N500 magnum revolver shooting bookshelf

The smith and wesson magnum 500 revolvers are already pretty powerful and accurate, so you dont see too many hunters accessorizing them. I was shooting with my hand proped but not having the revolver rested. Each of the three guns can also be purchased with two cylinders. Boulder city, nevada, usa shot shows media day was a little different. Shooting with one of the deadliest spec ops snipers duration. I thought that higher velocity was everything i wanted when i started handloading a variety of powders and bullets for a. Entirely manufactured in the us and like the legendary desert eagle pistol it is designed as a magnum from the ground up.

Various types of handgun are illustrated and described as is the ammunition that accompanied them. Just go with a 6 or longer barrel in a nice heavy stainless revolver. The first thing an officer requires is a serviceable revolver, one that is safe and reliable, and will function perfectly when his life is in danger. First lets take a look at some information on lethal brain injuries. Due to the recent increase in order volume, shipping on some items may be delayed up to 15 business days or longer. While we have went to great lengths to make sure that its as accurate as possible this rendering should not be used to generate specs for casings. I was thinking if i used a set of shooting sticks with the revolver rested i might be able to tighten that up a good bit.

I didnt hit all of them, but did get into aaa class. Kind of like the 1858 remington capandball revolver and the 20thcentury ruger old army. With a five shot cylinder, this lframe revolver has a strong, durable frame and barrel built for continuous magnum usage. One of the tendencies of first time large caliber shooters is to, upon the surprise of firing the first round, clench up and accidentally pull the trigger a second or even third time. The following information on choosing the best police revolver comes from section 39 of shooting by j. Gun was dead nuts on out of the box and a pure joy to shoot. Recoil was far tamer than i expected, though i was only shooting 325 jhp armscors for the trial run. Shooting with a magnum revolver model 500 and caliber. The odds of a shooter without substantial experience firing and controlling heavy magnum handgun is incredibly low. James wesley rawles february 10, 2012 february 10, 2012 there have been dozens of articles on survival firearms on survivalblog, and many of them focus on the bare minimum andor doing the most with the fewest firearms. These original guns were semicustom with many options and came with registration numbers assigned to the buyers.

Had a blast shooting and ruined my targets with the huge round. Items shipped from our own warehouse can be shipped much sooner than items shipped direct to you from one of our fulfillment suppliers. Unfortunately, a woman visiting from south america just went through a nearly identical experience with a revolver chambered in. Shot from the longer barrel of a rifle, though, the. This ultralight revolver is a favorite backup and concealed carry firearm.

Mcgivern also performed extensive research into the art of handgun shooting, particularly with the double action revolver. In production since 1979, the redhawk has been available in. Montana, was a famous exhibition shooter, shooting instructor and author of the book fast and fancy revolver shooting. Choosing the best police revolver revolvers for police. I, for one, can do about as well on a game target with the. Magnum researchs biggest finest revolver is truly the biggest, finest revolver on the market today. Penetration penetrating injury to the brain occurs from the impact of a bullet, knife or other sharp object that forces hair, skin, bones and fragments from the object into the b. The massive xframe is basis for the model 500, and is ideal in ultimate power and velocity. Both sides seem to be a bit dogmatic in their position, and ive been confronted with this a couple of times recently. The article text says, the fiveshot model 500 revolver with an 8 12 barrel weights about 4 12 pounds, roughly a pound more than the bigfram. As police officers and hunters will attest, this firearm is made to withstand heavy use. The model 500 was built on the entirely new xframe, which was developed exclusively to handle the immense muzzle velocity and pressures generated by firing of the.

If youll be shooting at lighter targets, i suspect that you can focus on accuracy, as youll have plenty of power. A guide to handguns and shooting himmelwrights guide to pistol and revolver shooting will particularly interest those who collect or shoot historical firearms. The bfr is all stainless and has a precision grade barrel that delivers unmatched accuracy with lead or jacketed bullets. I could do that, if i had enough ammo, and my hand didnt get tired from holding the. There are two sides of the debate over shooting and carrying. It was a brutestrong gun, fitted and finished to an unprecedented level of. He enjoys participating in the occasional shooting. Buy a copy of a book named, no second place winner by bill jordan. Smith and wesson 500 magnum for sale buds gun shop. Weapon handling would be much easier too, because the longer barrel makes the gun frontheavy, giving it better balance. He was the nicest guy you could ever meet but he had been in several gunfights and is the designer of the jordan grips, the jordan holster and for whom the jordan trooper was named after.

This ushered in the era of the big gun and was only the beginning. Casing image above is an artist rendering and not a real photo of. Smith sold about 6,000 of these and many went to police departments. The era of magnum revolver cartridges began in the mid 1930s with the arrival of the. As a result, loading the firearm with more than one round, when knowing that the shoot has little to no chance of controlling the gun after the first shot, is criminally negligent.