Or maybe one of your bullets was secretly a snake egg and it hatched. Ever think of that?

He's a cutie!

He had an affinity for weaving through my fingers, haha.

B-b-b-b-b-b-b-badass

Thank you!

How cute! What caliber is the snake?

He was very mild mannered when being handled and he didn't even nip at me, so I'd say he's a pretty high caliber snake in that regard, haha. Though, he's about as fat as a pencil, so I'd say he'd be around .30 cal. if I had to put the calipers on him :)

D'awww, little guy is probably like "Hey brah, this is a nice gun you got here o-o "

It's funny he doesn't stick to Colt models like the Python, King Cobra, or Anaconda, haha.

Thank you! You're close :) That's actually the Smith & Wesson Model 500, it looks very similar to a 629, just bigger! I've got a 629 also, they're excellent revolvers :)

Hand Cannon. I'd have to wear wrist braces. LOL

I'll admit, it's quite substantial with some of the hotter loadings, though I will say bedding into the grip properly helps tame a portion of the punishment from recoil. Houge made some awesome cushioned grips that really help spread out the shock in your palm. Now, the short barrel versions of this model revolver are unavoidably harsh XD

Is a muzzle brake effective on something like this or would it be mostly for "looks?"

That's a good question, there are several different muzzle brake/portings offered in the model 500 line that I'm aware of. What makes a brake useful and not just for looks, is if it purposefully directs the propellant gases in a direction to counteract some force on the gun. If a brake has symmetrical facing ports that simply vent at a perpendicular angle to the bore, the brake does absolutely nothing but amplify percussion on the shooter since the forces of the gasses are cancelling each other out. It is my finding that voluminous brake porting facing straight upwards is most effective on a revolver like this, since muzzle climb is substantial. Here's a picture of the particular brake I'm speaking of, which happens to be the same one on my revolver, http://www.dayattherange.com/wp-con.....s5-278x300.jpg you can see the amount of gas that it redirects in this picture, http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8582892/ it's the vertical gray colum in between the cylinder gap and muzzle flashes. In indoor ranges I've actually seen it disturb low drop ceiling tiles XD

In the case of rifles, there's more room for an effectively sized brake, and you'll notice that some even have very specific port locations intended to neutralize the high-right muzzle climd on right-hand semi and full auto rifles for example. In the journey for shear recoil reduction, gasses must be directed behind the plane of the muzzle, the more rearward the gas redirection the better. The most effective brake I've ever personally experienced was on an Armalite AR50, that baby will clear the shooting bench off if there's anything not weighted down XD http://picturearchive.gunauction.co.....e4703d6dee.jpg

I apologize if this is a little wordy, I just wanted to offer a more thorough explanation :)

Snake? Snake?! SNAKEEEEEEEE?!

Anyway, do you need some kind of special permit for venomous ammo?

That's not the proper use of a bore-snake

Heh, I have a picture of him peeking out of the muzzle also, I just thought this one looked more interesting

Smith and Wesson 500? I feel sorry for your wrist! Cute snek, BTW

Yep! It's the 8 3/8" barreled model and weighs in at about 4.5 pounds, so it's not quite as snappy as some of the short barrel offerings can be. It'll still fatigue my grip after a while if I'm running really stout loads through it during an extended range session.

How do the snake loads like I'm seeing here affect the recoil?

Another lover of big guns, I see. The biggest pistol in my own collection is a BFR .45-70 (10in barrel) followed by a Desert Eagle 50. Completely impractical guns, but fun as hell to shoot.