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Offline Birdnerd

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500 S&W compensator
« on: March 12, 2012, 10:41:37 AM »
I have a  6 1/2'' preformance center 500 S&W. The question I have is can I shoot without the compensator? I am shooting 440 cast bullets and every once in awhile I have pieces of lead or powder hit my face. I can't see any leading. I can't get the compensator off either. I bought this gun used and it hasn't been shot much. The compensator for lead is on the gun it came with two.  thanks Bill Fox
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Re: 500 S&W compensator
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2012, 04:09:04 AM »
You can’t remove the comp, but you can neutralize it by sleeving it.

I have a 6 ½” 500 PC Hunter. It may be the same gun as yours. It has the cylindrical comp permanently attached to the muzzle. I measured mine and it measured 0.930” which is perfect for a sleeve of 1.0”x0.035” tubing. I got a couple of feet of stainless 1x.035” tubing, cut off about 1 ½” and slid it over the comp. I put a little Loctite on it to hold it in position. I have fired it and it certainly produces roll, but it isn’t spitting lead and unburned powder and it isn’t putting gas into the objective lens of my 2x Weaver scope. So far, so good.
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Re: 500 S&W compensator
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2012, 08:31:37 PM »
Thanks Tom I might have to try that.I contacted Smith&wesson and I am sending it back to have them check it out it came with 2 compensators. I will post what I find out. thanks Bill 
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Re: 500 S&W compensator
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2012, 05:38:34 PM »
I got my pistol back from S&W and they adjusted the cylinder gap and cut the forcing cone. I was surprised no more lead or powder hitting me in the face. They said the forcing cone was the problem. Bill
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Re: 500 S&W compensator
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2012, 08:56:49 AM »
I have the 460 which is pretty much the same gun.  It came with two compensators, one for jacketed bullets, and one for lead bullets. 
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Re: 500 S&W compensator
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2012, 05:41:15 AM »
If your .500 has the two removable comps, at least one guy had some solid replacement comps made that interchange with the removable comps.
 
www.7xleather.com
 
This should be the guy.
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Re: 500 S&W compensator
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2012, 05:34:34 PM »
There is a company who makes fillers(replaces) for the 500 compensators.
Or, you could buy one without a compensator like I did

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