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Originally Posted by Les K.
Thanks again for the replies everyone, and I enjoyed reading about the .454 Alaskan and I'd love to try it out, but the local range that I go to does not allow anything above the .44 mag.
I could of course buy a .454 Alaskan but I'd only get to shoot it if I went and found another range that would allow it, or went out to the desert to shoot it (the peoples republic of southern california!). I don't believe it's because they feel it's unsafe for their backstop, but rather because of the muzzle blast from the larger calibers might be disturbing to your fellow nearby shooters. I already almost always get some kind of comment about loudness or muzzle blast even when shooting my current .44 revolver in an automatic world.
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I'm not sure how the .454 compares but I've had someone in the next lane over at my indoor range shooting off a S&W .500 and it really was intense
Even with ear plugs under my ear muffs I could feel the concussion blast from each shot! My .44 mag was a pea shooter by comparison
and I did find it quite challenging to shoot accurately with that going on.
And my favorite range toys btw are my .44 mags, the SRH Alaskan and Desert Eagle. I did have a .480 Alaskan as well but it just didn't seem as fun to shoot as the 44.