Finaly got to shoot a .500 today. The only ammo my friend had for it was 350 grn. factory loads. I was reall suprised at how little recoil there was. I was told the the 500 grners. kick alot more, but the 300`s were alot less than my .454 Redhawk with 300 grn. bullets ar 1,500 fps. I`m in love again! I`ll have to reload though as the factory stuff was $2 per round, plus tax.