Heres a look at 10 handgun hunting cartridges paired with a suitable load for. First person to comment on wasting food will be awarded a scholarship to take a class in economics 101 at his or her local community college. As you are a handloader, you will peruse component bullet selection and its possible you will find more options in a. Ive got a custom 94 marlin that rob applegate built for me but its only a 17 inch barrel ive killed animals as large as bison with it. We all grew up hearing the phrase, faster than a speeding bullet.
Unfortunately, the muzzle blast is ear splitting, made even worse by the revolvers muzzle brake, which promotes flinching. The 460xvr 5 features a 5inch barrel that is fitted with an integral muzzle brake to help hold down recoil and comes with two different rear sights for precise targeting with all. The fit and finish of the loader is excellent, and it has served well switching between all. Never was much of a fan of the smith handguns in 500 and 460 but have to admit they would be formidable in a rifle.
I would assume you could expect a similar increase in a. Shooting from a sandbagged rest at 100 yards with a scopesighted gun, i was consistently able to produce twoshot groups pairs measuring 1. Dec 17, 2018 just having a little fun with the 460 revolver on the range. Sighted it in 2 high at 100 yds with hornady 200 grain factory.
Smith and wesson most powerful handgun 500 cal magnum. Our investigation has revealed that the quality of steel in some of these barrels did not. Sep 18, 2007 time spent on the range with the 460xvr indicates this gun can be a tackdriver, too. This big smith 460 v revolver is in great condition. I have a conversion in 460 on a 1911 platform, the imtended setup for the rowland. Smith wesson performance center 460 for sale on gunsameric. Jaws dropped and eyes went wide when it was proposed that an xvr zeroed for 200 yards could bring down whitetailsize game from 0250 yards with no holdover. I know that a tauras 45lc judge revolver will also fire a. The 454 bfr is basically a ruger super blackhawk clone, a bit larger, whereas the. If you are set on a 4 inch, the 500 mag is your only choice. Nov 07, 20 unfortunately, a woman visiting from south america just went through a nearly identical experience with a revolver chambered in. This time the comparison finds us shooting through blocks of. Another installment of video in which we put the worlds fastest production revolver. Six shot group, 2 100, 2 150, 2 200 was 2 wide by 3 12 tall.
Its kind of amusing about all the hypefalse advertisement,that the 460 is the fastest and flattest shooting round. With any caliber revolver you wont have near the muzzle velocity of a long gun so your distance is limited. Feb 11, 2015 i have 6 xframe revolvers in 500 and 460 magnum. Shooting the most powerful revolver on earth smith. Havent seen too many attempts to split an iphone in half like this. While the 460 is more versatile in that itll handle the 454 casull and the. A ruger super red hawk in 454 cassul with an 6 barrel will weigh a lot less than a 3. Overall the colt 1917 is a very interesting revolver. Miculek decided to go off the grid by destroying his iphone with a. New shooter tommy richardson gets ready to shoot the. The 500 is a sledge hammer compared to the 460 12ounce pall peen. The moment the shooter has access to decent reloading equipment and components, all the above things go out the window and the.
Ive shot fifty caliber at both short range and at long. Both designed on the companys extralarge x frame, these wheel guns are designed for longdistance handgun hunting of large game. Apr 09, 2009 i know a 460 will also fire a 454 casull and a 45lc as it is stamped on the firearm. The phone over all is amazing but the price is a little high not complaining but when i went up there to the store to see if they could do a price. How to pick the right sidearm for backup bear protection outdoor. I prefer the 44 because one, its lighter and 2, even with the brake, the 500 is a wrist brusier. I do love my 500 mag though, that is why i have both. It can handle the 460, 454 casull and 45 colt round just for fun. If it was my dime, and i could buy either one of them for hunting, the 460 would be coming home with me. With that said, i own a couple of each and think the 460 mag is all you will need. Now comparing a smith or ruger 45 colt or ruger 454 casull to a 460 smith oh ya, the red ryder to a. Jerry miculek destroys iphone with 460 magnum revolver. This fiveshot revolver produces 2,600 footpounds of muzzle energy, making recoil a serious consideration for its operator. Id stay away from converting any revolver as you propose as the recoil would be just plain nasty sans comp.
It can handle any animal in the entire 50 states, or is it 57 states, i cant remember. The model 460xvr is so revolutionary that it required an entirely new designation. It is the first commercial revolver cartridge to use tipped bullets. Subscribe to the print edition digital edition for ios digital edition for. Once again, thats true if you are limited to factory ammo. I can say from watching them that a fast follow up shot is not going to happen easily. And despite the power this gun produces, its perceived recoil.
The model 460xvr is so revolutionary that it required an entirely new designationxvr, xtreme velocity revolver. The 500 is big as well as the 460, it has the bigger bullet and sounds really mean, but the 460 is probably more practical. Despite my owning a 500, i would probably say that the 460 may be a more useful piece unless you are hunting brown bear and want the most power you can get. Its hard to tell the distance in the video, and miculek doesnt say, but there is no doubt that this is on par with miculek.
It all started innocently enough a couple of months ago when i ran into my friend tommy richardson just after returning from filming a segment of handguns television. Performance center guns originate from standard designs or. This 460 xvr is a performance center revolver and it is in excellent. The 460xvr 5 features a 5inch barrel that is fitted with an integral muzzle brake to help hold down recoil and comes with two different rear sights for precise targeting with all three chamberings. Just having a little fun with the 460 revolver on the range. Heres the place you want to be if youre ready to go hunting beyond the. These barrels were manufactured by an outside supplier. One thing to note about the 460 and the 500 is the amount of noise the gun makes. It was a stopgap sidearm that ended up with american troops in two world wars. For reloaders like myself this might not be a consideration. The kit came with a welldesigned compensator and the result is a manageable shooter. We have 64 inches of 10 % ballistics gel for todays test. I feel that the 500 is a bit of overkill in the hunting arena, but its one heck of a conversation piece at the range. It includes two rear sights to allow for precise targeting with all chambers.
At the shooting range, both revolver and cartridge are often perceived as mammoth big bores. I purchased it for use in our shooting instruction business, and after one summer of use, probably less than 200 shots of. Features removable, interchangeable compensator the highest velocity revolver in the world 2330 fps200 grain. This massive revolver exhibits very little evidence of use on the stainless steel surfaces. Time spent on the range with the 460xvr indicates this gun can be a tackdriver, too. May 20, 2014 seven of the twelve are manufactured in. The revolver is also equipped with a synthetic grip and an exposed hammer. This breakaction, singleshot rifle is available chambered in. Smith and wesson had to drop their original ad about the. I bought the 460 magnum because it made more sense to. I dont know of any, but ive had the passing thought of reboring my. The 500 is a whale of a lot of pistol, with tremendous recoil and muzzle blaslt. The 500 only shoots 50 cal rounds, of course you could feed it some 500 specials, but if you want to shoot a big gun, get big ammo.