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goin to go buy it on monday, apparently i can go home with it the same day.
Smith and Wesson .460 is this a good first time revolver for me? i've never owned a handgun before, but i do reload. i know the .460 is pritty much hand held artillery and i hear it kicks worse then the .500 Mag. but, i'm not phazed, the deal is really good.

for $1250 i get a holster (underarm), reloading dies for 45 colt and 460, bunch of bullets, two muzzlebrakes and about 15 pre-loaded rounds with a handfull of 460 cases.

Would this be a good starter gun for me? i'm also going to pick up a CZ-75 for some small range shooting, for reactive targets and whatnot. but i wanted a revolver and a autoloader.

Just thought i'd throw that out there. :D
 
gumby said:
goin to go buy it on monday, apparently i can go home with it the same day.
Smith and Wesson .460 is this a good first time revolver for me? i've never owned a handgun before, but i do reload. i know the .460 is pritty much hand held artillery and i hear it kicks worse then the .500 Mag. but, i'm not phazed, the deal is really good.

for $1250 i get a holster (underarm), reloading dies for 45 colt and 460, bunch of bullets, two muzzlebrakes and about 15 pre-loaded rounds with a handfull of 460 cases.

Would this be a good starter gun for me? i'm also going to pick up a CZ-75 for some small range shooting, for reactive targets and whatnot. but i wanted a revolver and a autoloader.

Just thought i'd throw that out there. :D
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Doubt you will get a transfer approved and an ATT to "go home with it the same day" in BC...
 
handgun shooting is very different that rifle shooting.
starting with a huge caliber rifle isnt hard. starting with a huge caliber handgun is.
you may do fine, but more than likely youll develop bad reflexive habits and flinches.

I'd recommend a .45 auto as well, start with that, and get used to it, and then use those skills with the .460.
 
IMO revolver is always the best choice of handgun but I am not sure about a .460. I like heavy kick for more fun but if you can hit the bull is another story. A .357 mag will be a better cal. If you like the gun then go and get it, try it if you don't like and sell it later.

Trigun
 
gumby said:
goin to go buy it on monday, apparently i can go home with it the same day.
Smith and Wesson .460 is this a good first time revolver for me? i've never owned a handgun before, but i do reload. i know the .460 is pritty much hand held artillery and i hear it kicks worse then the .500 Mag. but, i'm not phazed, the deal is really good.
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Holy s**t! A .460 as a first handgun? Better pick up some .45LC too and get used to handling it first. I started with a .22 bull Ruger and worked my way up. Still have that pistol and it is really nice to pop off a hundred or so rounds through it in a session. Good luck with the hand cannon.
 
gumby said:
goin to go buy it on monday, apparently i can go home with it the same day.
Smith and Wesson .460 is this a good first time revolver for me? i've never owned a handgun before, but i do reload. i know the .460 is pritty much hand held artillery and i hear it kicks worse then the .500 Mag. but, i'm not phazed, the deal is really good.

for $1250 i get a holster (underarm), reloading dies for 45 colt and 460, bunch of bullets, two muzzlebrakes and about 15 pre-loaded rounds with a handfull of 460 cases.

Would this be a good starter gun for me? i'm also going to pick up a CZ-75 for some small range shooting, for reactive targets and whatnot. but i wanted a revolver and a autoloader.

Just thought i'd throw that out there. :D
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If and when you do some reloading let us know how it works out. Maybe there's a safe lighter load you can use when your hand needs a rest. Don't be shy about wearing some shooting gloves too. I do that if I'm going to burn through 400-500 rounds of .45. I'd like to try a .460 or .500 but probably not often enough to buy one. (Yet)
Mike
 
ya good luck with getting it home the same day.
If you dont have a ATT your not gonna take it anywhere after you get it home. Not to mention the waits for STATT in BC right now is at least 2 weeks.
Ive been waiting for almost 2 weeks for my STATT.........

But congratz on getting into pistols shooting!
 
The good thing about the .460 is that you can shoor .45colts and .454cassul in it as well, I'd say learn to shoot it with .45's and than move up....
 
yeah, exactly what i was thinking. the guy had some 400 grain 460 rounds loaded for it. alittle intimidating holding the round and all i can think is its a 45/70 in pistol form. i might shoot one or two 460 rounds for my first rounds through it. mainly to just have that first experience embedded in my mind, and palms..

i looked on youtube for people with a 460, seems like some people know how to handle it and the rest just shoot it at a range.

was thinking about getting a new grip for it, try to tame the recoil.
 
Perfect beginner gun.IMHO. When you learn to shoot it, everything else is easy.

My first was a 44mag. So began the quest for recoil.....
 
i reload, ammo shouldnt be such a problem. i doubt i'll shoot 460's that much execpt for the wow factor, and maybe if a bird lands at 100 yards...

Mostly going to shoot .45 LC, now i just hope the gun is still there.

as far as glocks go, i'd consider only a 19c, but it would be a tie over that and a CZ75. doubtful i'll buy a .45 ACP, i'm one of the one caliber only kinda guys. if i got a .45 cal gun already (460) i don't feel like i need another. but if a old 1911 pops up for a cheap price, i might pick it up.


I really really truely hope that handgun hunting in Canada gets put back into law, then i'd have a truely smokin hunting gun. i read a magazine calling it a revolution to handgun hunting. (he took an elk at 200+ yards with it)

Alas, i doubt it will be more then .50 cents a round when i reload.

is it true since its a straight walled case that the cases will last longer and stretch less? i have an old 6mm Remington that i've reloaded the same brass for over 9 times now and i don't see anything wrong with them yet.

hopefully i can get the same use out of the .460 cases as i'm sure they will be expensive new.


appreteate the feedback though, pumped to get this revolver now
 
BBq_Woa! said:
handgun shooting is very different that rifle shooting.
starting with a huge caliber rifle isnt hard. starting with a huge caliber handgun is.
you may do fine, but more than likely youll develop bad reflexive habits and flinches.

I'd recommend a .45 auto as well, start with that, and get used to it, and then use those skills with the .460.
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joe-nwt said:
Perfect beginner gun.IMHO. When you learn to shoot it, everything else is easy.

My first was a 44mag. So began the quest for recoil.....
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Now, i don't know exactly whos right, but one would think (maybe an uneducated person) that flinching would cease if you started with a bigger gun because you would get used to it? also, its the highest velocity revolver in the world right now which means out of a 10 inch barrel i should get some good groups. once i can handle the gun well enough.

i wanted to do some reactive target shooting too, but i think they won't let me shoot 460's at em ;D

a 9mm is better for reactive targets anyway... quick question about safety and reactive targets, since the targets are metal, doesnt that mean they can richochet? (sp?)

whats a safe distance to shoot at them from? and would a .45 be more or less prone to this happening?

if anyone lives in the Dawson Creek area i sure wouldnt mind letting them take it for a spin on the range once i get it.

now i'm going to be kicking myself in the ass if its gone on monday when i show up at the tackle shack...
 
gumby said:
also, its the highest velocity revolver in the world right now which means out of a 10 inch barrel i should get some good groups. once i can handle the gun well enough.
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Whoa there. What makes you think velocity is conducive to good groups in all cases? You may find your best groups at the lower end of the spectrum. Only your load development will indicate which loads will provide the best accuracy. Furthermore, what kind of accuracy are you looking for? Bullseye? Silhouette? Perhaps hunting where it is legal to do so with a handgun?;)

You may find your best accuracy at somewhat less than max loads. Especially as a new shooter concermed with flinching.

gumby said:
i wanted to do some reactive target shooting too, but i think they won't let me shoot 460's at em ;D

a 9mm is better for reactive targets anyway... quick question about safety and reactive targets, since the targets are metal, doesnt that mean they can richochet? (sp?)

whats a safe distance to shoot at them from? and would a .45 be more or less prone to this happening?
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Here again many things change from one load to another. I would bet an FMJ from a 9mm plinker load would be more prone to riccochets that a light bullet from your 460 that would likely splatter on impact. I would suggest you start your reactive target shooting at 50 yards. Sure, you could be closer, but what the heck are you buying a 460 for, then? It's made to shoot at hunting distances, that would be a good place to start, IMHO.
 
Awesome, i just bought the S&W 460 for 1250$, 1325$ after taxes. gotta wait 1-3 days before i can take it home. but i got so much from it. i got a box of 50 .45 long colt (cowboy loads) and a box of 20 of 454 Casull and then about 70 loaded rounds of 460 S&W (all Starline Brass :D ) ranging from 260 grains, 300 grains and 395 grains. all reloaded with lil gun from hodgdon (which i got a unopened can of, not to mention a box of 1000 large rifle primers for it). also got a Handloader magazine with the 460 as the feature in that magazine, hats off to the guy who sold it. really really appreteate that magazine because its so informative. got a two unopened boxes of .45 cal 200 grain bullets (not loaded shells), box of 300 grain (probably 35-45 left), and a box of 395 cast bullets (bout 40) set of Honady dies for the 460 (i got four dies, i'm so lost i don't even know what to do with them, never reloaded a handgun before.... what are the other two for?) also about an additional 85 .460 brass thats been shot before and was just empty. (all starline, i love this guy who sold this gun..)


Ron at the tackle shack has his own fanclub as of now. anyone that wants to join it is free to. i just claim i'm president.



Offer Still stands for anyone wanting to fire the gun, thats in Dawson or surrounding areas. if you're interested gimme a PM. ammo is free ;D :D
 
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