460 S&W Advice

[Krull]

Thanks guys, I'll try handling a few different sizes at my gun store to try to get a feel for it.

How is the accuracy when shooting 45/454s out of a 460?

.45 Colt tends to shoot a bit low in my ES snub,like about two inches at fifteen yards (I have a snub so I keep the range to fifteen or twenty) the .454 hits where it's pointed without any drop.

I aim at the top of the top of the target to hit the center when i use Colt shells,and this thing is like a .22 with .45 Colt.

And I got some .460 FMJ-FP yesterday~talk about a power ride!

 

[gto364cid]

Was at a local gunstore and looked at some of the big 460s and noticed an ES in the corner. After handling it, I had to get it.

I figure most of the time I'll be shooting light loads anyways. Plus, if I'm in the woods and get jumped by a crazed giraffe, I have an over-powered snub to deal with it.

Can't wait to try it out!

 

[Allen-frame]

The Smith and Wesson 460 eXtreme Velocity Revolver

The P.C. 460

Regards , Allen

 

[Krull]

Was at a local gunstore and looked at some of the big 460s and noticed an ES in the corner. After handling it, I had to get it.

I figure most of the time I'll be shooting light loads anyways. Plus, if I'm in the woods and get jumped by a crazed giraffe, I have an over-powered snub to deal with it.

Can't wait to try it out!

You'll love it if you have a taste for big power gun wise,I'd suggest a few .454's to start then get some 250-300Gr .460 to try out,stay far away from the 200's as they are made for velocity and blast will be insane,likewise I'd shy away from the 300+ loads as the recoil may get..."interesting"with such a small cannon!

Get some .45 Colt too,but they may not shoot to your liking as they tend to shoot low (in my ES anyway) but they are damn fun to just blast away with.

And BTW recoil isn't THAT bad with 260Gr shells,it'll get one's attention quick,but it's not some unholy terror.
Now 300's...those may be a bit more jumpy,but I suspect if you're ready it won't be much.

Have a ball!

 

[44Steve]

Hi, Steve here. I have a 460 XVR with a 2X7 Burris, And the reasons i bought it is i all ready own a 500 S&W, and just had to have it. Seriosly it was the gain rifling, witch seems to me would need as long a barrel as possible. Not sure if you would get all the bennifits of the cartridge with out the long barrel length. Go long.

 

[.460Fan]

Thanks guys, I'll try handling a few different sizes at my gun store to try to get a feel for it.

How is the accuracy when shooting 45/454s out of a 460?

Don't know about .454, haven't shot any yet.

At the pistol range the .460 stuff from my 460V shot low but not as low as .45 Colt.

So I grabbed my laser bore sight and locked it in and redialed it in for pistol range ranges. with .45 Colt it's dead on. My old man with glaucoma in one eye shot the bulls eye out of the target in one shot (One of those circle targets sold by Winchester).

 

[Jst1mr]

By the way, the .460 is a round that is all about pressure - make sure to give that cylinder a good cleaning after shooting the "short stuff" (.45LC, .454) before going back to full power .460.

 

[.460Fan]

Yeah I hear that. I'm anal about that kinna stuff. It's almost never clean enough to me. I'm currently shooting the solid lead .45 Colt Super X stuff. It leaves a ring in the chamber from the gasses separating the bullet from the casing. I scrub the snot out of it and it's still there. I sent the brush after it, the break free, and a lot of patches and it's still there. I go in with my pinky, smooth as glass. Dunno what the deal is.

.45 Colt would be my SD round for it no doubt. .460 I would go deaf after having to fire on a perp.

 

[gto364cid]

Was thinking about what ammo to try out in 460, thanks for the opinions. I know I've seen the 200gr around, will keep an out for for 260gr FMJ, etc. to play with.

Holster-wise on an ES, any experiences?

 

[terrancemc]

If you are looking for an 8 3/8 460 I have one for sale on the sale page. Is LNIB with approx 30 rds thru it and it includes 260 rds of factory ammo, mostly Hornady 200 gr SST and some Cor-Bon 200 gr XPB. I also have a Weigand scope base and rings all for $1000 plus $40 shipping to ffl.

 

[DiscoRacing]

i want a .460 bad... have a 500 mag now...it doesnt recoil that bad... not bad enough to break bones.

 

[Krull]

Was thinking about what ammo to try out in 460, thanks for the opinions. I know I've seen the 200gr around, will keep an out for for 260gr FMJ, etc. to play with.

Holster-wise on an ES, any experiences?

Yes if you try to find a holster that's not made just for an X frame think big,and I mean BIG,I bought a nylon/fake leather IWB cheapy from Uncle Mike's that's listed as "large frame revolver,four inch" maybe for an N frame as the X just barely fits,but it's doable.

Go to midway and look up holsters for an X frame ES model,a good one is upwards of $40,but worth it,I'll be ordering one in a few weeks.

And just in case you're interested in a speed loader.....

.460 X-Frame Accessories

I'm going to get a couple but I suspect they're rather large!

 

[gto364cid]

Took the 460ES shooting today, interesting experience. Could barely feel the 45LC out of it. Got a box of Hornady 200-grain 460 and gave it a try. One of my friends didn't like it at all. The other, a woman who hasn't shot anything in 6 years actually liked it.

It definitely stings as you shoot it, but it's bearable. Hard to explain, but you need let it snap up at the end of its recoil and take your hand up. It just kinda works that way. One thing about this model with its 2.75" barrel and no brake is that the flash was not that bad, even with the high velocity ammo. Also didn't feel a fireball blasting back like some have described for the compensated versions. Noise was OK, sounding like a loud rifle, but not painfully loud. Did have to deal with more recoil than the comp models.

Overall, I had fun with it!

 

[Krull]

I agree,just let the gun "do it's thing" and you'll be fine,I like the 250 and up to 300 for it since it's most controllable with those (but I may try some 300+ grain loads~for fun ) the 200's are those that go 2,000+ FPS and those I would not touch off without ear muffs.

Again recoil isn't horrid,just noticeable,and it can be fun to set off

And if you carry it in the woods you dunna half to worry about anything in the damn North American continent! just shoot it!

 

[jrb_pro]

I wouldn't touch anything that gun can fire without earmuffs.

 

[Guymudrat]

Holster: Where did you get/order the holster for your scoped S & W .460?

Where did you get the holster for your scoped S & W 460?

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The Smith and Wesson 460 eXtreme Velocity Revolver

The P.C. 460

Regards , Allen

 

[roger460xvr]

Thanks for the info , on the speed loader. Got to have one now..

 

[26Ford]

That 460 P.C. makes me smile, 26

 

[DonD]

Thanks for the info , on the speed loader. Got to have one now..

I have one for my Model 500. Didn't need it, just wanted it. Very nice workmanship. People's eyes bug out when they see the size of it! Don

 

[roger460xvr]

need to order the holder too...