Does anyone remember the old 500 magnum?

[Action_Can_Do]

Hello everyone. I was wondering if anyone here remembers an old cartridge called the 500 magnum that came out a good 12 years or so before the smith and wesson round. I recall seeing it in a gun magazine and believe it was called the 500 HWP magnum. I don't know if it was a wildcat cartridge or not. I remember seeing that it came in a five shot revolver in multiple barrel lengths but my memory is fuzzy about most of the details. No matter where I've looked I can't find any information about the round, but I know I didn't dream up the article. Wish I hadn't thrown out all my old gun magazines. If you think you have heard of it, please let me know.

 

[JRLaws]

I do not remember the 500 magnum myself.

I did manage to find a few pieces of information on it though.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_163_27/ai_99130331

http://www.sixguns.com/tests/Tt500.htm

http://www.gunblast.com/500Linebaugh.htm

I hope this helps you scratch an itch. I hate not being able to find or completly recall something I've read.

JRLaws.

 

[S&W Junkie]

I remember reading about the 500 Linebaugh in COTW a few years ago. It was nowhere near as popular a cartridge as the 475 Linebaugh. The 475 was actually a better round. The 500 S&W eclipses the 500 Linebaugh by a considerable margin.

 

[Mike Irwin]

The only .500 Magnum I've heard of other than the S&W round is a British sporting cartridge designed for African and Asian use, and which has been largely obsolete for decades.