.500 S&W Special
| .500 S&W Special | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Handgun | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designer | Cor-Bon/Glaser | |||||||||||
| Designed | 2004 | |||||||||||
| Produced | 2004–present | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Parent case | 500 S&W Magnum | |||||||||||
| Case type | Semi-rimmed, straight | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | .500 in (12.7 mm) | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | .526 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | .526 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | .556 in (14.1 mm) | |||||||||||
| Rim thickness | .056 in (1.4 mm) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 1.274 in (32.4 mm) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 1.733 in (44.0 mm) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 8.375 in Source(s): Cor-Bon[1] | ||||||||||||
The .500 S&W Special or 12.7x32mmSR is a .50 caliber revolver cartridge developed by Cor-Bon/Glaser (at Smith & Wesson's request) in 2004.[2]
Description
[edit ]It is a shorter version of the .500 S&W Magnum, with a drastically reduced load, much as the .38 Special is to the .357 Magnum. However, unlike the .357 Magnum being developed from the less powerful .38 Special, the .500 Special was designed after the more powerful .500 Magnum.
The purpose of the .500 Special is to be able to shoot less punishing loads, with a muzzle energy closer to that of the .44 Magnum cartridge, in firearms chambered for the .500 S&W Magnum. It is possible that firearms chambered for only the .500 S&W Special will be developed by Smith & Wesson.[3] Smith & Wesson has been urged by author and gun rights activist John Ross to produce their largest "X-Frame" in a shorter version to handle this cartridge.[4] Ballistics are slightly superior to the .480 Ruger.[3]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Cor-Bon/Glaser". Archived from the original on 2007年08月27日. Retrieved 2007年08月24日.
- ^ .500 S&W Special, 2007年01月07日, archived from the original on 2007年09月27日, retrieved 2007年08月23日
- ^ a b Christian, Chris (2007年05月01日), "New loads for '04", Outdoor Life , archived from the original on 2004年12月04日, retrieved 2007年08月23日
- ^ "The Development of the Powerful Big-Bore Revolver in General and the .500 S&W Magnum in Particular and the Development of the John Ross/Performance Center 5" .500 S&W Magnum" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008年07月19日. Retrieved 2008年01月26日.
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