460 s&w rifle reloads

[Tcast09]

Well i have a 22 inch ported encore barrel in 460 which shreds hornady 200 grain bullets anywhere under 100 yards. Can someone give me some advice on a slow burning powder to put behind my Barnes xpb bullets I'm hoping to keep my velocity close to the factory loads.

 

[ruggyh]

If I understand your question, you are using Barnes XPB in 22" barrel and concerned with them fragmenting on impact.

The XPB will not fragment like the Hornady at any velocity.
I have shoot them out of my 22" #1 without issue. Being a monolithic construction it does not have a velocity ceiling like jacketed bullets. Typical velocity is between 2900 and 3000 fps.

Other monolithic bullets available for the the 460 are Cutting edge Raptor (240 grain), North Fork CPS (260 and 300 grain), and of course the other Barnes XPB (225,250, and 275). The 225 and 250 Barnes will open much faster and produce very large wound channels when shoot out of your 22" barrel.

Swift A-frames (300 and 325 grain) will be your best choice if you want to shoot jacketed bullets. The 300 XTP MAG will work but expect the bullet to loose considerable weight.

Personally I do not recommend the 200 FTX Hornady for big game because they tend to fragment excessively from a hand length barrel.

I don't load any different for my revolvers than the rifles.

If you are going with the heavier bullets 4227 will produce good results with less velocity than H110.

Typically with Barnes I use #9 with the 200 to 250 grainers, H110 with 275 grain.

Barnes also makes what they refer to as a Buster Bullet (325 grain) which I load with Lil Gun.

Good luck and be safe
Ruggy

 

[buck460XVR]

Personally I do not recommend the 200 FTX Hornady for big game because they tend to fragment excessively from a hand length barrel.



If you are going with the heavier bullets 4227 will produce good results with less velocity than H110.

Ruggy

I agree with both of the above. While the 200 gr FTX are extremely accurate and a hoot to shoot, IMHO, they are too fragile for even deer sized game, especially under 40 yards. I would suggest a 300 gr XTP-Mag or 300 gr Deep curl to take care of any big game. I myself prefer IMR4227 over H110/W296 for my hunting loads because it is a tad less temperature sensitive, likes heavy bullets and long pipes.

 

[Nemo288]

I myself prefer IMR4227 over H110/W296 for my hunting loads because it is a tad less temperature sensitive, likes heavy bullets and long pipes.

+1 on IMR4227.
I have found it much easier to find good loads in a 17" 445 Encore than 110/296 which acts quite skittish.
I never really know when I am going to go over pressure with the ball powder or even where to start when there is no data.
A1680 has also given results all over the place. Very high ES and SD.
4227 acts much more linear, less temperamental, with lower SD.
I am willing to give up 100 fps to get a reliable safe load.
Maybe I am overly judgmental but I have given up on ball powder almost completely especially for revolver rounds even when shot in rifles.

In the 44 I consider the 200 grain bullets suitable for the Special, the 240 standard for the Magnum and the 260-275 perfect for the Supermag.
The 300's belong in the 444 if built well.
Translate this to the 45 as you will.
All of this can be done well with cast bullets IMHO.
Just use gas checks as you go supersonic.
My most accurate loads so far for the mag and supermag are both WFNGC slightly under max pressure.
Big Bores don't really need an expanding bullet for awesome performance.
The big meplat of the WFN takes care of that.

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