500 S&W Magnum Revolver: Smith & Wesson's X-Frame S&W’s X-Frame is huge—comparable in size to Magnum Research’s BFR that chambers such big boys as .45-70 Gov’t or .450 Marlin rifle cartridges.

In the rifle you can expect a 150 to 300 f.p.s. increase in muzzle velocity from that of the revolver, depending upon bullet weight. The .500 S&W Magnum is a serious cartridge, and the guns built ...

A gun expert with over three decades of experience identifies five contenders for the world’s most powerful handguns. -These include the Smith & Wesson SW500 revolver in .500 S&W Magnum, known for its ...

454 Casull, which will generate about 1900 ft.-lb. The 500 S&W Magnum will produce almost 2600 ft.-lb. with its heaviest load, and more powerful loads may well be on the way. If Dirty Harry felt ...

500 Magnum cartridge and Smith & Wesson Model 500 handgun. The revolver holds up to five half-inch thick cartridges, each of which packs the same energy in foot pounds as a .308 rifle cartridge.