i was wanting a .500 and will have the money next week, now i think i will wait for this. seems a dandy idea and one that would fill many high powered revolver niches. bet the waiting list will be weeeks long until SnW catches up
Don't get me wrong, I think this new "460" may have it's place (and I may "need" one too), but one way I think they are getting the 2300 fps is with not-available-to-the-rest-of-us-yet 200-grain Hornady SST bullets - relatively light with a good ballistic coefficient. I'm anxious to get a batch to load up for 7 1/2" .454 SBH and run through chrono.
Heck, Cor-Bon already offers a .454 Casull 265-grainer at 1800 fps. Give them (or me and Chaz ) access to the latest and greatest pointy-polymer-tipped .452 projectiles from the bullet gurus, then possibly "hello 2,000 fps" from a poor boy's exisiting (and 20 ounce lighter) Ruger?
Now everyone with a 454 Casull is going to try and push there Ruger's to 2000 fps and blow them up. I would not do it with my Ruger 454. I am getting the 460S&W. My 2 500MAG's need a little brother.
The list is $1253. Click on the photo of the .460 I posted above to see the S&W website.
Hornady and Cor-Bon are both making ammo for this gun for starters. However I wouldn't expect to see any on the shelves until the gun is close to being released.
Been quietly getting more info on this - and seems to me this will optimize the X frame. I enjoy my .454 thru SRH and equally enjoy 45-70 thru BFR ... but gotta say, despite the frightening price tag .... this could be another cannon I may have to get - despite having told myself I am sufficiently cannon-equipped already!!
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