Has anyone shot a short-barrelled 454 Casull?

[mountainclmbr]

I just saw a Ruger ad inside American Rifleman showing a short-barrelled revolver, The Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan, chambered in 454 Casull or 480 Ruger. I have a 6" barrelled 44mag and the recoil isn't too bad, but I was wondering how much worse the recoil would be from a 2 1/2" barrelled 454. Here is the text from the Ruger web site:

The Super Redhawk Alaskan features a six-shot cylinder and is chambered for either .454 Casull and .45 Colt, or .480 Ruger, and is equipped with a Hogue® Monogrip® to help cushion recoil. The Alaskan features a 2 1/2†hammer-forged barrel fitted inside the unique Super Redhawk extended frame and weighs only 42 ounces, making it the most compact revolver ever offered in these calibers. The Alaskan features proprietary Ruger stainless steel and Sturm, Ruger’s famous triple locking cylinder mechanism, which provides legendary reliability and strength.

 

[WheelMan]

I'm curious what sort of velocity you can get out of that short a barrel.

 

[mountainclmbr]

This revolver interested me because it can fire 454 Casull or 45 Long Colt for lighter loads. Of course, my 44mag with 6" bbl would probably have more punch than a 454 with 2 1/2" bbl. I searched for info on 454 loads, but almost all were with 7 1/2" bbls.

 

[Charles S]

I think the revolver is very interesting, I really like the ability to shoot 45 LC for light loads and 454 loads for my heavy load.

I would much rather have a 4 inch barrel.

Charles

 

[BusMaster007]

From a similar custom revolover based on the SRH:

about 1200fps/2.5"group/50-ft.

Anti-Predator Defense.

 

[Preacherman]

Also known as the Long Range Cigarette Lighter, because you can stand ten feet away and still light your cigarette from the muzzle blast!

 

[The Rabbi]

Its actually even better for defense. If the bullet doesnt kill them the flames will!

 

[Ivy Mike]

its a good idea having the flame backup in case the bullet fails.
I don't know anybody who would want to shoot that thing twice.

"OW!!!, aw the hell with it, just take the wallet!"

 

[Piney]

You could fire that thing with blanks and the flame coupled with unprotected hearing would have to stop just about anything.