Smith & Wesson S&W Stainless Model 500 .500 S&W Mag 9″ DA/SA Revolver 2004

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SOLD FOR: $1,070.00

LSB#: LSB260414NH012

Make: Smith & Wesson

Model: 500

Serial Number: CHS0706

Year of Manufacture: 2004 / Modern

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 “SMITH & WESSON”. The left side of the frame has a Smith & Wesson logo, the right is marked with the four-line Marcas Registradas. The side plate is marked with a stylized “500”. 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: 8 3/8″ with a 5/8″ Ported Compensator for a total of 9 inches.

Sights / Optics: The front sight is a black blade which 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, white outlined, square notched leaf in a micrometer-click adjustable base.

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. The grip has minimal wear with 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. In this writer’s opinion the bore rates a 10/10.

Overall Condition: This handgun shows very little wear on its metal finish. There is a dragline on the recoil shield and a few light handling marks elsewhere. There are a few scattered scratches on the muzzle break. The cylinder has a very thin turn line. The screw heads are sharp. 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: Original box and test-fire brass.

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 (22.7 g; 0.8 oz) at 1975 feet per second (602 m/s) generating a muzzle energy of over 3,030 foot-pounds force (4.1 kJ) 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. With its stainless-and-rubber construction, 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.

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-C.B.