Too much power

Hakaman · Post by **Hakaman** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:07 pm

Sure a .50 cal revolver is enough for that cuddly little bear? I'm thinking more along the lines of Ma Deuce

After shooting 350gr Hornady XTP's out of my 500mag, I would think it would stop "anything".
The 500 mag dwarfs a 44mag round. It is a round that would literally stop any living
thing walking on planet earth. Check out Ranger Rick's Tyrannosaurus Thumpers,
700 gr of complete destruction, that grizzly is just a little pussy cat ! :
http://www.reloadammo.com/ranger-rick-bullet.htm

Got all the roar and big recoil I need. I'll stick with .45 colt and .38/.357
I'm with Hak, .357 has always been my limit, or .44 Special.

I'm with Hak also.
Haka

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:59 pm

That thing will kill on either end.

bigfatdave · Post by **bigfatdave** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:58 pm

you kids are crazy
if I want to launch 700 grains of lead down the two-way range I'll just stop what I'm doing and figure out what combination of loads will do it

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Obviously 6 rounds of 110 grain .30carb from the M1 Carbine comes to 660 grains, and fire off a 40 grain round of .22lr if that doesn't do the job.
Or 3 x 230 grain .45acp plus a .177 pellet
Too bad 4 x 185 grain .45acp+P gives you 40 grains too many

Georgezilla · Post by **Georgezilla** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:22 am

I just enjoy firing the big bore stuff once at the range to say "I did it".

blue68f100 · Post by **blue68f100** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:56 am

I'm good up to 44 mag, any thing greater than that I don't know. Now if I had a chance to shoot a 500 I probably would just to say I did. Like shooting a 458 cal rifle. Shot one have no need or use for one to get one.

There's a big reason they say to try before you buy........

Hakaman · Post by **Hakaman** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 7:49 pm

There's a big reason they say to try before you buy........

That is excellent advice. Although, it can be difficult finding one to rent, or somebody who has one.
I still like the gun, and it would be neat to have one. I would say there is about a 10% chance I would get another.
Haka

Baldy · Post by **Baldy** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:26 pm

Way more revolver than I can handle. .44 mag is my stopping point.

greener · Post by **greener** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:08 pm

I gotta admit that I'm a wimp. Where's my .22?

bgreenea3 · Post by **bgreenea3** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:52 am

Hmm. Minimags are $6.50 percent100.... 500mag is $40 for20..... 22 is way better in the fun to dollar ratio.....

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:15 am

.357/.44 and.500 mag loads were never meant to be fun shooters but to get a job done and carry certain bragging rights also. You got to be a real men like Harry to shoot up BG"s while eating your lunch with your free hand, By the way punk, I lost count, was the 5 or 6 round I fired? I GOTS TA KNOW!!!!!

greener · Post by **greener** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:22 am

bearandoldman wrote:.357/.44 and.500 mag loads were never meant to be fun shooters but to get a job done and carry certain bragging rights also. You got to be a real men like Harry to shoot up BG"s while eating your lunch with your free hand, By the way punk, I lost count, was the 5 or 6 round I fired? I GOTS TA KNOW!!!!!

Harry was shooting .44 special

I think there was a big jump in S&W M29 sales just after Dirty Harry. Then there was a big jump in second hand M29's and dresser storage just after they fired the most powerful handgun in the world.

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:45 am

Harry said he was shooting the most powerful handgun in the world and Harry don;t lie. Actually he was shooting movie blanks. S&W could not have come up with more advertising promotion if they had tries to do it on their own. Sure sold a lot of guns for them.

Hakaman · Post by **Hakaman** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:58 am

Harry said he was shooting the most powerful handgun in the world and Harry don;t lie. Actually he was shooting movie blanks. S&W could not have come up with more advertising promotion if they had tries to do it on their own. Sure sold a lot of guns for them.

For the life of me, I can't understand how they can shoot guns on tv without
wearing hearing protection. Secondly, how come the bullets shot on tv never
hit any innocent bystanders? I just don't understand?

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:25 am

Hakaman wrote:
Harry said he was shooting the most powerful handgun in the world and Harry don;t lie. Actually he was shooting movie blanks. S&W could not have come up with more advertising promotion if they had tries to do it on their own. Sure sold a lot of guns for them.
For the life of me, I can't understand how they can shoot guns on tv without
wearing hearing protection. Secondly, how come the bullets shot on tv never
hit any innocent bystanders? I just don't understand?
bullets are BG homing

greener · Post by **greener** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:55 am

bgreenea3 wrote:Hmm. Minimags are $6.50 percent100.... 500mag is $40 for20..... 22 is way better in the fun to dollar ratio.....

550 Fed Value Pack, Walmart $18.95. Only the best for my deadly precision shooting.