460XVR in the 'smaller' calibers

[mc_coy]

I don't know if this topic has come up in the past, in such instance you might want show me the link to it.

The S&W 460XRV is chambered for the powerful .460 S&W Magnum but also for the lesser .454 Casull and .45 Colt.

How this gun behaves with the 454 casull and 45 Colt rounds?

I mean, recoil-wise and accuracy-wise, specifically the 8.38" barrel version.

I plan to use a good 357 revolver for regular paper punching (in .38 sp) and self defense (in .357 Mag) at the same time cultivating some bigger caliber, because these have undoubtedly their appeal to us revolver guys...

So I thought, how about taking a S&W 460 instead of a 44 Mag as a second gun, and start shooting with the milder rounds... getting progressively accustomed to this big brawny beauty, whom I'm certainly attracted to.

I might imagine the 460 would feel relatively pretty tame with the .45 Colt, maybe tamer than a .44 mag with an heavy load, but I'd need some insight from those of you guys who experimented it...

 

[mc_coy]

I just read some comments on guns & ammo, April 2005:
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/sw460_072905/index1.html

Just for purposes of comparison, I brought along some 255-grain Black Hills .45 Colt loads and some Winchester Supreme 265-grain Partition Gold .454s.
Shooting the .45s out of the X-frame can best be compared to shooting .38 wadcutters out of a large-frame .357. Shooting the .454s? About like shooting 125-grain mags out of a medium-frame .357. Nope, the X-frame doesn't exactly turn the .454 into a recreational plinker. But it comes closer than you'd expect.
(One advantage to the gun's .45 Colt capability, I discovered, was that it allows "rough zeroing"--or at least lets you get on paper--with less wear and tear on your hands and wallet.)

Do you guys agree with the above??

 

[Redhawk1]

I shot 45 Colts and 454 Casull's out of my 460 Mag, the accuracy was still very good, the recoil of the 45 Colts was in my opinion no existent, the 454 Casull's were about like shooting heavy loads in a Ruger 45 Colt. They are very mild in my opinion. But then again I don't find the recoil of the 460 Mag that bad either.

 

[mc_coy]

Thanks for chiming in, redhawk1.

I've just been doing a little math, reloading my 45 long colt ammo would result in pretty reasonable prices. The prospect starts being very enticing.

I'm about to buy a S&W 627 PC in 375 mag, dedicated to target practice and eventually competion and I figured after that I might have bought a 44 mag.

Now I realize I might as well skip the 44 and make it to the 460XVR directly, being able to shoot many rounds with it without going bankrupt is a most welcome thought. With the idea of chambering the powerful stuff once in a while (a man must have some fun after all)

 

[buck460XVR]

I shot 45 Colts and 454 Casull's out of my 460 Mag, the accuracy was still very good, the recoil of the 45 Colts was in my opinion no existent, the 454 Casull's were about like shooting heavy loads in a Ruger 45 Colt. They are very mild in my opinion. But then again I don't find the recoil of the 460 Mag that bad either.

ditto...........