Summary: The Smith & Wesson Model 500, introduced in 2003, redefined the concept of power in the handgun world with its .500 Magnum cartridge, becoming the most powerful mass-produced handgun.

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Here’s What You Need To Remember: What the Model 500 is good for is as a sidearm for hunters chasing very large game, particularly in administering the coup de grace to dangerous, wounded game. The ...

There’s something intoxicating about the word “magnum.” It sounds powerful, decisive, and capable of ending any debate about stopping power. But once you’ve carried a few into the woods, burned ...

With some trepidation, I settled down behind the big rifle set on the benchrest used for sighting in. It was a brand-new rifle/scope combination that had been bore-sighted. My aiming point was an ...