jackmoser65
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Respectifully - you are the one who referenced these-your post #26
No I did not.
A typo on their part
How do you figure that?
S&W chose to build the X-frame for a number of reasons important to them.
Your opinion such as "cartonish" is just that your opinion and has not stopped the success of the production or adoption of the cartridge.
Being lighter doesn't make a gun better.
Nothing wrong with the 500 JRH (or any other big bore cartridges mentioned in this thread) but it is not a 500 S&W ballisticly- not even close (no disrespect to the 500JRH).
Bottom line-Revolvers and their cartridges will continue to evolve whether we like the results or not.
Popularity often stands in stark contrast to all logic and reason. They're obviously marketed to those easily impressed by numbers. Why Smith chose to build it is irrelevant. The point is that there is no point to their 500. All that pressure and velocity serves no useful purpose, unless your only purpose is to make noise and impress your less knowledgeable friends. It doesn't make the cartridge more effective. I hope that Ruger never even considers building a gun around it.