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With the introduction of the .500 S&W Magnum and the Model 500 revolver, Smith & Wesson recaptured the title of "most powerful handgun", [4] which once again proved beneficial for the company's sales. The .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum was designed from the outset to be the most powerful production handgun cartridge.
It is among the most powerful revolvers in the world since its original release in 2003, and is marketed as "the world's most powerful handgun" by the manufacturer. [ 4 ]
In one of the classic lines in cinema, title character "Dirty" Harry Callahan describes his Smith & Wesson Model 29 as "the most powerful handgun in the world". Although the more powerful .454 Casull wildcat cartridge was announced in 1959, [5] the .44 Magnum was the most powerful production cartridge until the 1980s when the first production ...
[3] The world's armed forces control about 133 million (about 13 percent) of the global total of small arms, of which over 43 percent belong to two countries, the Russian Federation (30.3 million) and the People's Republic of China (27.5 million). [2] Law enforcement agencies control about 23 million (about 2 percent) of the global total of ...
The .500 Bushwhacker is a .50 caliber semi-rimmed revolver cartridge developed by TII Armory for the Magnum Research BFR revolvers. It is currently the most powerful revolver cartridge in the world, offering a similar level of ballistic performance to African stopping rifles, such as the .416 Rigby and .470 Nitro Express.
At the time of its introduction, the Model 29 was the most powerful production handgun, although it was later overtaken by handguns chambered for the even larger .454 Casull, .50 Action Express, and .500 S&W Magnum cartridges. It was made famous worldwide by association with the fictional character "Dirty Harry" Callahan.
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The Zeliska is one of the most powerful handguns in the world, producing a muzzle energy of 4,592 foot pounds (by comparison, a 14" revolver chambered in the .500 Bushwhacker cartridge achieves approximately 10% greater power, firing a 310 grain bullet at 2,714 ft/s for 5,071 ft. lbs. of muzzle energy [1] or a 400 grain bullet at 2,403 ft/s for ...