Smith & Wesson S&W Model 500 .500 S&W Magnum 7 1/2″ DA/SA Revolver 2021

SOLD FOR: $1,175.00

LSB#:  LSB251109WL001

Make:  Smith & Wesson

Model:  500

Serial Number:  DPP1161

Year of Manufacture:  2022

Caliber:  .500 S&W Magnum

Action Type:  5-Shot, Double / Single Action, Swing-Out Fluted Cylinder Hand Ejector Revolver.

Markings:  The right side of the barrel is marked “500 S&W MAGNUM”, the left is marked “PERFORMANCE CENTER”.  The left side of the frame has a  Performance Center monogram, the right is marked with the four-line Marcas Registradas.  The yoke cut is marked with the serial and model number. The butt is marked with the serial number. The yoke and sides of the grip frame have inspection marks.

Barrel Length:  7.5″ with a 1 ½” Ported Compensator for a total of 9 inches.

Sights / Optics:  The front sight is a black blade with an orange insert and is dovetailed to a rise in the barrel’s solid rib.  The top of the rib is serrated and matte finished for glare reduction. The rear sight is a flat top, square notched leaf in a micrometer-click adjustable base. There is an integrated picatinny rail on which a Holosun red dot sight is mounted.  

Stock Configuration & Condition:  The grip is a one-piece cobblestone textured black rubber Hogue Monogrip with finger grooves and molded S&W logos at the top on each side which fully encloses the grip frame. The grip has no notable wear or damage, only light handling marks. There are no rips or tears.  Overall, the grip is in about Excellent condition.

Type of Finish:  Glass bead Stainless Steel

Finish Originality:  Original

Bore Condition:  The bore is bright and the rifling is sharp.  There is no erosion in the bore.  There are no burn marks at the ports or on the front sight.  There is some minor fouling in the grooves.  In this writer’s opinion the bore rates a 9.5/10.  

Overall Condition:  This handgun shows very little wear on its metal finish.  There are light handling marks and a dragline on the recoil shield.  There are a few scattered scratches on the muzzle break.  The cylinder has a thin turn line.  The screw heads vary from sharp to lightly tooled.  The markings are clear.  Overall, this handgun rates an Excellent condition.

Mechanics:  The action functions correctly.  The cylinder lockup produces very light play on each chamber.  We did not fire this handgun.  As with all used firearms, a thorough cleaning may be necessary to meet your maintenance standards.  

Box, Paperwork & Accessories:  Box, keys, and brochures. 

Our Assessment:  The S&W 500 is built on S&W’s largest frame, the X-Frame, which was developed because none of S&W’s existing double-action frame designs could handle the muzzle energy and pressures generated by the .500 S&W cartridge. It is one of the most powerful production revolvers in the world today, and it is being marketed as being “the world’s most powerful handgun” by S&W.  The Model 500 can fire a bullet weighing 350 gr at 1975 feet per second, generating a muzzle energy of over 3,030 foot-pounds force and a momentum of 13.7 Newton second.  All this to say, this round is at the least absolutely devastating for whatever is on the receiving end.  

This particular Model 500 is in Excellent shape.  It comes with a Holosun red dot sight, giving very quick target acquisition.  It should be of great interest to the handgun hunter or to the outdoorsman in bear country.  This writer does not care to tangle with Ol’ Ephraim with any handgun —  but if he had to, this would be the choice.

-C.B.