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CALL 1(800)SA2-1911 “the MAG GUIDE people” when only the BEST will do! ORDER DIRECT and SAVE! A L $78.95 Government Model/ Officers’ Model Mag Guide Available: Flat/Arched SS/BL 20 LPI NEW: Flat now available in Smooth Also Available: Grizzly Flat-SS/BL $89.95 $99.00 Ambidextrous Magazine Release Gov’t Model, Officers’ Model & Para-Ordnance. SS/BL NEW–Slim Line Mag Guides & Grips w/screws & bushings L available with Lanyard Loop add $10 A available in Aluminum Color Catalog Available Same Day Shipping Appropriate shipping charges Dealers Welcome 100% Customer Satisfaction AR Uppers & Lowers Hi-Power and 1911A-1 Frames & Slides High Quality OEM Supplier A L $95.95 Full Para Mag Guide (For P14/P16 only) Available in: Flat/Arched-SS/BL 20 LPI $36.95 “E-Z Fit Hi Grip” ® Safety .250 radius-Series 70 & 80 .220 radius S70 for Springfields “PalmSwel”/Standard (jig available) $36.95 Mainspring Housing Available in: Gov’t Model, Officers’ Model, all Para-Ordnance. 20 LPI Flat/Arched-SS/BL (P10/P12 flat only) (flat smooth available for all of the above) Prices starting at $17.50 S & A Custom 1911 Grips Exotic Woods & Micarta Standard & Slim Line DD, FC & Smooth BONE COLLECTOR Continued from page 61 The first Smith & Wesson Model 500 I received for testing had an 83/8" barrel with a muzzle brake. This was followed by a 4" Packin’ Pistol version. During the past decade S&W has introduced other versions, and the latest, the test gun at hand, is from the Performance Center and known as the Bone Collector. It’s named after Michael Waddell’s popular Bone Collector hunting show seen on the Outdoor Channel, and is marked with the Bone Collector logo on the frame. Smith & Wesson says of the Bone Collector: “Equipped with a variety of special features only the individual attention of master gunsmiths can achieve, the Model S&W500 Bone Collector is hand-cut and fit to ensure top-notch accuracy and precision. Additional Performance Center features include a heavy-duty ball detent lock-up between the cylinder crane and frame along with a chrome-flashed hammer and trigger. The trigger on the Model S&W500 Bone Collector also features an over-travel stop and the revolver is standard with a Performance Center action job. All these features contribute to a revolver capable of answering the needs of any serious handgun hunter.” We could basically say here the .500 S&W Bone Collector is capable of handling any need in any situation. Powerwise, It’s basically a heavy-loaded .45-70 levergun load — in a revolver! Hard Facts Specs include a 5-shot cylinder, 10.5" barrel, 360-degree muzzle brake, dovetailed red ramp front sight matched up with a white outline rear sight, rail mounted on top of the barrel shroud for use of a scope, 2-toned finish with stainless steel frame and cylinder, and soft synthetic finger groove grips. Overall length is 18" with a weight of 82 ounces, or just over five pounds. That may be too heavy or too light depending upon your perspective. Whatever your perspective may be the Bone Collector is definitely too large and heavy for holstering so it’s provided with studs attached to holes under the barrel and in the grip frame for using a sling. Shooters of my immediate acquaintance have a standard rule of thumb, which says the trigger pull should not be less than the weight of the revolver; with that in mind the 6-pound, singleaction pull of the Bone Collector is right in line. This particular version is limited to a run of 1,000 pieces and the test gun is special in that it is marked “1000 of 1000.” The MSRP is $1,597. Until the arrival of the .500, S&W’s largest revolver was the N-Frame .44 Magnum. The .500 was built on a completely new design with a much larger 96 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • MARCH/APRIL 2011 A L P.O. Box 299 • Copeville, Texas USA 75121 (800) SA2-1911 • Fax (972) 853-0526 www.smithandalexander.com Hours: M-F, 9am-5pm CST 41 Lake Morton Drive Suite 25 Lakeland, FL 33801 ph: 863.602.1515 fax: 863.815.7287 jim@floridaarms.com www.floridaarms.com
Micro Mag Ad_Layout 1 7/9/2010 08:06 Page 1 frame and cylinder and is designated the X-Frame. In spite of its great size and weight the Bone Collector actually balances quite well and in spite of all the aesthetic differences when compared to the traditional classic lines of the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum, is also quite attractive in its own right. To my eye the 2-toned finish is quite appealing, with the polished stainless steel cylinder and slab sides of the barrel matched up with the black matte finish of the rest of this “fivegun.” Also the top rail for scope mounting is not added on but actually machined as part of the barrel shroud. It’s definitely a revolver that shooters will be anxious to share with others, although it may be hard to find those among the faint of heart who actually want to shoot it. Easy Starting I’ve had extensive experience shooting the original Model 500 with both factory loads and handloads. In fact there are only two of us I know of who have published articles with large amounts of data. The reason is the .500 is not to be approached lightly and shooting it extensively takes a lot of energy and careful attention. It’s definitely manageable in the hunting field, however shooting off the bench, especially with hundreds of rounds, takes its toll very quickly. When it first came out nearly 10 years ago I was able to shoot all the loads available. However, shooting so many big guns of every kind for so many decades has definitely taken its toll. I am not faint of heart but I am definitely faint of hand and wrist. For testing of this latest .500 Magnum from Smith & Wesson I approached it from the bottom up. That is, I loaded up easy-shooting loads, call them every day working loads, even fun loads, using Trail Boss powder. This is probably the simplest powder for anyone to use as standard procedure using straight walled cases is simply to load to the base of the bullet without compression. These days about 95 percent of my shooting of really big bore sixguns, .475 and up, is accomplished using Trail Boss. Muzzle velocities, even with the 101/2" barrel Bone Collector are only 850 to 900 fps using 370- and 440-grain bullets. That is just slightly more than half of the muzzle velocity accorded by the full-house .500 S&W loads from Buffalo Bore. However, they should not be taken lightly, as a 370- or 440-grain bullet at muzzle velocities normally associated with 230-grain .45 ACP hardball are definitely not in the mouse load category. They will certainly handle deer and deer-sized game usefully. For a slightly more powerful loading I go with the 440 Keith-style bullet over 12.0 grains of Universal for right at 1,000 fps. In addition to these handloads I also a t o m i t r o n x . c o m Fred Craig’s All New... 22 Micro-Mag TM 150 N. Smart Way, Pahrump NV 89060 $979. 00 • 40 Grainer @ 2050 fps. • 400 Foot Pounds of Energy! • 1/3 Recoil of a 45 ACP. • 19+1 Capacity. • Forged Slide and Barrel • Available With 9mm Barrel Kit • Masterfully Built by Fred Craig (775) 513-3962 atomitronx@yahoo.com WE ACCEPT USED GUNS ON TRADE!!! forensics WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM 97
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