FIRST 500 Mag engraved by Smith & Wesson

[GRIZZLYBEAR]

Before the 500 Mags were on the market I ordered this one to be engraved by Smith & Wesson's Master Engraver Wayne D'Anglo. I ordered second that was not to be engraved to be used as a hunting firearm and be consectuative serial numbered with the engraved one.











































































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[GRIZZLYBEAR]

Engraved 500 continued






















this is the unengraved 500












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[aubie515]

Griz,

that is one beautiful engraving job on your 500. You are the pistol guru. I have always wanted a pistol engraved. Your example is incredible.

[LorDiego01]

I second what Aubie said.

In some countries, people will trade their daughters for a gun like that.

Real beautiful.

[Tomcat088]

Man Griz, that thing is gorgeous. That thing is huge and they did a great engraving job on it. The 2 consecutive seriel numbers is a great idea and always awesome to be able to show off. Love wheel gun, tell me how it shoots

[27hand]

Grizz,

Cool beans, man that piece is beautiful.

Mike Shovel, the Corbon area rep brought one to the Glocktalk shoot we had at Greater Pitt Gun Club a couple years back.

He brought along an assortment of ammo for us to shoot.

Greater Pitt allowed us to use some of their steel target plates to plink at.

All 5 plates were set up. So I took this hand cannon, loaded her up and plinked all 5 plates at about 20 yds. We set up 5 more plates and I had at it again. One of the Fire guys said about halfway through the second set that he didn't think this would be such a good idea. Ya know, he was right. I ruined all 10 plates.
You should have seen the difference in hitting them with a .44, a .454 and then the 500.

One of the rounds actually stuck in one of the 3/8 " thick steel plate. I kept that one and also a 1/4 '"plate that was cratered.

After seeing that I crapped up all 10 plates, I went to Tex and told him I would replace them. He didn't even flinch and said OK. Our heavy metal fab shop cut out the plates and I took them home and welded new bases on them.

The first shot, I held it with thumbs forward and promptly lost a small part of my thumbnail. That gun probably still has my blood on it.

Any of you guys make that shoot?

later,

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[Deadbolt]

Wow! That is one hell of a nice engraving job you got there. I noticed the wood grips. Have you shot with those grips? I have a 500 with a 4 inch bbl and really appreciate the rubber grips after shooting about 10 rounds.

[GRIZZLYBEAR]

Deadbolt

No I have shot the 500 that got scratched up. It's a safe queen. The standard 500 was bought for shooting. It has accounted for 1 bull elk and one cow elk so far.

The 500's are real pussy-cats to shot. I have a Freedoms Arms .454 that in opinion has more recoil than the 500.

grizz

[Heavyhaul]

Grizz, you bragger
and for good reason. B-E-autiful.

Don't take me wrong. I like to razz people a bit. That is something to be proud of.