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Specialty Handgun Hunting
S&W 460 XVR compensated
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<blockquote data-quote="BPMboss" data-source="post: 883470" data-attributes="member: 67401"><p>As meatyrem said hearing protection is a must with this revolver! Muzzle flash in the dark is quite a show with my hunting load, 40.6gr of lil' gun under 300gn XTP mags. Not blinding though. I have to say unless these are brown bear or grizzly the 460 is a bit much. Furthermore, I'm a not a "recoil sensitive" shooter really and a heavy ball high pressure load in the 56,000 psi range is pretty stout but certainly not unmanageable. Especially in a high stress situation. I would personally recommend a lighter, faster to action platform for bear protection though. Those big beasts can be on ya in a hurry if they want to! My uncle experienced a would be black bear attack in northern pa a few years ago. He had a 357 4" holstered and a 7mm mag shouldered. His guide was unarmed. They turned at the sound of a "snort of sorts" in my uncles words, and a 480lb black bear was running at them fast. The guide, who is a good friend of ours and a seasoned hunter said they were less than 25yds away from the beast when he heard two sharp cracks from the 357 and watched the bear go into a nose dive ending up about ten yds from their feet. Both shots hit top skull area closer to the base of the neck. Point is....you don't need a cannon for protection from bear. You need a weapon that you trust! A weapon you have confidence in shooting well and more than likely quickly. Giants like the 460 are slower to action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPMboss, post: 883470, member: 67401"] As meatyrem said hearing protection is a must with this revolver! Muzzle flash in the dark is quite a show with my hunting load, 40.6gr of lil' gun under 300gn XTP mags. Not blinding though. I have to say unless these are brown bear or grizzly the 460 is a bit much. Furthermore, I'm a not a "recoil sensitive" shooter really and a heavy ball high pressure load in the 56,000 psi range is pretty stout but certainly not unmanageable. Especially in a high stress situation. I would personally recommend a lighter, faster to action platform for bear protection though. Those big beasts can be on ya in a hurry if they want to! My uncle experienced a would be black bear attack in northern pa a few years ago. He had a 357 4" holstered and a 7mm mag shouldered. His guide was unarmed. They turned at the sound of a "snort of sorts" in my uncles words, and a 480lb black bear was running at them fast. The guide, who is a good friend of ours and a seasoned hunter said they were less than 25yds away from the beast when he heard two sharp cracks from the 357 and watched the bear go into a nose dive ending up about ten yds from their feet. Both shots hit top skull area closer to the base of the neck. Point is....you don't need a cannon for protection from bear. You need a weapon that you trust! A weapon you have confidence in shooting well and more than likely quickly. Giants like the 460 are slower to action. [/QUOTE]
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