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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (98189)2/13/2003 5:53:58 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 132070
 
Smith & Wesson Introduces New Handgun


By TRUDY TYNAN 02/13/2003 17:32:38 EST

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 more than the big black .44 Magnum boasted
by Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry movies.

It fires a new .50-caliber cartridge that the company said produces nearly
three times the muzzle energy of the .44 - or enough stopping power to
bring down a charging bear. In fact, company spokesman Ken
Jorgensen maintained it is primarily intended for big game hunters...

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