Trying to decide which came first, Huntington's .500 JRH or the Smith & Wesson .500 Magnum may be a chicken or egg first argument. It's sufficient to say that currently the .500 JRH is basically a .500 S&W Magnum cartridge cut to approximately 1.400" (my fired brass measures 1.395")...
With the arrival of the factory loaded .500 Special and brass available from Starline it is only natural to look for a much more compact and easier to pack sixgun. Life is full of trade-offs and the Model 500 is easier to shoot than a sixgun weighing a pound and a half less, howeve...