Thread: .500 S&W or .460XVR
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Old 03-11-2013, 09:18 PM
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Mostly true, the .460 uses the entire cylinder length. If you want even more power out of the .500, seat the slugs to use the entire cylinder and up the velocity goes. I don't do that, John Ross does and gets well over 3000 ft lbs out of his loads. Don

Agreed on the handloading potential. The hottest commercial round I have found for the 460 is a Buffalo Bore that is rated at 2864 ft. lbs. The hottest commercial round I have found for the 500 is a Double Tap rated just over 3000 ft. lbs. The ability to shoot the other rounds outweighed the slight difference in energy potential.
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