In terms of the shooting sports of course,if there's one thing that absolutely puts an ear to ear grin on this guys face it's when a self proclaimed veteran of this game asks me ,"Does that .460 S&W you have really kick like everyone says they do?" And my responce is as usual for most of these inquiries is; You must find the answer to that question yourself my son,and then I hand that fellow shooter my 8 3/8" XVR along with 5 rounds and wait for that defining moment that separates us lovers of pure horsepower from those who really were finished after the first fall of the hammer.But let us not discount our fellow shooters if their preferences in guns don't include the thumb-busters or hand-cannons that are so prized by many of us.And that defining moment comes at a time when both myself and the shooter having his/her first experience in thumb-busting are BOTH wearing that unmistakeable grin of pure delight after unleashing that horsepower downrange.In reality I believe it's really all about that so unexpected smile you get from that shooter that tells you,"yep,I've converted yet another plinker to that of horespowermania" and there's nothing to apologise for.Absolutely nothing!
460 S&W horsepower,love it!
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As for groups out of the .460 S&W,using the Hornady factory load of a 200 gr.SST I am getting about 2.0" groups.Having experimented with .45 cal muzzleloader bullets in 250 & 300 gr. and after applying a cannelure to them for the obvious recoil issues,I was able to get my groups down to around 1.5" with the 250 gr. but they started to open up with 300gr. back to 2.0" again attributing that to fatigue and failing eyes.I have no doubt that in more capable hands the groups would shrink yet and this thumb buster would be far more effective a tool way out yonder with an optical sight which I'm still debating.
The groups I was getting on that particular day were on my second outing to the range with the .460 and being that we are talking a .45 caliber hole,5 holes measured center to center do not have to touch to result in a 2" group.I have found that having fired over 100 rounds of mixed ammo from factory 200 & 300gr. loadings and experimental book loads that the heavier or more stout loads combined with the sheer weight of the revolver will induce fatigue rapidly for the average shooter.For me the 300gr.maximum loads are on the threshold of controlability or the lack thereof.For the life of me I really don't know how most shooters' who buy the .500 S&W "X" frame can manage it as I hear it's just brutal.
Sincerely
Al
Sincerely
Al
