Bear Attack Survival Kit

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=49906&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=15707&isFirearm=Y

Good lord, can you imagine touching off a .500 S&W in that little bastard?

[Oh Shoot]

Good lord, can you imagine touching off a .500 S&W in that little bastard?

Little?

Heck, it's 9" long and weighs almost 3 1/2 lbs unloaded.

Pretty hefty dang piece.

But yeah, I'm sure it would be a thrill!

- OS

[strickj]

Little?

Heck, it's 9" long and weighs almost 3 1/2 lbs unloaded.

Pretty hefty dang piece.

But yeah, I'm sure it would be a thrill!

- OS

Thats what she said!

[SpacemanSpiff]

A friend in Pennsylvania has/had a S&W .500 with a 6.5 or 8 inch barrel (can't remember which). That thing hurt when you shot it. He also had a AR in .50 Beowulf. Now that thing ... whew.

[Guest RISC777]

And then there's the companion carry combo set (.50 Magnum - 2,600 ft/lb muzzle energy).

[ls-vtec]

friend of mine has a 500 in the 6.5 barrell its a wrist killer .

[Guest Grout]

You don't have to shoot full powered loads in those things. These sell reduced loads and if you reload (a necessity with the cost of ammo) you can tailor your own reduced loads.

[Guest sling]

They have\had one of these at Guns and Leather. It sat on the glass counter as you came in on the right for the longest time.

[hillbilly justice]

That might stop a bear, or maybe a train!

[orientalexpress]

I'd rather have the .460 survival kit, then you can shoot .45LC, .460, and .454 casul

[TripleDigitRide]

That thing hurt when you shot it.

True, but probably doesn't hurt nearly as much as a bear rippin' your flesh to pieces.

I'm just sayin.

[SpacemanSpiff]

True, but probably doesn't hurt nearly as much as a bear rippin' your flesh to pieces.

I'm just sayin.

Good point ... lol

[Guest REDDOG79]

I had the chance to shoot a S&W 500 at the range a month or so ago. Some guy there pulled it out after i was shooting my double barrelled Stoeger coach gun one handed. He let me shoot his twoce and the recoil really was pretty manageable as it was ported and compensated. After I shot it I asked him how much i owed him for the two shots. He said don't worry about it but when i looked at the box i figured it out at about a $1.75 a shot and he had what looked like to be cheap ammo for it.

They would be cool to have but I see no nedd for one other than on an Alaskan bear hunt. Or to shoot dinosaurs

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

You don't have to shoot full powered loads in those things. These sell reduced loads and if you reload (a necessity with the cost of ammo) you can tailor your own reduced loads.

That begs the question... why buy a .500 if you're only going to shoot reduced power loads through it?

:think:

I can understand shooting reduced loads for practice and such, and maybe that's where you're going with this... but it'd be pretty dim IMO to carry reduced loads in that thing in the woods. Course, I kind of thing the entire premise behind the thing is dim... a snubby .500?

[Punisher84]

The kit is kinda cool though...

[Guest 70below]

I think the kit is a neat gimmick at best, but the pistol actually would be pretty handy. I've spent a lot of time in the woods in AK, and after spending all day hiking with a .44 Super Blackhawk hangin and bangin on your side, you're done, bear attack or none...lol. I haven't pawed at one of these yet, but it looks at least like a more convenient carry and packs enough punch to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[orientalexpress]

I heard that the short barreled ones recoil significantly less because theres not as much space to burn the powder and expand. So i guess it burns off once the bullet leave the barrel?

[Guest bkelm18]

So i guess it burns off once the bullet leave the barrel?

Yep. Anytime you see a flash in front of the gun, its from the powder continuing to burn outside the barrel. I can imagine this thing would have a nice fireball coming out of it.

[dralarms]

Fireball wasn't the word I was given, I was told it looks like a dang torch.

Edited September 7, 2008 by dralarms

[strob2000]

Fireball wasn't the word I was given, I was told it looks like a dang torch.

So you can kill and cook the bear at the same time

[Magiccarpetrides]

Correct me if im wrong but isnt the .460 superior to the .500? I think if you could keep yourself from shooting it these kits would be great collectors items down the road. I almost bought one 6 mos ago.

[Guest eyebedam]

Thinking getting one of these for my dialy carry piece. Wonder if theres a deep concealment holster for this?

[Oh Shoot]

Thinking getting one of these for my dialy carry piece. Wonder if theres a deep concealment holster for this?

We're an open carry state.

Would indeed be quite impressive sidearm!

- OS

[Guest eyebedam]

We're an open carry state.

Would indeed be quite impressive sidearm!

- OS

Yes I know but I dont want to draw to much attention to myself. No need to advertise.

[Guest tnmale46]

Correct me if im wrong but isnt the .460 superior to the .500? I think if you could keep yourself from shooting it these kits would be great collectors items down the road. I almost bought one 6 mos ago.

if i was buying i would get the 460