S&W 500 REVOLVER

[WALLEYEGUIDE]

JUST BOUGHT A S&W 500 (CUSTOM SHOP 10 3/8).WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS HUNTED WITH ONE? I PLAN TO USE THE COR-BON 275 GR. BARNES BULLET. DEER HUNTING IN WI. AND IOWA, ANYONE EVER HUNT WITH ONE?

[Lazy Eye]

I have not hunted with this revolver, however I have hunted with a Colt Anaconda 44 mag-ported barrel--scoped-- custom grips in stainless steel, 8-3/4 in ---At time of purchase I had it professionally bore sighted at Gander Mountain----Last season I dropped a buck at 80 yds with 1 shot using Hornady custiom 240 grain hollow points---It was an instant kill shot.

I would strongly recommend having your revolver bore sighted if u have a scope on it. If not practice practice practice---Not only does this do the animal justice by being as accurate as possible,but also will save u alot of frustration, hunting with a revolver is very challenging, with recoil- steadiness-and trigger pull being your main enemy.

Also try to get a good kill shot, the ammo I used although a hollow point, is serated at the end meaning it fragments on impact, take a bad shot and the animal will get messed up and alot of meat could get ruined. Impact with the 44 was phenominal-Most of the bullet actually went through the deer at 80 yds.

Although not recommended if you have the right ammo and your gun is set up correctly with a scope and you know your firearm a 100yd shot is not impossible.

I would be interested on how your 500 performs. What kind of performance are you getting during target practice???


Mike

[walleyeing]

Lazy - Eye---HA JUST NOTICED YOU WERE NOT TALKING ABOUT A REVOLVER---LOL---BOY MY EYES ARE DEFINATELY GOING----LOL---OH WELL HOPE THE INFO HELPS SOMEONE----lmao--------------Mike

[Ohio fisherman]

That should be good for deer. I used to shoot alot with .44 and then went to .454, however have not hunted deer with them. Might try it this year. We use the .454 as insurance in alaska. good luck and have fun. o f

[Netminder]

WG, I hunt deer with a .44 Mag and I also have reloaded many rounds for the .44 Mag. I would recommend going with a lighter grain bullet if possible. I use a 200gr round which allows for 2 things.
1) Higher muzzle velocity, which gives a more accurate round.
2) Better expansion of the round (bullet won't pass through).
As Mike said in his post his 240gr went mostly through the animal and fragmented. If you don’t get the vitals the bullet is not doing what it's designed to do (Expand). I have shot sub 4" groups at 100yds with a 2x scope on a 7.5" barreled Redhawk. I have also shot deer and had the bullet go through without expanding. Going lighter will not be a problem with a .500 on a deer sized target. One other advantage to a lighter round will be less kick. The 200gr recommendation came from a Sierra bullet smith. Call their 800 number and I’m sure they can give you a good starting point even if you don’t reload.


Netminder

"Learn from the mistakes of others, because you won't live long enough to make them all yourself"

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[reelman1]

I don't understand why bore-sighting is so important. All it does it get the crosshairs "close" to where they should be. You still have to sight in your gun! And with a handgun you should practice a lot anyway. If you took your gun hunting with it only being bore sighted you are asking for trouble and I would also call it very un-ethical.

As for "profesional bore sighting" what constitutes "profesional"? I have a bore sighter and have used it when I put new scopes on guns and it is really not very difficult. In fact, it's down right simple. Before you pay someone $25 to "profesionaly bore sight" your rifle consider buyin a collometer and doing it yourself and saving some money after you do it a couple of times.

One warning. Once your buddies know you have a bore sighter they will call you to come over and do it to there rifle at all hours of the night.

[Yankee]

Uh, yah, he is talking about a revolver. So is the first guy.
I want some of what you got, Mike. LOL!

[Lazy Eye]

Just read the last post, not sure because I am not an expert nor do I reload, however the 240 hollow points made by Hornady that I use are serrated at the ends, which leads me to believe that they are designed to fragment. Maybe suppose to be used as a defensive round, I am not sure. All I know is when I used them for my last deer it dropped like a box of rocks. The only down fall that I can see with this round is it does do alot of damage. However this is what my 44 is set up with, I spent many an hour making sure the gun was as accurate as possible with these rounds. The reason I began with them was because that is what the sales person at Gander Mountain suggested. At 80 yards the round hit it's mark and does the job----Really do not want to switch and go through the whole site in process again. I put good optics on it and had it bore sighted plus spent time at the range. What would happen to the accuracy if I switched to a lighter grain bullet as u suggested???--Thanx-----Mike

[WALLEYEGUIDE]

took out the 500 yesterday,2 kills. coyote at 30 yards,adult whitetail doe 45 yards, both dropped in their tracks. quite pleased with performance.

[WALLEYEGUIDE]

took out the 500 yesterday,2 kills. coyote at 30 yards,adult whitetail doe 45 yards, both dropped in their tracks. quite pleased with performance.