[easttexas]

Hi this is my first post I have enjoyed reading everybodys posts in the past.
My question has been floating around in my head for home defence ever since I read the quote "I carry a .45 because Sam Colt don't make a .46!". I saw a Magnaport .480 Advantage John Taffin shows one in the new American Handgunner (.480 SRedhawk cut down to 4.8" with a few customs). If bigger is better than if you take a .480 cut it down shoot a load with a 400gr. XTP around 900fps. or slower, or make a special like the .500S&W wouldn't this be the ultamite drawer gun? Just wondering.
P.S.
I don't care for S&W's all my revolvers except a 6 1/2" 610 is Rugers.
The .500 X-frame just dosn't appeal to me at all, and I don't reload yet.
This is why I am asking about the Ruger.
Thanks for your patience(especially spelling, I think?)

[P95Carry]

E TX - welcome :)

Well I love my cannons but my thinking is - while one shot of a high cal will (if it connects) be very ''effective'' ;) if well placed- the problem is first - shere noise/concussion in a confined space of a house room (maybe too, muzzle flash blinding) - second is the potential for immense over penetration and third - you have some serious aim recovery to deal with before a 2nd follow-up shot.

I think we have be practical and consider the potential benefits of reasonably accurate multiple shots from a lesser caliber - and the shot placement thereof. If controllability is poor as with large cals then maybe - you lose the advantage.

Something to consider - this why my SIG 226 carry with 15+1 gives me more confidence than fewer shots from something big - and I have those to choose from - but not for SD - just hunting maybe :)

[loose cannon]

hav to second p95 on this,i love my mountain gun 44mag but when it comes to multi target and repeat hits my glock17 has it beat by a long shot.

when it comes to 1 oponent or a 4legged killing machine a single hit of the propper 44mag load will do nicely.a good rule of thumb would be wondernine for 2 legs 44 for 4legs.

[P. Plainsman]

I saw that Taffin article with the cut-down Magnaport ".480 Advantage" SRH too, and holy cow, was that a cool gun. Somehow it looked futuristic, yet natural -- not like the whacked-out swoopy S&Ws. Like a revolving blaster or something.

I wouldn't use a .480 sixgun for personal defense. I do like the big-bore double action revolver for car or home defense using milder, low-pressure rounds like .44 Special, .45 Colt, or .45 ACP. Indeed, I sold my SIG P220 house gun and replaced it with a S&W 629, which recoils less (with .44 Special JHPs) and is far more accurate.

I would be more confident making a long-range shot with a S&W Mountain Gun than a Glock or SIG -- but that's partially a matter of personal predilection. I like revolvers, so I shoot them a lot, so I hit better with them.

Realistic CCW scenarios are probably more likely to require high capacity than long-range mechanical accuracy. I have begun using a cocked-and-locked 9mm CZ 75B for "walking around CCW" now that the cold weather is here. Fine pistol.

[P. Plainsman]

Double posts -- how irritating. ;)

[easttexas]

I want to thak ya'll for your replies so far, I was just thinking that if everybody says the .44 special and .45 Colt or .45 acp is ideal for home protection than a .475" dia. bullet travelling about the speed of a .44 special or .45 Colt/acp would be better and have less penatration due to a heavier bullet and bigger surface area. This is just a second or back-up gun I am thinking about because my Glock 10mm is first, and the thought of a revolver and auto on a gun belt would be the best just if something happened.
Thanks again.

[P95Carry]

That heavier bullet may be ''only'' doing similar speed to the smaller (relatively) cal bullets but - put simply, it'll take more stopping!

I guess if you are able to satisfy rule #4 thruout the house then a lost bullet may not matter but again I'd be concerned over speed of a follow-up shot.

All that said - in a ''situation'' - two guns have to be better than one but - manageable too :)

[P. Plainsman]

Geez, that'd be some "backup gun"! ;)

All serious CCW discussion aside for a moment, it gravels me that wicked-looking contemporary wheelguns like the SRH Alaskan or the .480 SRH or the .500 S&W Mag. don't get more screen time in action flicks. Think of all the Paul Hogan-like "Now this is a gun" moments we're missing out on.