Big Bore TX
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- Dec 11, 2019
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My Smith 460 is one of the most docile handguns I own. Kicks way less than my .429 magnum, aka, the .44 magnum poser. The weight of it, plus brake, tames max book loads with ease.
Something that keeps coming up is that 'dead is dead' and if the .44 is enough, why go bigger? The simple fact is this, and quite frankly can't really be argued...the 460 will consistently (in trained and qualified hands) 100% of the time deliver a quicker and more authoritative kill on any animal. I'm not arguing against the use of a 44 (I've owned a plethora), and one of my favorite calibers is the 41 magnum, but how can any sportsman worth his/her salt insinuate that a quicker, cleaner kill...isn't necessary? That goes so far against what I've been taught and come to respect through years of hands-on, field experience.
Furthermore, getting a measly deer-sized animal down quickly, sometimes is less about a 'want' and more about a 'necessity'. Take Texas for example - 98% privately owned and most ranches are leased by multiple members. Mine is a perfect example of a standard Texas deer lease. 1000 low-fence acres, shared by 6 hunters. A motivated deer with a strong will to live can cross enough real estate in a matter of minutes and either cross onto someone else's land, or, into one of your lease members hunting area. Neither are favorable results.
Shoot your poser magnum if you want. Your choice. But seriously, if you question why someone would choose a 460 over the 429, I would question your hands on field experience with it on actual blood trails. As short as they may be...
Good grief...
Something that keeps coming up is that 'dead is dead' and if the .44 is enough, why go bigger? The simple fact is this, and quite frankly can't really be argued...the 460 will consistently (in trained and qualified hands) 100% of the time deliver a quicker and more authoritative kill on any animal. I'm not arguing against the use of a 44 (I've owned a plethora), and one of my favorite calibers is the 41 magnum, but how can any sportsman worth his/her salt insinuate that a quicker, cleaner kill...isn't necessary? That goes so far against what I've been taught and come to respect through years of hands-on, field experience.
Furthermore, getting a measly deer-sized animal down quickly, sometimes is less about a 'want' and more about a 'necessity'. Take Texas for example - 98% privately owned and most ranches are leased by multiple members. Mine is a perfect example of a standard Texas deer lease. 1000 low-fence acres, shared by 6 hunters. A motivated deer with a strong will to live can cross enough real estate in a matter of minutes and either cross onto someone else's land, or, into one of your lease members hunting area. Neither are favorable results.
Shoot your poser magnum if you want. Your choice. But seriously, if you question why someone would choose a 460 over the 429, I would question your hands on field experience with it on actual blood trails. As short as they may be...
Good grief...