I was at the outdoor range yesterday and a fellow to my right had a S & W 6" 500. We got to talking about it a bit and he let me try a couple of rounds (expensive). The first was a full power 440 gr, the second a full power 385 gr. Man, talk about recoil. Does recoil in a revolver get anymore fierce. I was holding it pretty tight, just before trembling. Didn't feel like I was going to drop it or anything. The web of my firing hand took it pretty well, the rubber Hogue grips had a pretty generous amount of rubber in the backstrap right where my web was. Where I felt it the most was in my finger tips. Stung them pretty good. Made my full power .44 Mag Smith seem light by comparison.