Shot a .460 S&W Yesterday!

[RVTECH]

Well, finally shot a friends 8" ported .460 S&W.

Not as bad as I thought it would be but it needs better (and bigger) grips.

I'd compare it with a 6" .44 mag Super Blackhawk with full house loads.

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[solv3nt]

Well, finally shot a friends 8" ported .460 S&W.

Not as bad as I thought it would be but it needs better (and bigger) grips.

I'd compare it with a 6" .44 mag Super Blackhawk with full house loads.

That porting does a lot. I shot a short barrel ported 500sw; it was a puppy.

 

[RVTECH]

Oh this one bucked pretty good - but very controllable and like I said better grips would help.

The grips he has on it now are a rubber, finger grip style but are about a K frame size. Heck I would not like them on a K frame either.

 

[kmk1012]

I prefer my 8 3/8" 460 over either of my 500's any day. The 500 only has a comp, not a brake as it's an early model.

 

[solv3nt]

I prefer my 8 3/8" 460 over either of my 500's any day. The 500 only has a comp, not a brake as it's an early model.

What's the difference between a comp and a brake?

 

[The Heretic]

S&W/Hogue make a X-Frame rubber grip just for the X-Frame guns.

I found my 460V (5" with comp) to be a much nicer to shoot gun than my 329PD (.44 mag) which weighs half the 460V and has no comp or porting. I put the XFrame grips on the 329PD but I have not shot it yet with those grips - the only real difference is the rubber is softer on the backstrap than the N-Frame Hogue grips that come with the 329PD.

 

[The Heretic]

What's the difference between a comp and a brake?

As far as I am concerned, they are the same.

 

[CountryGent]

Interesting. I've had an interested, on and off, with .460 S&W, if for no other reason the versatility of being able to to run .45 Scofield, .45 LC, .454 Casull, in addition to the aforementioned. However, I always assumed the recoil would be vicious. Full house .44 Magnum loads are manageable for me and I shoot them all the time, but a lot more than that can be unpleasant, and therefore not shot much. (I briefly had a pretty light .50Æ revolver; shooting that was like grabbing ahold of a lightning bolt. )

 

[Bobbygun]

Grips really are important. I've never shot the .460 or .500 S&Ws, but do have a .480 Ruger. That thing was miserable with the stock grips (wood with rubber inlay) because it was open behind the trigger guard. I always had a purple bruise on my middle finger and winced after shooting a few rounds. I went to the Hogue Tamer grip. It filled in the spot behind the trigger guard, but it was just to large for my wimpy hands. Finally I found a Pachmayr Decelerator grip and that helped immensely. It filled in behind the trigger guard and was slimmer, allowing for me to get a good grip.

 

[Bobbygun]

What's the difference between a comp and a brake?

I thought that was a great question so I tried to find out. This might help:

Muzzle Brake vs. Compensator: Which is right for your rifle? – Silencer Central

Most rifle barrels in the past several years have come threaded from the factory so the shooter can add a muzzle device such as a muzzle brake or a compensator. This has recently extended to bolt…

www.silencercentral.com

 

[The Heretic]

Interesting. I've had an interested, on and off, with .460 S&W, if for no other reason the versatility of being able to to run .45 Scofield, .45 LC, .454 Casull, in addition to the aforementioned. However, I always assumed the recoil would be vicious. Full house .44 Magnum loads are manageable for me and I shoot them all the time, but a lot more than that can be unpleasant, and therefore not shot much. (I briefly had a pretty light .50Æ revolver; shooting that was like grabbing ahold of a lightning bolt. )

IMO the 460V (recently sold) was/is a pussycat compared to my 329PD, and not at all "vicious".

Vicious is how I would refer to my 329PD - how long your hand hurts depends on the load shot, from 10-30 seconds with .44 special, to 10-30 minutes with 300 gr bear loads at 1200fps. And that is with the Hogue rubber grips. I would not ever want to shoot it with wood grips - never ever.

With a 275 gr load at near 2K FPS in the 460V, I knew I had shot a heavy magnum load, but it didn't hurt my hands at all - unlike the 329PD does with any load.

I would put the 460 magnum loads in the 460V at about a step above shooting my 325TR with 230gr ball ammo - i.e., probably about the same as shooting full 240 gr .44 mag loads in a "normal" weight revolver - e.g., a 29/629 weight.

Plus, you can have the cylinder cut to shoot .45 ACP, but then you have to use moon clips for all cartridges, not just .45 ACP

The reason I sold/traded my 460V last week, was because I now have the 325TR and I would rather have a Gunsite Scout and a chainsaw than the 460V.

 

[RVTECH]

if for no other reason the versatility of being able to to run .45 Scofield, .45 LC, .454 Casull,

This is an 'upside' no doubt.

The grips The Heretic mentioned would be a must!

 

[Bobbygun]

I would not ever want to shoot it with wood grips - never ever.

With regards to the 329PD your sentence is too wordy for me. My version: I would not ever want to shoot it - never ever.

 

[kmk1012]

What's the difference between a comp and a brake?

A comp only minimizes muzzle rise (think magnaport/holes in the top of the barrel). A brake directs gasses in a direction as to "pull" the gun forward, counteracting the force of recoil. Similar, but definitely not the same.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Are you still at the ER???

 

[WeaponizedMRE]

I had one for a long time and I LOVED it, but then I got a bit crazy and traded it for a 500 S&W, just so I could shoot 700 grain bullets. I just loved how accurate my 460 was.

 

[CountryGent]

I had one for a long time and I LOVED it, but then I got a bit crazy and traded it for a 500 S&W, just so I could shoot 700 grain bullets. I just loved how accurate my 460 was.

700 grain bullets?

 

[WeaponizedMRE]

700 grain bullets?

Oh yeah they are a blast, literally.

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[CountryGent]

Consarn it, this isn't helping my interest in a S&W in the .500 S&W.

Thanks for the link @WeaponizedMRE.

 

[RVTECH]

so I could shoot 700 grain bullets.

Many thats close to 4 1/2 .357 bullets!