I Hate This 500 Magnum 🤮

[@KentuckyBallistics]

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[@crystalgilland7737]

Love your vids scott I'm getting a new 20 Guage this year

[@thathondaguy7138]

Great vid like always. Love the vids keep up the great work

[@ScarecrowShoots]

so.....with that 500 sw special.....i think you need a threaded 500 and a can.....those rounds are damn near subsonic...

[@alexsalazar4276]

@@crystalgilland7737 what's good bro :)

[@alexsalazar4276]

what's good scott from kb:)

[@KentuckyBallistics]

Let me know what you thought about today’s video! I hope you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

[@LethalMonarch]

gun

[@Adores-wp5lb]

Nicee

[@tomtom3781]

Love ur vids

[@ryden_jasso]

@Kanigo29 hasn’t even been a minute, how is it cool if you haven’t seen it yet 💀.

[@4zaprod]

I love the skits at the start

[@SkadadeLjud]

When you had the rounds side by side, an ant crawled into the special round. That little guy must have gotten the scariest ride of his life :D

[@stevenjohnson1692]

That looked like a really really really small ant, I've never seen either of these ammo in person but I would guess that ant is like half a mm if that.

[@skeome]

@@stevenjohnson1692 Correct, ants can range from 1mm to 1cm in America

[@colemanlovette7308]

3:56 I was tripping when the ant crawled in the end of the round😂😂 I thought there was a bug on my tv and it disappeared into the bullet, had to play it back lmfao

[@redcell9636]

I had a laptop that had a few ants living inside it. They never formed a colony, buy there was about three of the f*ckers that would managed to wedge there way behind the screen and into the crevasses. Dunno how the little things survived in there.

[@colemanlovette7308]

@@redcell9636 lmfaoooooo

[@jwseibert1059]

The engraved pistol is an exquisite piece, I wouldn't use it much if any either. That 500 special didn't do too bad,I'd like to see it compared to .44 magnum and a few other rounds.

[@elementalist1984]

It's a beautiful gun, but I have a rule about buying guns I can't or won't shoot so I wouldn't own it.

[@orange_cat]

@@elementalist1984 Good rule there Dustin. It's great fun to look at these guns on the Internet. The same is true about snow, hmm, and loose women. It's great fun to look at on the Internet, but I won't live anywhere near that.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I asked about 44 magnum compared to the 500 special too, hopefully he'll do a video to show us.

[@comfortablynumb9342]

@@elementalist1984 yeah I don't understand buying a gun that you don't want to shoot. Silly.

[@DrQuagmire1]

believe it or not, over on Yoki Sturrup's KZbin channel, someone suggested to her that she outta team up with Scott and do a .500 Magnum video together. considering the fact that she made a video where she fires one at a gun range

[@milanondrak5564]

Don't ever blow up your beautifully engraved 500 Magnum. It's a work of art.

[@pinecone89]

“I hear vets in Texas don’t like guns with a lot of recoil”, beautifully done Scott 👍😆

[@honorsgunnation7210]

i didnt get it

[@username65585]

​@@honorsgunnation7210 Matt (Demolition Ranch) does not like shooting his 500 magnum because of the recoil. He is is(was?) a veterinarian.

[@neovenom9833]

Oooh, are we going to see another long iron video?😋

[@neovenom9833]

@@honorsgunnation7210 check Demolotion Ranch, they Matt and Scott like to take the piss at each other, and sometimes, Brandon Herrera, Donut Operator and many other join in for the fun.

[@bunnykiller]

honestly, I dont think Matt is doing the Vet thing anymore, I havent seen any of his vet videos pop up like they used to... He is making more than enuf money from his Demo ranch channel to be living as large as he is.... and KB is catching up quick too, wont be too long before we see Scott buying expensive guns... ohhhh hold on, he is doing that already, well then umm buying awesome vehicles... oohh, hes doing that too? Give it time.... ;)

[@Piecemakerfirearms]

I have to say your slow mo footage shows a very good example as to why you would want to start with one round in the cylinder for beginners on these big bore guns. That “consistent hold” of the trigger back when riding the recoil is demonstrated easily to see and understand. Awesome educational video!

[@NixxNikoli]

The ant who crawled into the 500 special better have got out of there before Scott gave him the ride of his life on the front of that round

[@swordbreaker43]

ikr

[@sammysharptooth3198]

Was looking to see if anyone else saw the ant lmao

[@youbetterwakeup2449]

His ride ended the moment that trigger was pulled. "If he's still in there, he ain't happy!"

[@FROST_HUGGER]

If the ant aint getting out then soon it will become a bullet ant (Get it? A "Bullet" ant?)

[@guaporeturns9472]

Last ride of his life for sure

[@JoeL-on9lg]

I absolutely love the fact that a tiny ant is obliviously climbing on the .500 special, it's almost synonymous of a person unknowingly climbing up a ballistic missile

[@daveruble6455]

I thought it was on my screen I was trying to get it off my screen 😂

[@SirFunky]

whos climbing into ballistic missiles?

[@3rdPartyIntervener]

Dr. StrangeAnt

[@Mick-1415]

😂 you made me lol​@@3rdPartyIntervener

[@timrogers2638]

Based on the effect on the various liquid targets, I suspect that the .500 S&W Special isn't moving fast enough to get the hollow point to expand much, if at all.

[@youngbloodoutdoors9681]

Being slower it should’ve opened up though right ?

[@fourkings7897]

@@youngbloodoutdoors9681 No

[@raygun23]

It actually is fast enough, they’re supersonic. 45 acp Is close in diameter, and is moving a lot slower than the special, and they still get good expansion.

[@Highstranger951]

@@raygun23 actually, the special and the magnum rounds share the same projectile. Said projectile is designed for magnum velocities. Special is not fast enough for these particular projectiles.

[@justsomeperson5110]

I have to admit, that the hollow point special didn't seem to work like a hollow point should was kind of concerning.

[@KiithnarasAshaa]

Yep, the 500 Spl JHP rounds performed about how I expected - like an FMJ. Projectiles going that slow really don't undergo much if any expansion through liquid media. Kind of like a lot of .45 ACP standard loads.

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Or .50 GI.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

It depends on the bullet. LOTS of bullets expand at subsonic speeds, but these were clearly not designed for that. Since most .50 bullets are intended for .50 AE and .500 Magnum, which throw 350-grainers at 1300+ and 1800+ fps respectively, using these bullets in the subsonic Special was either lazy or stupid on the ammo maker's part.

[@northwestballistics9726]

4:05 man that Ant is in for one HELL of a ride later

[@nickverbree]

10:03 moments exactly like this are why this channel is so important for so many things. Imagine being an animator or VFX artist and having this as a resource for making hyper realistic gunshot effects. Or being an ammunition supplier and seeing what the rounds hitting different mediums do and having an AHA moment and figuring out some way to design better munitions. The fact that he keeps it goofy keeps enough of us in love with it so that it's at all feasible to do.

[@JamesRMills1]

I love how you can actually see the difference in recoil by how much it mutates his arm in slow motion.

[@xero6912]

That's got to be my favorite part of his videos is that slow motion on his arms. It's terrifying to think that happens to your muscles when you shoot a gun and it somehow doesn't tear your arms open lol.

[@youbetterwakeup2449]

He's freakin' ripped, too. That thing would snap my wrists and elbows in half, rip the shoulder out of the joint and probably tear the rods and screws out of my spine.

[@raymondwendt6205]

I agree. You can see the shock wave ripple through his forearm. Never seen that before. Very cool.

[@darque1860]

That engraved pistol belongs under a glass case, in a custom fit cut out, lined with silk. It's beautiful.

[@swagnut9864]

These skits never fail to make me laugh, good job Scott and crew

[@xavnicely4095]

Effortlessly shoots one handed lefty and hits small target. This man gifted.

[@servek]

Lets all be in total amazement of Scott's ability to shoot those guns two handed! Ambidextrous shooting is very much a hard thing to do! Very good show today, thanks for the video!

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

You must not have ever tried it if you think that it's hard to do.

[@evanf1443]

@@hastyhillfarmand4x480 it can be hard I do accurately. he’s more accurate with his off hand than I’ve seen some people be with both hands on the gun.

[@DjDolHaus86]

@@hastyhillfarmand4x480 Some people are so one handed that they struggle to use the TV remote with their off hand so I guess it's a matter of perspective

[@tedw101]

Wait it is? Lol

[@glyph241]

🧀🕳🧀!

[@TheFaceStabber]

I've still got a cylinder or 2s worth of the 275 gr Cor-Bon 500 Special from nearly 20 years ago. The recoil out of the full-length X-frame was similar to shooting .45 ACP out of an 1911, but at nearly 1000 ft-lbs of muzzle energy.

[@I.no.ah.guy57]

Very surprising results, with the special it seems like you're barely shooting anything lol. It was pretty cool to see the energy wave transfer down your arm in both instances, especially the intensity and speed of the wave when you shot the Magnum

[@DevinGibson6316]

Thanks for watching send a direct message right away on the above number☝️☝️.I have something bigger to introduce📩🆙🔝

[@scottwhite9133]

Ashtray cmon man, are you a smoker. I'd say no.

[@I.no.ah.guy57]

@@scottwhite9133 wait what

[@MaffiaRK]

That recoil comparison starting 6:30 is incredible I have watched many guns shot in slow-motion, but the way this is filmed, lit, framed, it's just excellent! Very good visual of the difference a bit of powder makes too. Thanks for the video!

[@PWNHUB]

Lot of recoil there maybe not for you brother @Kentucky Ballistics but definitely kicks

[@mattspina5418]

Lol give it to demo ranch lmao

[@baomao7243]

Fallback: .460 S&W

[@Dave-ou6lf]

@@baomao7243 I was thinking about giving that round a try.

[@Genesis23OPB]

@@Dave-ou6lf if you want to go big bore revolver .460 is one of the best imo since you can use 3 calibers in it

[@wheelguns4wheelmen802]

@@Genesis23OPB I love my .460. You want to let someone use it who can't handle .460, just throw .45 LC in it. Super fun for blowing up squashes and apples, too.

[@t10god]

Kentucky does the actual Green Goblin laugh at 11:15

[@nonideal]

Oh my god its true 😂🤣

[@TacticalBurritoSystem]

Most interesting Item to me was the Clean passthrough of the .500 spl through the water jugs. Would be cool to see the terminal ballistic data.

[@davelowets]

Nah, we just want to see stuff blow up

[@jeffreylocke8808]

I own a 460V five inch muzzle brake equipped full lug barrel X-frame revolver that shoots 460 S&W magnum, 454 Casull and 45 Colt loads from mild to wild. Even the 45 Schofield if you can find any. TK Custom altered my cylinder to accept moon clips for 45 ACP. And the moon clips also hold 460 Rowland, 45 Super and 45 Winchester magnum using Starline Brass. Versatility defined.

[@darrenboyd4837]

Scott, I lost my dad 12 years ago and while I was watching this video I realized how awesome it is that your dad is your partner in your channel. Cherish every moment of blowing stuff up with him!

[@DevinGibson6316]

Thanks for watching send a direct message right away on the above number☝️☝️.I have something bigger to introduce📩🆙

[@wetfrog6954]

sorry for your loss.

[@MiguelAbd]

His dad saved his life when the accident happened. If his dad wasn't there for him, he wouldn't be alive.

[@darrenboyd4837]

Thank you. I was already aware of this.

[@clownbaby7985]

I don’t think there’s any better way to not get more subs then you say you will blow up a beautiful handgun.

[@BrianMortimore]

Wow!!! Just Wow! 4 tables destroyed! And that was just in the teaser! You made one 11 year old girl so happy she jumped around when those huge tires smashed those tables!!!! My soul has been refreshed. Thank you Scott for your relentless oppression of those wicked tables.

[@Davo_1991]

Don't listen to the scammer.

[@hardluckclub7271]

i’d really love to see the pine board baffle tests brought back scott! interesting to see it with those lesser 500 rounds!

[@colemanlovette7308]

3:56 I was tripping when the ant crawled in the end of the round😂😂 I thought there was a bug on my tv and it disappeared into the bullet, had to play it back lmfao

[@Hetz50]

I just want to say that ant on the 500 special when he was showing the cartridge if it stayed there it’s going for one heck of a ride lol… right about 4 minutes in. As always love the videos Scott!

[@johnny_wrench]

I was hoping I wasn't the only one that noticed that little dude.

[@sirfer6969]

@@johnny_wrench You weren't ... (searches for ant emoji) 🐜

[@scottd9448]

I like the intro. When I had my first air rifle in England, I used to go to the junk shops (goodwill here) and buy trinkets to shoot. At the age of 10 I was exploding the loved artifacts of dead grandmothers. I feel a little sad now, as some of them could have been valuable.

[@Evergreen1400]

They brought you lots of joy shooting them as a child right ? Isn’t that what’s really important? Of course it would be cool to find out some little porcelain penguin you purchased for 50¢ turned out to be worth 10k but in the end our joy/happiness/good memories are priceless.

[@talisikid1618]

@@Evergreen1400 no it’s not. Using things appropriately is what matters. Personal feelings do not matter. We have an exceptionally arrogant & wasteful society in the west.

[@joelvoelker1170]

Watching Scott’s videos are one of my favorite past times. And it lets me know that there is something good about living in Kentucky. Love your videos Scott. Keep it up!

[@davedave9552]

I wish you well bro.

[@logansrevenge1214]

the irony of Scott keeping the eggplant business going just to rip on eggplant is the best. What is his eggplant budget?

[@phanorkner]

The 500 special may not stand up to the 500 magnum, but I do know that the ant crawling on the 500 special round during the tabletop explanation went for one hell of a ride.

[@RevampReborn]

.500 special still has enough Kinetic energy to topple a European’s point on gun control but you could do that with a .38 special

[@subhopriyadutta9906]

I don't want to like this comment because it has exactly 69 likes.

[@CharliesGarage]

This is a great comparison that shows how much velocity has a greater effect in damage. Very similar weight bullets, but almost double the speed in the magnum.

[@krishnamahatre8605]

Momentum.

[@Evergreen1400]

Especially on liquid or semi liquid targets like the things he shot or humans. The difference in speed equals a huge difference in hydrostatic shock

[@AndrewLewer90]

J=1/2mV^2. Velocity is squared whilst mass is halved. That's why you want a faster rather than heavier bullet.

[@CharliesGarage]

@@AndrewLewer90 exactly. The first time I learned this, my dad took me out squirrel hunting with a 22-250. They would literally liquify and explode into a mist when hit.

[@ashnguyen2950]

@@AndrewLewer90 Just a little correction here. The 1/2 applied to the whole mV^2 block, so it'd be "more" correct to say velocity is squared and both are halved.

[@MeowMeowMeow7576]

As always Scott, such an entertaining but yet educational video. I was so happy to see the "Cause nobody likes eggplant!" kick again! Love the shooting at canned goods more than the zombie torsos. Either way keep it up! Love your videos.

[@Davo_1991]

Ignore scammer.

[@classicgmdiesel1248]

Scott dual wielding 500 magnums is the best thing ive seen all day 💪

[@Demane69]

The 1st thing I thought when seeing that customized 500, is the manufacturer warning to NOT use a solid grip. A soft grip is required. Lord help the wrist of the user of that pistol.

[@leftyo9589]

the short barrel 500 with that brake is fairly tame to shoot.

[@dmg4415]

He may take the muzzel device away, load it with superhot ammo, hard grips, and let the intruder use it. "No sir, I did NOT break his arm, he did it by him self".

[@demomanchaos]

Honestly, the .500 S&W lever gun with .500 Special might be a damn solid pairing. I wonder what the difference in capacity would be.

[@brentgarbett5306]

E=MCsquared divided by the hypotenuse of the adjacent side. SIne divided by tangent equals feces in your home

[@Gideon_Judges6]

Just eyeballing but it looks like for approximately every 6x 500mag you might fit 7x 500spc instead. Or it might be closer to 7x 500mag to 8x 500spc

[@r0b3rt_959]

@@twowheelsnoskills490 There's already lever guns that use revolver rounds my man, this wouldn't be any different

[@Highstranger951]

@@twowheelsnoskills490 does not know how a lever gun works😂

[@Bob5mith]

Oddly enough, my 20" Rossi 92 holds ten 357s, or twelve 38s in the tube.

[@johnwhitby8851]

The difference in the 2 rounds was way more stark than I expected before watching. Also, that shade at Demo Ranch at the end was hilarious! 😂

[@U_ever]

With all the work (logistics, supplies, lighting, audio, etc.) that goes into setting up these shoots and then the actually work to make and edit the video, and then you pile on all of the freakin' clean up afterwards, hands down you have got to be the hardest workin' man on KZbin today! Great effort !

[@mrsealman538]

That ant on the .500 special round is about to go on one hell of a ride.

[@Davo_1991]

Ignore scammer.

[@mrsealman538]

@@Davo_1991 Yea I figured as much. What a shame.

[@happygimp5167]

I thought Scott was going to say, "The 500 special, isn't so special"! LOL!!! As usual another video of great fun!! Thanks!!

[@Davo_1991]

Don't listen to the scammer, even the title is obvious

[@ruffleswinner2212]

3:57 That poor bug crawling on the bullet, went right into the hollow point

[@davelowets]

Found a good home..

[@kentchr76]

01:48 I think that’s the best looking modern firearm I have ever seen! It’s gorgeous!

[@joshuadaruvalla1981]

The title made me click so quickly... Scott not liking a big bore handgun? Has the world gone insane?!?!

[@travg9332]

I seriously can't get past the Ant crawling on the 500 special round @ 3.55. Haha. Great Vid as always brother!

[@Davo_1991]

Ignore scammer.

[@JeeperJim5]

Awesome video as usual. It seems that they keep getting even better. Every time I or my son wear our KB shirts, someone usually mentions your channel to us. I never knew eggplant purée existed or even what it’s usefulness is. Keep up the awesome work Scott & Scott.

[@thedragonofcanada6659]

4:00 Scott is over here giving us exposition, but all I can focus on is the ant going up and down the bullet

[@Just_Pele]

The .500 Special is basically a fatter Colt .45, about same muzzle velocity but with a projectile that's ~50gr heavier. I've always liked it, it won't blow out your ears on the range, and for target shooting up to 20 yards you really can't tell a difference in accuracy, except there's >50% less recoil and you can get away with using regular safety muffs w/o plugs.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

Standard-pressure .44 magnum fires a 355-grain bullet at 950-1050 fps, so .500 Special is right on par with .44 magnum. .45 Colt +P is almost exactly the same as .44 Magnum, and you can get 360-grain loads that go 1100+ fps. Regular .45 Colt is the same as .45 ACP and will only throw 230 grains at under 1100 fps. The problem is that those bullets were clearly made to expand at supersonic velocities like you get from .50 AE and .500 Magnum, so the .500 Special just couldn't make them pop. Bad design on the manufacturer's part, but I doubt there are any .50 bullets made for such low velocities on the market.

[@t3h51d3w1nd3r]

According to S&W, Matt funded the creation of the 500 special, so he could specifically bring ppl to the range and give them a gun loaded with 500 magnum, then he would shoot it with 500 special and play it off like the recoil was nothing to him. 100% True story.

[@Sk1m_Beeble]

Matt and Edwin

[@GranadaBashlav]

LOL! burn.

[@Davo_1991]

No one listen to the scammer. He's saying the same comment too many comments here and asking to go off KZbin so they can't be traced and asks for a delivery fee.

[@Sk1m_Beeble]

@@Davo_1991 I reported it and it's still here, tired of these bots

[@GranadaBashlav]

@@Davo_1991 It appears that Scott is using a comment bot for more hits to the channel. Or someone is doing it for him... LOL j/k Scott, love ya bro! More 700 Nitro Xpress please! But on electronics, too many electronics out there!

[@cobra7790]

Badass, entertaining, and informative! This is my kind of video.

[@scotttilson8876]

Personally I would like to see somebody do videos on how great the 44 magnum still is. With the creation of these other super magnum handguns. The 44 magnum kind of gets treated like it’s something to leave on your shelf to collect dust.

[@GAEC1234]

Fr, Dirty Harrys opinion is irrelevant now.

[@brians1793]

It's one of the most versatile rounds, there's rounds that are more manageable than others that don't seem like extreme overkill for certain applications, but some pack enough punch to take down a bull, they're no joke. 45 ACP is still going to be best for use against humans overall for most people but definitely isn't nearly enough for other applications. I suppose a gun that can fire 45 Colt, 454 Casull, and 410 is going to be more versatile yet if I could only have one handgun.

[@bullgravy6906]

My 500 mag was way more comfortable to shoot than the 29-2 I had. But of course the 500 was about 50lbs heavier than the 29

[@TeamBuffaloOutdoors]

Slamming tables and breaking cinder blocks 🧱 Love the Clean Safe Shootin’!

[@Robdoggierob]

That jab at Matt was 100% gold.

[@SWATforce1]

A cool thing to do would be seeing the penetration differences through ballistic gel blocks. Also, more tests like this would be awesome with other guns that share calibres, eg .410/45 Colt, 357 Mag/38 Spl, .223/5.56, etc

[@Saa-423]

Matt would learn to love the special loads. Love ya both. Thank you

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

I think the difference on the food service sized cans was primarily due to the fact that the can was strong enough to withstand the hydrostatic shock of the .500 special. If you had used smaller, thinner cans, like soda cans, or 2 liter soda bottles, you'd definitely see a nice big splatter from both rounds. But yea, those cans are designed to be stacked in pallets and shipped stacked in the back of a box truck, they can handle a lot of fucking pressure in both compression and expansion, and the corrugated sides and lids only help to reinforce that further. Now, that said, the .500 mag is still a much more powerful cartridge for sure. what is that like 30-40% more powder capacity in the magnum, vs the special?

[@OfficialPepe]

good explanation thx

[@sproutpits]

Personally, I think the Special ammo used 500 mag projectiles, and at the lower velocity, they just didn't expand. They had way more penetration.

[@tombrennan2047]

Big bores rule! I am always intrigued with watching the slow motion footage. It's quite interesting seeing how the shock wave travels through your forearm and then your upper arm. I dig the science of it all. Thanks for the outstanding video content. God bless you and your family. Keep the videos coming!

[@rjoetting7594]

This is the first time I've ever heard of the 500 Smith & Wesson special. It would be interesting to see you do one of your old Board Test and ballistic gel and see the difference like you used to do.

[@Davo_1991]

Scammer, ignore.

[@marksmith9144]

I have the exact same feeling on my 44 mag revolver. Specials for plinking, mags for fun and business.

[@stevenmartin3848]

The one thing I always take away from any of Scott's videos... There's NO ONE who gets more enjoyment out of blowing stuff up with RIDICULOUSLY overpowered firearms! 😁

[@bubba6945]

Im a big fan of large caliber firearms Its where the fun is found in shooting stuff 😆

[@DrQuagmire1]

or seeing a random cameo from our ol' buddy, Tactical T-Rex

[@corbinpowell128]

The 500 Magnum vs 500 Special on liquid targets is soooo funny. That 500 Magnum delivered so much energy into that target that it chunked it 20 feet away, while the 500 Special just poked a hole in the other target. Such an awesome video Mr. Scott from Kentucky Ballistics. You never cease to entertain us with new content. Keep it up! Edit: thanks for all the likes. Let’s try to get me to 100 likes, I would appreciate it. Scott from Kentucky Ballistics, your heart ❤️ disappeared on my comment. I’d appreciate it if you could re add a heart back to the comment.

[@frankrommerts8447]

I suspect that the reason for this huge difference between the .500 Special and the .500 Magnum is the fact that the .500 Special is an FMJ and the .500 Magnum is a JHP.

[@corbinpowell128]

Frank, I think you got a good point. But we all have admit that 500 Magnum still will deliver more energy than 500 Special. Even if it’s a JHP in both calibers hitting the same type of target.

[@corbinpowell128]

Hollow points are always gonna deliver more damage because the bullet is getting bigger in diameter as it passes through the target.

[@texasbeast239]

That Special drizzled less than 2007 movie Bumblebee.

[@frankrommerts8447]

@@corbinpowell128 Yes very true, I guess that the power of .500 Magnum is between 33% and 50% higher compared to the .500 Special if you would use qn identical projectile in both casings.

[@lonestoner8297]

"it's a nice gun I'll give you that, but the engravings give no tactical advantages whatsoever..." Beautiful S&W man. I wish I could get my hands on one.

[@morgana3918]

“But that was some fancy shooting… pretty good.”

[@joeyrittierodt6958]

My ex father in law had a S&W .500 MAG with the 3" barrel. We loaded many dif rounds for it. We've shot it each well over 1k rounds. We LOVED it ! We were shooting pretty accurate at 70 yards once used to the recoil without the anticipation of its power. Our buddies would always back out from shooting. Limitless America in Washugal, WA has the exact same gun. Used for $1149. I've been looking for every excuse not to get it but after watching this then, I'm getting up early to go get it tomorrow! Our loads where Star line brass, cci large rifle primers, hot loads where 54.2 grain or 52.4 grain of Unique or Hodge 110 powder and light loads where 46.2 to 48 grain powder. Bullets where always Hornady XTP 350 grain. I'm so excited to go get this thing tomorrow that I'm not sure I'll sleep tonight! Awesome vids as always brother! Keep them coming!

[@ed0c]

3MILLION SUBS! SHOOOOT IT!

[@robertrand-rd4eh]

Is there a video?;I've been searching.

[@paladinevans]

You need to get Matt to fire the 500 Special without telling him that’s what is loaded in the gun 😁

[@markgruenberg6277]

Truly amazing with the difference between the two rounds. Great video and shooting. Be well and stay safe.

[@OctalCargo9584]

You could even hear a difference between .500 Spl and .500 Magnum rounds being fired; the .500 Magnum definitely sounds louder and more aggressive than the .500 Spl.

[@cuchulainnmurphy8729]

I think that the 500 special would best for range practice or for a shooter that wanted to try your 500 magnum revolver.

[@EricJacobusOfficial]

Nice cameras you can see the bullet flying through space

[@bryantitus6634]

The 500 special is still running right at standard 44 mag energy levels. I just feel like the bullet is pulled straight from the 500 mag line and is designed for 500-1000+ fps higher impact velocities. With a bullet actually designed to open up, as it clearly did not do at all going through 4' of water, it would actually be a very viable round. The 44 mag doesn't have any issues anchoring everything it's been used against. I doubt the same energy with .071" wider hole would do any worse.

[@bobjohnson1633]

A 500gn .500 at 1000fps with a wide flat nose will go through a bears face and out his butt. The hollow points are more for hunting

[@jefferyboring4410]

I light load with titegroup I can use as little as 10 grains ! In a regular brass . But I prefer blackpowder more smoke and it’s a soft long push not a fast snap .

[@tree123169]

I always love the content Mr. Ballistic. Great way to start the day. Thank you for adding a bit of fun to my week.

[@bowlofriskies6486]

When I saw the way the water was spraying out at 16:29 I somehow knew Scott would stand beside it in the next shot. Suffice to say I would have done the exact same in that situation

[@knobjob2839]

500 special: when you want to use your 500mag for realistic home defense. Great video 👍. Ballistically a very cool round. Please don't destroy that really pretty 500 mag. I have a sanctuary safe it can live in.

[@Davo_1991]

Don't listen to the scammer.

[@FieniX_]

6:31 - That’s a cute cap-gun!

[@ajorsomething4935]

If you're using bullets designed for the 500 magnum in the 500 special loading that's probably why you're seeing so little energy transfer. Those bullets are designed to expand at 1,500 fps, not 1,000 fps. Same sort of thing happens with 10mm auto, most loadings use bullets designed for the much more popular .40 s&w, and the extra speed causes much less controlled expansion. Anyway since the .500 special is so uncommon I'm betting that they just used a bullet designed with .500 magnum velocities in mind.

[@dustinratliff6302]

The dollar store price stickers on "grandma's trinkets" had me spitting out my water.😆 If you don't know, if ur grandma has "Trinkets" from the dollar store you might be from kentucky. I know from experience.

[@ARSZLB]

this was one of the funniest videos in a while, Scott. thanks for the laughs, i’d love to come down to the range someday!

[@DevinGibson6316]

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[@eastsiderc]

I totally agree! Scott is a good dude I could feel his joy all the way in Va!!

[@alleclypseuprising87]

22:00 why did that sound tickle me like it did Lmaooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@geraldrobertson7871]

Everytime I watch one of your videos it makes me laugh, you can tell you have a good time showing us firearms. Tanks for making good content!!!

[@DevinGibson6316]

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[@cfltitan]

Ha ha ha great video! It’s crazy though that the specs on the “little baby 500” Is still on par with a medium to semi hot loaded 44 mag. Just goes to show how insane the 500 magnum is. Your cameras are incredible too! When you did the close ups of the bullets at the beginning you can see a tiny little piss ant climbing on the 500 special round.

[@DevinGibson6316]

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[@SlowSpyder]

But, is it as powerful as a 9mm (blows lungs clear out of a body, I am told)

[@jerrywilson6199]

Awesome video. Love the first 500 you showed. Beautiful gun.

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

That gun is a work of art! Just beautiful!

[@grantg610]

I hope that tiny ant on the 500 special enjoyed his 15 seconds of fame in this video!!!

[@damon2772nomad]

That ant is looking for a hell of a ride! 🐜 💨

[@thatbeme]

I love your videos. I would like to see a comparison of 44, 38, and 500 special in gel. Thanks 💙

[@lilwyvern4]

With regards to the magnum ammo and the water jug, it might be that it simply exploded from the water resistance. I remember Mythbusters did a test along those lines back in the day, and supersonic ammo (I think they used 5.56, but whatever) just disintegrates within 3 feet. The 500 special may have lost enough velocity to avoid the catastrophic destruction like that.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

That depends a LOT on the bullet construction. The 5.56 FMJ used by the military tumbles after impact, and the 62-grain stuff disintegrates when it does so if its speed is over 2800 fps (give or take a hundred fps or so) when that happens. You're on the right track, though. Those bullets were clearly intended to expand at supersonic speeds, so the subsonic special rounds can't make them expand. It's a trade-off between making a round expand at low velocities versus keeping it from disintegrating at high velocities. A lot of modern bullets can manage to do both, but there are limits, and these might not be the best-made bullets.

[@ericmacfarlane4249]

Pretty sure they used .50 BMG, too. I can’t remember what else, but that one broke apart pretty quickly.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@ericmacfarlane4249 Yeah, it's been a long time since I saw that episode, but the Mythbusters were not very good at guns. They almost never said what type of bullets they were using, let alone the weight, for any of their experiments. They really needed a gun expert to help them out. For example, they had to revisit the Sgt. Carlos Hathcock "bullet through the scope" myth because they used a completely wrong kind of scope and possibly hunting ammo rather than FMJ. They then used the right scope, but used AP ammo, which Hathcock did not use, so they screwed it up twice. But even if they used the right ammo, they were shooting much too close, when the bullet is still yawing and, as you noted, bullets do different things when they hit at different speeds.

[@jameskazd9951]

i dont even think the 500 special expanded, hollowpoints tend to be a bit unreliable on expansion under 1200 ft per second, 45 acp also has this issue

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@jameskazd9951 They didn't. Those bullets were clearly made for .50 AE and .500 Magnum velocities of 1300+ fps. However, bullets can expand reliably at any speed if they're made for that speed. To use your example, .45 ACP only has that issue with old or cheap hollowpoints. By the mid-'90s, there were plenty of hollowpoints that could expand reliably, and any brand-name defensive round will do it today. The people perpetuating the "pistol bullets don't expand reliably" myth are people who've never seen a good defensive round or the same people who use FMJs and just want to justify their belief that ".45 ball makes 'em all fall." I had an acquaintance who asked me to hold his Glock 26 (subcompact) 9mm for him for a while. When I checked it, the mags he had in the case with it were loaded with FMJ. When I returned it, I recommended he switch to literally anything else if he wanted to use it for defense, and he gave me the line that JHPs wouldn't expand from a short barrel anyway, so FMJs were just as good. I had to show him videos of gel tests before he believed me that there were _tons_ of 9mm rounds that would expand just fine from a Glock 26. Turns out he'd been told that by the guy at the gun store who sold it to him! Since he wasn't a gun expert, and he assumed the guy at the store was, he simply took the guy's word for it.

[@leemitchum7498]

Precision One ammo is right down the road from my house. It was the secret ammo supply for this area but I guess the secret is out. They are great people have personally met them. It all started with a man and his wife deciding they wanted to get back into reloading like they did in college. Cool videosScott love the new gun

[@Kadeo-ms6qw]

I’m sorry for you wallets future prospects now that Scott boosted them.

[@jessecarpenter6434]

Cool difference I learned from demo ranches channel when it was talking about 500 magnum and 50 ae. When it comes to soft targets like watermelons. The slower round makes it further because the round doesn’t deforestation as much on impact. However the faster one obviously dumps more energy into target Edit: and I get to see it again proved when he gets to the water jugs. So there’s yalls example of you wanted one

[@DevinGibson6316]

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[@JeffGoggans]

Have at the Texans, lay off the Vets 😊

[@bobbycheshire4033]

I love this guy's videos!!

[@ryewaldman2214]

It is a amazing the difference in terminal ballistics you get from the same 350 grain bullet when it is moving below it's expansion velocity vs when it is moving above its expansion velocity. There is still way more energy in that 500 special than in a hot 9mm or 45 defensive load, the difference is that those rounds were designed with bullets that expand at 1000 fps, while the 350gr 500 cal bullet was designed for magnum velocites > 1200 fps. The 500 special is still no joke and would have looked much more impressive and a tad more comparable if it had been loaded with a non-magnum 50 cal XTP bullet, where it should expand at velocities down to ~800 fps.

[@hondolane3125]

This. It was "only" a 300 grain bullet in the special, but it still was probably designed for expansion in the 300 grain magnum load. The special has way more oomph than any 9's and .45 ACP, and while it's about 200 fps slower, is also 25% heavier than a 240 grain .44 magnum, which as we all know, will blow your head clean off. That same load with a purpose designed bullet would be a wicked defensive load, you know, for when you want to carry your 72 ounce revolver under shorts and a t-shirt.

[@empireoflizards]

Even with just JHP, the reaction of liquids as projectile velocities increase is pretty interesting. More energy gets dumped upon impact. I've seen .22 lower velocity rounds penetrate more water than higher velocity in some cases.

[@nprospekt]

"It's a nice gun, I'll give you that. But the engraving gives you no tactical advantage whatsoever."

[@imonlyhalfnutsreally2113]

It does mentally and that's what counts.

[@MrPsyco32]

Metal gear solid 3 , beat me to it

[@davelowets]

But it does... Your opponent sees that, and they don't even bother to draw theirs. You win.

[@andrewwillard5625]

Scott must be the most interesting person to set up tables at a family get together’s.

[@caseysmith1540]

I would love to just be on the range to see some of the “exploding targets” ya use! I love the canned eggplant explosions. It’s always fun to watch soft targets explode from really big bullets. Thanks man and keep on making great fun content. 👍🏼

[@aydenclemmer3376]

I like it. It did a lot of damage to those targets. Great videos and keep up the good work.

[@Whiskeybende]

Want a 500 S&W pretty bad but heard the short barrel pistol shakes the rounds loose in the cylinder. Is this true?

[@762N8O]

If the rounds are crimped appropriately it shouldnt happen.

[@DrewishAF]

This really makes me want to get a snub nose 500 special. Actually, I'm pretty sure you'd have to have one custom made. Not that I couldn't handle a magnum, it would just be pretty dope to have a 500 with a small, light frame and a much shorter cylinder. Plus, you could still get some pretty good hand loads with some expanding projectiles. Maybe that should be something that gets looked into next: optimizing 500 special rounds for performance. If nothing else, it would be interesting to see.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

Get a Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan if you want a snubby super-magnum. .454 is much more powerful than .500 special. In fact, .500 special is less powerful than .50 AE and is right on par with .44 magnum. You might as well buy a .44.

[@Expatris]

500 Spl is the same OAL as .44 Mag IIRC, so having a custom cylinder made and a rebarrel is about all you would need done.

[@Davo_1991]

Don't listen to the scammer

[@DrewishAF]

@@Bacteriophagebs I'm aware, but it wasn't anything about power or even practicality. It's just about having a one-off badass gun that serves no real purpose other than having it. I've had some really nice revolvers including a custom shop S&W 357 and corth. My single biggest factor for buying a gun is utility so everything I have has a very specific purpose. I would just love to have one highly impractical gun for no reason other than having it. But if I were looking for a powerful, reliable hand cannon, the Redhawk I'm .454 Casull would definitely be the choice. And don't burn my britches, but I would likely be more inclined to grab a Raging Bull 2.5" snub. I know, I know...Taurus. But I've owned several Taurus guns and their customer service and warranty is top notch. In fact, the gun I currently own with the highest round count is actually a Taurus TX-22. I've got around 6,000 rounds on it, more than half suppressed, and it still runs like a champ. Actually, my very first gun (that I still shoot to this day) is a Savage MKII with probably about 10K. But, the other guns are only lower round counts because I have a habit of trading/selling before they go over 3K. Weird tangent, sorry. But yeah this is only referring to a gun I'd want for funsies.

[@Bacteriophagebs]

@@DrewishAF I have nothing against Taurus. They're fine guns. Well, the revolvers are. One of these days I'll get a Raging Judge. If you want a badass, impractical gun, why not just get an actual .500 mag and lighten the hell out of it? Then shoot light loads in it like it's no big deal, but load the full-power stuff when someone else wants to shoot it.