Even the most ardent firearm lovers admit that Smith & Wesson's new . 50-caliber Magnum revolver is more gun than anyone needs. It has double the power of most assault rifles in America. Its kick can ...

And its .38 caliber Police Special and .357 Magnum were carried by generations of police officers.But it outraged many gun rights supporters in 2000, when faced with sliding sales and a series of ...

Dirty Harry is now outgunned: Smith & Wesson has introduced its biggest handgun ever, a .50-caliber Magnum. The five-shot revolver with an 8 1/2-inch barrel weighs about 4 1/2 pounds _ roughly a pound ...

Isnt this just -slightly- overkill for a pistol ?<BR><BR>http://popularmechanics.com/outdoors/firearms/2003/9/top_gun/<BR><BR><BR>my wrists ache just reading the ...