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460 S+W Magnum, good first Pistol?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 62776" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Midmoboy,</p><p></p><p>Fair enough but the question was asked, is the 460 S&amp;W a good choice for a first revolver? The answer is flat out NO!</p><p></p><p>There is no logical or practical way of explaining how the 460 S&amp;W in a 5 lb revolver is a good first revolver selection. The things are expansive to shoot, recoil heavy, blast is very intense, they weight to much for any real offhand shooting, which is the single best way to learn how to shoot and hunt with a revolver. They cost three times what a conventional big bore revolver will run and out to 125 yards, they offer nothing that can not be done with a 45 Colt or 480 Ruger.</p><p></p><p>Now if your going to say that the huge increase in energy that the 460 produces has to be a major advantage on game, anyone that has used a big bore revolver on game knows full well that none of then, NONE OF THEM, produce enough velocity or energy to be visually authoritative on big game. By this I mean flatten big game on impact.</p><p></p><p>Big bore revolvers kill by cutting decent diameter permanent wound channels completely through the animal. With an open sighted revolver it is just as difficult to hit the vitals at 50 yards weither your shooting a 480 Ruger RSH or a 460 S&amp;W. </p><p></p><p>With a scoped revolver, again, it is just as easy to hit with a 45 Colt or 480 Ruger at 100 yards as it is with a scoped 460 S&amp;W. </p><p></p><p>For game up to moose and elk, all three loaded with proper big game bullets, no little 200 gr pills, will cleanly harvest game the size of moose up to 100 yards away.</p><p></p><p>So my answer to the original question would be why not learn on a handgun that is more user friendly and allow the new handgun hunter to actually practice alot and hone his skills. </p><p></p><p>As for a revolver round for a first revolver, the 460 S&amp;W would not even make the long list in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>This has nothing to do with the usefullness of the round or if I think it is a good all aroudn round. It has to do with the original question, again, "Would the 460 S&amp;W make a good first revolver?"</p><p></p><p>NO!</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 62776, member: 10"] Midmoboy, Fair enough but the question was asked, is the 460 S&W a good choice for a first revolver? The answer is flat out NO! There is no logical or practical way of explaining how the 460 S&W in a 5 lb revolver is a good first revolver selection. The things are expansive to shoot, recoil heavy, blast is very intense, they weight to much for any real offhand shooting, which is the single best way to learn how to shoot and hunt with a revolver. They cost three times what a conventional big bore revolver will run and out to 125 yards, they offer nothing that can not be done with a 45 Colt or 480 Ruger. Now if your going to say that the huge increase in energy that the 460 produces has to be a major advantage on game, anyone that has used a big bore revolver on game knows full well that none of then, NONE OF THEM, produce enough velocity or energy to be visually authoritative on big game. By this I mean flatten big game on impact. Big bore revolvers kill by cutting decent diameter permanent wound channels completely through the animal. With an open sighted revolver it is just as difficult to hit the vitals at 50 yards weither your shooting a 480 Ruger RSH or a 460 S&W. With a scoped revolver, again, it is just as easy to hit with a 45 Colt or 480 Ruger at 100 yards as it is with a scoped 460 S&W. For game up to moose and elk, all three loaded with proper big game bullets, no little 200 gr pills, will cleanly harvest game the size of moose up to 100 yards away. So my answer to the original question would be why not learn on a handgun that is more user friendly and allow the new handgun hunter to actually practice alot and hone his skills. As for a revolver round for a first revolver, the 460 S&W would not even make the long list in my opinion. This has nothing to do with the usefullness of the round or if I think it is a good all aroudn round. It has to do with the original question, again, "Would the 460 S&W make a good first revolver?" NO! Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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