Zen21Tao
Member
I even ran into a guy last week with one of those new .500 S&W Magnum howitzers (which I'd been kind of itching to try because I've been thinking about deer hunting with a pistol) and it made a lot of noise and flash, but I couldn't see what the big deal was in terms of recoil
I'm sorry but I have to call BS on not noticing the recoil of the 500.
I am a big fan of .45 ACP (I have four) and I also have a compact .40 S&W and a subcompact 10mm and have owned 9mms and .357s in the past. I have never bothered to notice the differences in recoil until I got my .500 S&W. If you didn't notice the recoin you must have been firing very undercharged reloads. Even factor 275 grn loads pack a punch. I recommend you get a couple of 400gr and 500gr (and some of the custom 700gr) loads and fire them. Then when tell me you don't notice the recoil.