I have a 24 inch 460 barrel for a tc pro hunter. I'm shooting the 200 grain hornady ftx at approx. 2800 fps. will this bullet perform going 600 fps over what it's intended? The rifle is for whitetail and I would like to use light bullets to keep it flat shooting. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

If it were me I'd be looking at Barnes, Their 275 gr .451 is lights out out of my Savage smokeless muzzle loader.

If you don't like eating venison, it should perform just fine. I imagine it would be just perfect at 2800 fps for gophers, also.

Seriously, go with Barnes. You can't drive them too fast.

Sounds like I should check Barnes bullets...thanks guys.

How much better performance do you want from a handgun cartridge? A 200gr bullet @2800 fps is more velocity than generated by a 200gr bullet from a 30-06 and we all know how well the 30-06 performs on all game in north America. Really? 2800 fps from a 200gr pistol round isn't enough? If you want more you will want to move up to a .450 Marlin rifle round.

Warning, the Max charges in the .460 Magnum are reported @65,000 PSI. I highly doubt there are actions and brass out there that will safely do much over that so don't overload that cartridge. Again, the 460 Magnum w/200gr bullet @2800 fps is more velocity than the 30-06 and approaching the 300 Win Mag.

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I'm satisfied with how the round performs. What I'm concerned with is if the ftx bullet with penetrate and retain it's weight or scatter upon impact because obviously this bullet is not intended to be pushed at this speed.

I find the 200 FTX unsatisfactory to use even at revolver velocity due to it's fragmentation (on game animals) let alone the higher velocity of a longer rifle barrel.


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My Ruger #1 spits the 200 FTX out at over 2900 fps.
I use the Barnes copper bullets as they don't fragment on impact, but I will say the 225 and 250 XPB still open to fast (they were designed for the Colt and Casull). The 200 and 275 work as advertised. I would think the Barnes 325 grain Buster would also work as intended out of the rifle, I have not taken any game with it out of a rifle to date, but did take a bison with them out of 6.5" revolver.

The Cutting Edge bullet opens to fast for use in a rifle.
My report on bear can be found here.
460 S&W, results (warnin graphic content)
Cutting Edge also produces a solid which should not be an issue out of a rifle.

While I have shoot Speer, Hornady, and Swift 300 grain jacketed bullets out of the rifle the velocity exceeds the design parameters of their respective manufactures. I would suspect the terminal performance on game to be fatal but the bullets will most likely fragment. If I were going to test this I would select the 325 grain Swift A frame as I believe it's construction to be the best of the three manufactures for this application.

Any lead round should be hard cast and gas checked or leading occurs.

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Use the 275 grain Barnes - should still shoot pretty flat out of your rifle.
I would not hesitate to use it out of my rifle.

The 355 grain HC FN GC should also fill the bill.


ASIDE

For those wonder what other rifles are available in 460 S&W
besides the TC and Ruger #1, Big Horn Armory has a levergun
they are now taking orders on.

I am chomping at the bit to get mine, it quite the wait but if it like the 500 S&W they make it, will be worth it.

Good luck and be safe
Ruggy

Testing the Cutting Edge 240 grain bullets this morning in the field.

Out of a Ruger#1, 22" barrel. 142 and 115 yards. Dropped on spot and both were complete pass thru.