[Thaigirl Hunter]

I am semi-auto guy being seduced by big-bore revolver power. I at one time
hated revolvers until I lived in a city and saw all the attacks and the need for
a pulverizing response to BG getting drop on GG.

Anyways I picked up a 44mag Alaskan and this functions perfectly. So i decide
to go the extra mile with the 500 magnum always looking for perfection.

First time out with 4" S&W 500 I had ammo boxes in front of me as I shot at
Wexford gamelands. I saved all the boxes with spent shellls inside because I
plan on reloading and developing my own "street rounds". I got home and I
noticed small holes in these boxes. Today I go shoot and I was practicing
just unloading the gun as fast as I can and my thumb starts bleeding like a
civ all over the place. I thought I must have clipped the sights somehow. So
embarassed at the range, blood is streaming out of my thumb like a river
I just packed up my stuff and called it a day. I get home expecting a huge
slice for this amount of blood I washed the blood off and it was a tiny pin hole.

So is my 500 shredding the bullets somehow leaving the chamber entering the barrel creating
shrapnel? I am totally new to revolvers.

thanks for any help
tgh