Monster Snubby!

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If you have time to open the kit, load the gun, and shoot the Bear,
Is it self defense? :confused:
If you can cary the kit, you can cary an 8 3/8 on your side!
Good luck bringing it into Canada!
 
Why I don't buy one? Because I can....(and because I know it's a rediculous marketing gimmick!)

An old fisherman in a sporting goods store once told me that very few lures actually catch fish, the rest are designed to catch fisherman!
 
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"Seriously, I think that's just rediculous (the whole idea, not the gun itself."

there's one in the local shop. We felt kind of mean laughing at it the way we did.
 
I think it's pretty clever actually. There seems to be something tongue-in-cheek about it...especially including a book called "Bear Attacks of the Century - True Stories of Courage and Survival." I'm sure it was meant to be funny.
 
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LanEvo` said:
I think it's pretty clever actually. There seems to be something tongue-in-cheeck about it...especially including a book called "Bear Attacks of the Century - True Stories of Courage and Survival." I'm sure it was meant to be funny.
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Yeah! That was my take on it too. My local FFL saw this at the NRA Annual Meeting and said that was how the S&W guys were treating it.

Maybe more people would've got the joke if they included some bear jerky in the kit.


Nice gun but it but everyone knows S&W snubbys need J frame boot grips.
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Orange boot grips.
 
Orange grips make the gun easier to find when the recoil throws it back over your head into the weeds. You may need to retrieve it quickly if you miss the bear with the first shot.
I would solve this problem by carrying another .500 snubby as a "Yukon Reload". :rolleyes:
 
The orange grips are so the doctor can easily find it--when he removes it from your cavity the bear shoved it into.
 
I like it. I like the platform of a bigbore snubby and the fact it is in a kit like that.
 
They missed an important part of the kit.

Bear Droppings® Tinsel - Warns rescuers and wildlife management folks that owner of said Monster S&W Snubby kit has indeed been devoured and digested, ala' Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard. ;)
 
Nifty idea, bad execution. Hmm......let's market the "bear defense kit", in one easy-to-carry package.

about the only people to buy it would be the people who don't know any better. can you imagine their face when they fire the first shot?:eek: Or maybe that's part of it---"fire, run backwards, retrieve gun. Repeat steps 1-3 until safely out of range of the bear, or out of ammo". Presumably better than nothing, though.
 
about the only people to buy it would be the people who don't know any better. can you imagine their face when they fire the first shot? Or maybe that's part of it---"fire, run backwards, retrieve gun.
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Wrong. I'm buying it, and I know better. I have a 4" S&W .500 now and I've fired 460 gr LFPGC over 16.5 grains of Titegroup (about 1300 fps) with the compensator removed (this is exactly what the snubby will be like). I survived; the recoil wasn't that bad. And when I was done, my 12 year old son did the same thing. The look on both our faces was the same - an ear-to-ear smile.

Some of you guys really have got to shed your sundresses, drop the parasols, and try firing a big gun.

As to why I ordered it: I like unusual guns. I don't need any reason other than that. I'll probably never use it on bear or anything else. I've been lucky enough and worked hard enough long enough to be able to afford items like this and when I see something I like I buy it - whether it's a Mauser Broomhandle, Wildey, or a 2" .50 caliber handgun.

Even though it's a 2" barrel, remember, this is a big gun with a big grip. I'd fire box upon box through this before I'd put a cylinder full of full-house .357's through a S&W Model 340PD.
 
One fine sunny day as Eddie Coyle is walking a trail, he spots a grizzly at approximately 100-150 yards who doesn't take kindly to Eddie's presence. Besides, the bear is hungry and is getting real sick of the same old "raw fish" ... "Eww" :barf:, just the thought of downing one more bass turns Mr. Bear's stomach. "

"That walking prime rib in clothes carrying a big goofy box sure looks delicious."

The bear slowly walks closer to get a better look at dinner. Eddie's survival instincts kick in as he cautiously sets the box on the ground and opens the lid:

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Fear turns to confidence as Eddie takes the big bad Smithy into his hand. With his other hand he frantically searches the box then panics, "Oh my GOD! The manufacturer forgot to include ammo!!! :eek: Stupid! :cuss: " Not to fear, however, because Eddie's always got a backup plan. ;)

Mr. Bear's slow walk is now at a double the pace. Eddie takes the star flash signal mirror and gives the grizzly an eyeful. Knowing the bear is temporarily blinded, he makes his move to rupture the eardrums. The jet scream whistle did the trick, but he had to get in close for optimum effects. Backing away, Eddie re-gathers his strategy and unwraps an MPI Mylar Space® Emergency Blanket, tossing it over the bear's head, then begins mercilessly clubbing the 9 foot monster with his pretty revolver.

The beast is now sleeping. This is Eddie's get away ... and it wouldn't be a proper get away without a Polaris® compass in the box. :) He packs up his gear and looks forward to writing the company and informing them to include each kit with a box of ammo. :neener: :D
 
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One fine sunny day as Eddie Coyle is walking a trail, he spots a grizzly...
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One fine sunny day, Eddie Coyle gets his new revolver. He excitedly grabs the revolver, immediately forgetting where he puts the box, the receipt, the box of primers, and the pound of Titegroup that he bought at the same time. He writes his name on the grip in indelible magic marker so that his new revolver doesn't get mixed up with all the other identical orange-gripped snubby .50 cals at the range, and heads out to wilds of Massachusetts to shoot it. While sighting it in for the first time, the incessant annoying squealing of a chipmunk drives him to distraction until he's able to get off a snap shot with the snubby as the beast approaches to within 10 yards. It's a good shot, hitting just behind the shoulder, but alas, it's too much gun. Again.

Eddie never does find the box, but he does manage to locate the Jet Scream whistle, which comes in handy to drive his coworkers insane by delivering precision-timed short bursts from the bowels of the anonymous cubicle farm in which he works.
 
I have to say, after having owned a 329PD for a couple of years, that I would fire this 500ES without a second thought.

It can't POSSIBLY be as bad as that superlight .44.

I shot the original .500 model and it wasn't even close to being as rough at the 329.

Eddie Coyle, I'll shoot it with you. Enjoy the thing, it's a neat revolver.
 
They didn’t include any ear plugs. As the bear was charging me, I’d probably be mentally debating which would be worse, the impending mauling, or the massive headache\earache I’d have when that thing goes off. :eek: :)
 
Decisions decisions... I looked at these and for the price, I settled on a Ruger Alaskan 2.5inch 454 Casull. I am so glad I did, its awesome, and with 45Colt loads, its like shooting a 38spl. The Hoague Tamer grips make the 454 tolerable too.. When I go to the range, I always take it. That way if its crowded, I just load six 454 Casull (Corbon). Amazingly, the lanes next to me on either side usually open up right after that.:neener:
 
I'm with ABTOMAT

I'm waiting for the 2" in .700 Nitro Express. It will come with "outriggers" and a counter-weight, much like a crane. I think it comes with (2) GPS wrist watches, so that EMS crews can locate you arms after the incident.:D
 
"I have a 6" steel S&W N-frame .44 Mag and a 3" steel S&W N-frame .44 Mag.
I honestly can't tell a hoots difference in the recoil. The 3" one is a few ounces lighter but the bullet stays in the barrel of the 6" for a longer time."

Dude. No way! i've shot a 6" 629, and I own a 4". The difference is huge! The 4 inch is very hard to hang onto. The 6 inch is no problem. I can't imagine shooting a 2 inch 500, and not having it fly outa my hand! Obviously, someone can hang onto it, but its not me!

You better have a strong grip if you intend to hang onto that gun!
 
Sorry dude but I stand by my comment.

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