.500 S&W Magnum vs America's Deadliest Predators: The Most Powerful Revolver Ever Made

The series finale. Over eight episodes we've tested every major revolver cartridge against North America's most dangerous animals: .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Special, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .460 S&W and now the biggest of them all. Catch up on the full Caliber vs Apex Predator playlist. In 2003, Smith & Wesson unveiled the giant X-frame revolver and the .500 S&W Magnum together, a half-inch cartridge built to be the most powerful production revolver round in the world. This video covers how it was built, why its power comes from heavy bullets instead of speed, the real cost of all that power in recoil, blast and carry weight, and how it compares to its faster X-frame cousin, the .460. Then the same honest test as always: the .500 ranked against 9 North American predators from coyote to polar bear, with a full verdict and a look back at the whole revolver series. The big lesson of the finale: the biggest gun is not always the best gun. Ranked Against 9 of America's Deadliest Animals👇 08. .500 S&W Magnum -    • .500 S&W Magnum vs America's Deadliest Pre...   07. .460 S&W Magnum -    • .460 S&W Magnum vs 9 Apex Predators: The F...   06. .454 Casull -    • .454 Casull vs 9 Apex Predators: The Revol...   05. .44 Special -    • .44 Special vs 9 Apex Predators: The Cartr...   04. .45 Colt -    • .45 Colt vs 9 Apex Predators: The Gun That...   03. .38 Special -    • .38 Special vs America's Deadliest Predato...   02. .357 Magnum -    • .357 Magnum vs America's Deadliest Predato...   01. .44 Magnum -    • .44 Magnum Ranked Against 9 of America's D...   ⚠️ This video is for education and entertainment purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional wilderness safety training, firearms instruction, or official wildlife agency guidance. Always follow local laws and regulations regarding firearms and wildlife encounters. 00:00 Intro: the 2003 unveiling 00:25 Building the X-frame 00:48 The .500 cartridge: the hammer vs the fastball 03:30 Recoil, blast and carry weight 05:06 The 9 animals and the easy answer 06:25 Coyote 06:54 Gray wolf 07:33 American alligator 08:11 Mountain lion 08:49 Feral hog 09:16 Black bear 10:06 Why the easy answer fails 11:17 Bison and moose 12:31 Inland grizzly 14:07 Coastal brown bear and polar bear 15:28 Carrying it for real 16:32 .500 vs .460 17:29 The skeptic is right 18:41 The whole revolver series 19:59 Final verdict 21:20 Series finale: your questions 22:18 Closing #500Magnum #SmithAndWesson #BearDefense #RevolverHistory #HandgunHunting #Alaska #Wildlife #Firearms #CaliberVerdict