I like the S&W 500 for its stopping power too. It’s a little big for concealed carry, but it more than makes up for that by settling things on the first shot.
Note: I am in Maryland, where handguns can be carried only directly from home to the range or gun shop unless you have a CCW license. I’ve been told that I won’t get the permit, since I’m not in a profession that requires carry.
Nice gun!
A little much for human bodies, there isn’t a bullet designed for that weapon that wouldn’t carry 80% of the energy of the round right through a person and go whistling on down the street looking for trouble.
That is the gun I would use for back up if I were in Alaska or Africa hunting big game.
A decently designed 9mm, 40 S&W, or 45 auto rounds will have one shot stops in the mid 90 percent range. With that effectiveness, the only thing left is worrying about accuracy (gun design, practice), barrier penetration (rifle work), defeating armor (illegal in a pistol round making it rifle work), and most importantly, avoiding situations where you need a weapon.
That 500 S&W is really cool though, I’m tempted to schedule a trip to Alaska just to justify buying one.
I’ve recently made a career change, there were opportunities in Maryland and California which I did not consider because of gun laws. I ended up with Colorado which definitely has its problematic gun laws but CC is available.