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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1771259" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Just a follow up on my experience with these cartridges.</p><p></p><p>I have owned all of these and they are all powerful packages in a pistol or a rifle.</p><p>I started with the 45/70 back In the 80s in a TC contender with a 14" barrel, It was brutal in the light weight pistols and didn't have much use beyond 250 yards. Later I bought a trap door Springfield for the cartridge and then a browning 1885 high wall. the trapdoor was only able to handle the low velocity factory ammo and proved to be range limited hunting.</p><p></p><p>Next, I tried a Marlin 444 rifle based on recommendations by guides That used them for saddle guns and said how powerful they were and they were right. This led me to getting a 444 contender made by JD Jones. This one will test your metal. Most friends</p><p>have/will shot it once. recoil in the light pistol is 67 ft/lbs. I hunted with this combination for many years and it never disappointed me. (I still have it).</p><p></p><p>Then wanting some of equal power in a AR 15 platform I bough the 450 bushmaster</p><p>chambering and found factory ammo available at the time (I reload but this makes a cartridge more desirable) I also found out that In a brass crunch it could be made by using a 284 Winchester case. This AR 15 Has become one of my favorite Hog rifles.</p><p>I was planning on building a pistol in 450 Bushmaster but then along came the 460 S&W.</p><p></p><p>After shooting the big Smith XLR I was hooked and even sold my 454 Casull. The next step was to build a bolt action rifle in 460 to see how it performed. It was off the charts in velocity gains. In my rifle the 200 grain Hornady shot over 2900 ft/sec. I don't know why their increase was less, But my chronograph is very accurate or I wouldn't use it. It has now become my favorite handgun for velocity, accuracy and manageability. (Easy to shoot and less brutal in a pistol)</p><p></p><p>All of the pistols can use a muzzle brake if you want to enjoy range sessions. The rifles recoils are marginal for some.</p><p></p><p>Just My experience with these 4 cartridges.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1771259, member: 2736"] Just a follow up on my experience with these cartridges. I have owned all of these and they are all powerful packages in a pistol or a rifle. I started with the 45/70 back In the 80s in a TC contender with a 14" barrel, It was brutal in the light weight pistols and didn't have much use beyond 250 yards. Later I bought a trap door Springfield for the cartridge and then a browning 1885 high wall. the trapdoor was only able to handle the low velocity factory ammo and proved to be range limited hunting. Next, I tried a Marlin 444 rifle based on recommendations by guides That used them for saddle guns and said how powerful they were and they were right. This led me to getting a 444 contender made by JD Jones. This one will test your metal. Most friends have/will shot it once. recoil in the light pistol is 67 ft/lbs. I hunted with this combination for many years and it never disappointed me. (I still have it). Then wanting some of equal power in a AR 15 platform I bough the 450 bushmaster chambering and found factory ammo available at the time (I reload but this makes a cartridge more desirable) I also found out that In a brass crunch it could be made by using a 284 Winchester case. This AR 15 Has become one of my favorite Hog rifles. I was planning on building a pistol in 450 Bushmaster but then along came the 460 S&W. After shooting the big Smith XLR I was hooked and even sold my 454 Casull. The next step was to build a bolt action rifle in 460 to see how it performed. It was off the charts in velocity gains. In my rifle the 200 grain Hornady shot over 2900 ft/sec. I don't know why their increase was less, But my chronograph is very accurate or I wouldn't use it. It has now become my favorite handgun for velocity, accuracy and manageability. (Easy to shoot and less brutal in a pistol) All of the pistols can use a muzzle brake if you want to enjoy range sessions. The rifles recoils are marginal for some. Just My experience with these 4 cartridges. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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