# .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum #### Overview ---
The **.500 S&W Magnum** or **12.7×41mmSR** is a .50 caliber semi-rimmed revolver cartridge. It is the single most powerful production handgun cartridge in existence. The .500 S&W Magnum is capable of putting down most creatures, natural or unnatural.
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Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.
**Ammunition Type****Damage****Bullet Velocity (m/s)****Barrier Penetration**
300GR FTX446323.6
620GR Hollowpoint55.23702
750GR Hollowpoint67.53030.9
Devastator23 + 5@1.54800.2
Ratshot1.2x2203050.4
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.