOT feel good. I just fired it once, that was enough.
It's point of impact (both of us shooting from 15 yards) was about 6-7" high.
When we fired the smaller Corbon 440-450 grain shells the previous week, the point of impact was closer to the bull, but still about 5" high from 15 yards.
I like trying different guns but think the "pain factor" shooting that particular package will keep me from doing it again.
Bob
He'd just bought a box of Hornaday ammo with that 500 grain bullet.
Man alive! I first shot his 8 3/8's" Model 500 (w/a scope) and really had no trouble. I just fired it once...no need to go crazy. His scope was dialed in and I was on the money.
But when the same round was fired in that little "3 inch beast"...oh baby it really did NOT feel good. I just fired it once, that was enough.
It's point of impact (both of us shooting from 15 yards) was about 6-7" high.
When we fired the smaller Corbon 440-450 grain shells the previous week, the point of impact was closer to the bull, but still about 5" high from 15 yards.
I like trying different guns but think the "pain factor" shooting that particular package will keep me from doing it again.
Bob