Before I pose my question, I apologize for the length of this preface, but feel a background explanation’s in order. Further, I wasn’t quite sure which forum to place it in (did the preface re: home invasion take precedence, or did the issue re: ammunition for the 460V to deal with this situation take it), and after some debate – I just took a SWAG, and posted it in the ammunition forum. I’ve reprinted my original question here . . .
My wife and I are admittedly elderly. Further, we’re both physically challenged. We don’t live in town, but rather out in the county. We’ve also been the intended victims of a home invasion on 2 separate occasions, both thwarted by sheer bluff.
The 1st occasion involved a man pounding on our front door demanding entrance. I have a shotgun, but it was in a closet upstairs. I told the intended intruder that I had it in hand, that I was aiming it at the door, that I was going to begin counting, and when I got to my “magic number” I was going to fire, blowing a hole in the door, and possibly in him, as well, should he remain standing there. I began counting, and when I looked thru the peep-hole in the door, he was running across the yard to the street – problem alleviated.
The 2nd occasion involved a man standing on our garage roof looking into my study window. Upon seeing him, my wife screamed. I pulled a junk/non-functional Colt 1911 from my bookcase, and held it up for him to see. He did, and went off of the roof in record time. By the time I got downstairs, and out thru the garage, he had gotten into his pickup truck, and was barreling down the street – again, problem alleviated. Running after this would-be intruder wasn’t the best idea, especially with a gun that’s never going to work again – it’s just a fancy rock.
After this 2nd occasion, we summoned the state police. They recommended that we obtain “easily handled”, weapons – handguns, and undergo the training for those guns. We did, and we have. She has a S&W Lady Smith .38 revolver, we “share” a Taurus Judge (loaded with .410 defense shells) (we wanted a S&W Governor, but the store didn’t have any), and I have a S&W 460V revolver (which hasn’t been fired as yet). Research revealed that a large gun with a lighter-load’s optimum for such situations – allowing for less recoil, less resultant muzzle flip, and thus quicker site reacquisition. Therefore, I have no plans to shoot S&W 460 Mag ammunition in this gun. Instead, I plan on shooting .45 Long Colt ammunition.
Now, to my question – while I’d prefer to shoot ammunition with the Honey Badger bullet, I don’t believe that said bullet’s available in .45 LC ammunition. I don’t want to shoot bare lead (cleaning issues . . .), but would rather stick to jacketed/coated bullets, or even solid copper, or some other material. I’d greatly appreciate any constructive recommendations from the members herein. Thx. . .
My wife and I are admittedly elderly. Further, we’re both physically challenged. We don’t live in town, but rather out in the county. We’ve also been the intended victims of a home invasion on 2 separate occasions, both thwarted by sheer bluff.
The 1st occasion involved a man pounding on our front door demanding entrance. I have a shotgun, but it was in a closet upstairs. I told the intended intruder that I had it in hand, that I was aiming it at the door, that I was going to begin counting, and when I got to my “magic number” I was going to fire, blowing a hole in the door, and possibly in him, as well, should he remain standing there. I began counting, and when I looked thru the peep-hole in the door, he was running across the yard to the street – problem alleviated.
The 2nd occasion involved a man standing on our garage roof looking into my study window. Upon seeing him, my wife screamed. I pulled a junk/non-functional Colt 1911 from my bookcase, and held it up for him to see. He did, and went off of the roof in record time. By the time I got downstairs, and out thru the garage, he had gotten into his pickup truck, and was barreling down the street – again, problem alleviated. Running after this would-be intruder wasn’t the best idea, especially with a gun that’s never going to work again – it’s just a fancy rock.
After this 2nd occasion, we summoned the state police. They recommended that we obtain “easily handled”, weapons – handguns, and undergo the training for those guns. We did, and we have. She has a S&W Lady Smith .38 revolver, we “share” a Taurus Judge (loaded with .410 defense shells) (we wanted a S&W Governor, but the store didn’t have any), and I have a S&W 460V revolver (which hasn’t been fired as yet). Research revealed that a large gun with a lighter-load’s optimum for such situations – allowing for less recoil, less resultant muzzle flip, and thus quicker site reacquisition. Therefore, I have no plans to shoot S&W 460 Mag ammunition in this gun. Instead, I plan on shooting .45 Long Colt ammunition.
Now, to my question – while I’d prefer to shoot ammunition with the Honey Badger bullet, I don’t believe that said bullet’s available in .45 LC ammunition. I don’t want to shoot bare lead (cleaning issues . . .), but would rather stick to jacketed/coated bullets, or even solid copper, or some other material. I’d greatly appreciate any constructive recommendations from the members herein. Thx. . .
