Holy Grail of S&W 500's

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I've been watching A Christmas Story this evening...I'll pass on the Red Ryder in favor of my new John Ross Performance Center S&W 500. I think it will do more than put an eye out! I couldn't be happier with it!!

This is a significant revolver and it is sure to be recognized in the years to come as one of the best all time "working" revolvers.

http://www.john-ross.net/pdfs/maghist.pdf

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Ken Null will have a mold for this gun shortly. He makes a crossdraw/strongside convertible holster for this gun that works very well. The prototype is pictured in Leroy Thompson's Gunblast article.

Thanks for the kind words. Not many people in the general shooting population know about this gun yet. That should change shortly as there are some magazine articles coming out in January or thereabouts.

I think I got it right for two reasons:

1. Everyone who has one of these 5" PC guns tells me they love it, and

2. Customers who have bought two or more of them outnumber customers who have bought just one.

Enjoy...
 
I have one myself, not quite a single digit serial number but close. I have to say it is a hell of a gun, balance is excellent, trigger is great all in all a wonderful gun. My only problem is getting used to the recoil.
For those who do get one Mr. Ross has some excellent load data on his website.
Mine makes the perfect compliment to my UM50 rifle as soon as I can find some killer zombie alien elephants to hunt.:evil:
 
For some reason I find the 460 an easier gun to shoot both accurately and fairly quickly. The 500 is a bruiser and from what I can tell, only provides marginal extra performance over the 460 or the 454. I plan on getting a Smith & Wesson 460 Carry Comp in a 5" bbl. How do I justify this to my CFO/Chief of Staff/wife? Well, I no longer do much hunting. Nor do I fish in bear country, living as I do in south Florida.... Hmmmm. Wait this would be perfect medicine in case of a wild polar bear attack while Christmas shopping at the mall! Right? How about defense against the Florida Bigfoot? That'll do the job! Yeah. I think that's something I can sell.
 
I have one in addition to a 4" and 6 1/2". The 5" is the best backup gun of the bunch. The 6 1/2" is the best hunting gun. My wife wants to go to Alaska and I intend to carry the 5" with me.
 
AtticusThraxx: Ask the Mods. Seems to me if someone buys something new THAT YOU DESIGNED and they like it and want to talk about it, it should be OK for you to comment on their post.

If you have a bunch of used stuff to sell like any other guy trying to pay for a divorce or somesuch, that's a little different...

ExSoldier: I wouldn't refer to "almost double the energy" as "marginal extra performance." The .500 can launch a 400 grain bullet almost as fast as a .460 sends out a 200 grain slug. Of course the .460 is easier to shoot quickly, just as a .357 is easier to shoot than a .44 Magnum in the same size gun.
 
This has the right to be run through the ringer like everything else, warts and all. Do we have a range report yet?
 
If I could afford to feed a .500, I'd buy that one. Mister Ross actually made The Beast reasonably good looking and probably much better handling.
 
If I could afford to feed a .500, I'd buy that one. Mister Ross actually made The Beast reasonably good looking and probably much better handling.
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Agreed 100% Very nice gun there OP...and welcome to THR!!!

Noidster
 
That's a fine squirrel gun........................ Just shoot the tree out from under the critter then stomp him when he hit's the ground.
 
Being an owner of both a .500 & .460 I am a little dubious as to this guns role as a back up gun. Anything above 400gr is going to be sharp and very hard to control for rapid back up shots. Not to mention painful. I cannot say the same about 5" .475 Linebaugh.

The 8 1/2" .500 S&W remains the only gun in my lifetime that discolored my hand in bruises. That was with some pretty stout 500gr loads, but it did hurt.

M82A1710M - please do not get me wrong. I am not in any way, shape or form criticizing your build. I happen to think it is GORGEOUS and very well done. I am just a little curious what you will actually be shooting out of it and what is that big nut on the end of the barrel for?
 
Markbo,

This is designed by John Ross. From his website (http://www.john-ross.net/store.php):

"Tensioned barrel with muzzle nut—allows a tight .0035” cylinder gap for greater velocity"

It can fire bullet weights from 300 to 725:

"Faster 1:10” twist button-rifled barrel—stabilizes bullets up to 725 grains at long range or at lower velocities, and gives deepest penetration. Gun is shipped sighted in for the powerful 500 grain Hornady long-nose factory load."
 
I'm sure M82 would be happy to have designed this but John Ross has to take credit for that, whether he wants it or not. ;)

Despite John's advancing decrepitude:)D), he manages to deal with the recoil. Perhaps he'll come along soon to give some advice on it. Me, I've never wanted to fire anything heavier than .357 because I have to shoot in a tiny indoor range. The one time someone shot a .44 mag across from me, it felt like my brains were being battered in a blender set to "bloody WOW."
 
Hmmmmmmm... too bad he couldn't have figured out a little more attractive method. I can think of a couple right off the top of my head. :rolleyes:
 
It wouldn't be difficult to use a system similar to Dan Wesson's removable shrouds - I think in a gun like this it makes alot of sense. You have a choice between bear protection at 2 to 5 inches, then you can put on a shroud anywhere from 6 to 9 inches for hunting. Several guns in one. The flame cutting issue probably would prevent Smith And Wesson from allowing that to happen though.
 
Exactly.

And the flame cutting issue could be easily overcome if S&W would make it very clear that the hard steel inserts are replaceable parts and MUST be maintained for the safe operation of the revolver.
 
Thanks for the link TRP1, i have been looking for something other than factory ammo for my 500 S&W, good prices also. Too bad they're not making .460 ammo. I hunt with the .460 and got a nice white tail last year with a 200 grain hornady sst
 
he has told me many times that if request is high enough, he would indeed make the .460. The problem is that Hornady is still not selling their 200 gr bullet as a component. Of course there are a heckuva lot of other bullets that could be used. Give him a call and see what he will do for you.
 
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