What does .500 Smith mean?

.500 Smith in Community Dictionary: many effective handgun cartridge in the marketplace at this time. Yes it beats the Desert Eagle's .50AE and Raging Bull's .454 Casull. This monster is 12.7 X 41mm (read: it's huge). In comparison, the cartridge you stick in AK-47s is 7.62 X 39mm and M16s utilize 5.56 X 45mm (interesting to note that .500 actually creates even more muzzle power than 5.56 NATO; but as the barrel is faster the power drops down quicker)... The weapon you stick this bad boy in weighs near 5 pounds packed and is a complete monster. Essentially, you shoot something using this, it dies. by LacyReport definition; a word used to express the caliber of .500 Smith&Wesson revolver. This revolver is really huge(the cartridge is like how big your flash!)it only carries 5 rounds as opposed to the conventional 6. This thing can be used for stuff like killing grizzlies, I cant imagine exactly what it might do in order to one. This thing is more powerful than a .50AE wilderness eagle. by Jacque ClevelandReport definition