Has anyone tried a S&W 460v yet?

[ARTiger]

A local shop has one of these I've been drooling over for a while now - may soon get a hunk of my tax refund money. Anyone have any experience with the .460??

I have a 629 6" that's been to Alaska with me twice as a backup carry while fishing (never been near a bear yet, but ya' just don't know up there). This seems (obviously) more potent plus it just plain looks good.

 

[Redhawk1]

I have 3 of them. Great round and is a real power house. I am also a 500 Mag fan, I have 2 of them. I am planing on adding a 5 inch 460 to my collection.

 

[Deer Hunter]

Go for it, I'd choose this gun over the .500 simply because of it's versitility. I don't own one, but I assume it would be a fun gun to spend a tax return on. If you want one, go ahead and buy one. Besides, it's a Smith. What else can you want?

To Redhawk1: Why in the world would you have two .500's and 3 .460's?!? Ok, maybe the .500's are a snubby and a full length barrel? But why have three .460's?

 

[Redhawk1]

You got it right about the 500 Mags, one short barrel and one loan barrel. The reason I have three 460 mags is, I bought two 7.5 PC model S&W 460 mag that are 1 of 500, and are sequentially numbered. I have one with a scope for long range shooting and one with a Match-dot from Ultra-dot for up close shooting. The Encore was just for fun, I had a 454 Casull barrel sitting around and it was just a boring round so I decided to rechamber it to 460 Mag and install a muzzle brake on it. Now I want a 5 inch 460 Mag. Why, because I can.

 

[king.460]

I'm doing good to buy ammo for my .460 and "The Hawk" keeps buying .460s. I'm doing something wrong...(g)

 

[Redhawk1]

King, when I gave up drinking and smoking, I took on gun collecting and shooting. But I find guns to be a hole lot better for my health. Also have an understanding wife.

 

[cnyankee]

460 V Revolver

i understand drooling over but but dont understand why you havent bought it yet. i just bought the 460 XVR Revolver and cant wait to pick it up. and i have a big group of shooting buddies that are buying me lots of ammo for it and one friend that is making me reloads just to use it.

 

[chaim]

So, how is the recoil on these things. I read in one gun mag (yeah, I know- huge grain of salt) that because of the way S&W did the rifling and the weight of the gun the felt recoil is comparable to a mid-range .44mag. IF that is true, this may just be the ultimate in big-bore, big-power ultramags. Again, IF that is true, I just may need to put one of these on my list for my camping bear defense gun.

 

[Redhawk1]

chaim, recoil of the 460 Mag is actually very mild in my opinion. It is the muzzle blast that is more than normal. I own three 460 Mags and think it is one of the best rounds going. JMHO.

 

[rnr4me]

Gotta agree w/ Redhawk. I've got an 8 1/2" .460 and the recoil is pretty managable. My wife has shot them, but prefers the .454's. She says the .460's hurt her wrist.

I like the versatility of this gun. Also the trigger is one of the best I've seen in a factory revolver.

Hey Redhawk, I'm thinking of putting a Nikon red dot scope on mine. One of the 4 dot models. I'd also get the Warne mounts for it, so it doesn't slide. Do you think the Nikon will handle the recoil?? The only reason I'm semi-hijacking the thread is that it'll give info for others too.

 

[damascusblade5]

I love my 460XVR.It is much more enjoyable and less expensive to shoot than my 500.I am also trying to decide which optics to put on it.Leaning towards a Leupold 4 x28mm.

 

[Redhawk1]

rnr4me, I did a lot of shooting with my 500 Mag when they first came out. I blew out the dot in a Millet, Leupold Gilmore sight, and on my Aim point. I then bought a Ultra-dot 1 inch tube and put it on my 500 Mag. I have well over 3000 rounds on the Ultra-dot and not one problem. I put a Ultra-dot Match-dot on my 460 Mag and have quit a few rounds down the tube with it on and not one problem. I have not tried the Nikon red dot, so I could not answer you question. But I know from experience that I will always use Ultra-dots on my big bore handguns. Hope that helped.


damascusblade5, I have shot a lot of pistols and I am a big Leupold fan, as a matter of fact 95% of my rifles wears a Leupold and I have over 30 Leupold rifle scopes. I have tried the 2X and 4X Leupold EER scopes, but did not like the black out. I always found it hard to get on target quick with the 2X and 4X scopes. That is why I went to the Bushnell 2X6X32. But the Leupold VX-III 2.5-8x32mm Handgun scope is great, but you will shell out some big bucks for it. But you may find the Leupold 4X works good for you.

 

[ARTiger]

Yee Ha. Uncle finally gave me my money back and this bad boy came home with me tonight! Now I'm going to be counting the minutes until I can get to shoot it Saturday. I own a packed gun safe full of hardware, but can't remember the last time I was so excited about getting a new gun.

I've accumulated about 200 rnds each of .45 LC, .454 and 100 .460's. If my hand is not numb after I shoot it, I'll post the results. Now . . . to scope or not to scope is the question I'm split over.

 

[Redhawk1]

Scope it to got the full potential. JMHO.

 

[king.460]

ARTiger

You are going to have a blast (literally) Saturday. I coach a high school baseball team so my shooting is now limited but I am planning a ground hog hunt Sunday with the .460 and shooting stix. Can't wait!

 

[Captain]

I love my 5" 460! Recoil is similar to the longer 8 amd 10" guns however muzzle blast and flash are really something! I tried the CORBON 200 gr DPX and their 325 Bonded Core load. The 200 gr loads has a very large but very cool fireball. The 325 is a nice load and had minimal muzzle flash. Nice gun........I like it more than my 4" 500! Chrono'ed the 200 at 2100 fps and the 325 at 1475 fps.

 

[Redhawk1]

Captain, why do you like the 5 inch 460 Mag better than your 4 inch 500 Mag? I have a 4 inch 500 Mag also and was thinking of getting the 5 inch 460 mag.

 

[41 Rem Mag]

Too Much Fun

Have had my 460 for a week now and had it out 4 times, shooting a 300 XTP handload and the Hornady 200 SST. I have put around 200 rounds through it. It is one of my new favorite guns, I still love the 41 mag, but need to find more time and ammo to spend with the XVR, Go get one, Greg

 

[Master Blaster]

Redhawk where abouts in DE are you located. I live in northern NCC, I have considered a 460. the problem is where to shoot it?????? clubs I belong to limit the use of magnum ammo due to concerns about the backstop and distances are limited.... I could probably shoot it with 45 colt though.... Hmmmmm

 

[Redhawk1]

Master Blaster, I live in Magnolia. I shot in Maryland at the Suddlersville Range. No restrictions except no 50 BMG's. We have a 200 yard rifle range I shot my 460 Mag at. We also have a 50 yard pistol range, but the 460 out grew it quick.