Greetings, Just got back from the range with my new Magnum Research BFR .460. The recoil was less than I expected, although after 20 rounds in about 20 minutes I have a bit of skin missing from my palm - the recoil was equivalent to Garretts 44 Hammerheads in my 7.5 in PC S&W which is about a 1 pound lighter gun.
I debated this gun for some time over the S&W Performance Center 460 12in non-ported and bought this one used as it was a sweet deal. I was curious as to whether it is a good idea to shoot the 454 Casull and 45 Colts through it and would appreciate some comments from the more enlightened than myself. Magnum Research says it is safe but that the smaller rounds will be quite innaccurate due to the long cylinder size. S&W advertises the versatility of their guns which have much shorter cylinders and I wonder if that would would be more accurate with the lesser ammo or even with the .460's. I suspect the BFR's all have such long cylinders so they can use the same frame sizes as their popular 45 70. Does anyone know if it will hurt or score the cylinder to shoot the smaller rounds since there will be a big gap between the bullet and the barrel. If this does hurt the cylinder I would think that shooting the 460's the gun was made for would also hurt the cylinder since they are also way shorter then the cylinder. Once I get the scope sighted in which seems to be a greater challenge than my rifles I plan on field testing the three rounds and reporting back to this forum - if the general consensus is that it will not harm the gun. Please comment on the two guns - Thanks this is my first post.
I debated this gun for some time over the S&W Performance Center 460 12in non-ported and bought this one used as it was a sweet deal. I was curious as to whether it is a good idea to shoot the 454 Casull and 45 Colts through it and would appreciate some comments from the more enlightened than myself. Magnum Research says it is safe but that the smaller rounds will be quite innaccurate due to the long cylinder size. S&W advertises the versatility of their guns which have much shorter cylinders and I wonder if that would would be more accurate with the lesser ammo or even with the .460's. I suspect the BFR's all have such long cylinders so they can use the same frame sizes as their popular 45 70. Does anyone know if it will hurt or score the cylinder to shoot the smaller rounds since there will be a big gap between the bullet and the barrel. If this does hurt the cylinder I would think that shooting the 460's the gun was made for would also hurt the cylinder since they are also way shorter then the cylinder. Once I get the scope sighted in which seems to be a greater challenge than my rifles I plan on field testing the three rounds and reporting back to this forum - if the general consensus is that it will not harm the gun. Please comment on the two guns - Thanks this is my first post.