CraigC
Sixgun Nut
IMHO, 4" for packing and 6" for shooting/hunting.
Much is made of the "versatility" of the .460 because it can also shoot the .45Colt but considering the accuracy reported using the much shorter cartridge in the long .460 chamber, I don't consider that a feather in its cap.
Much is made of the "versatility" of the .460 because it can also shoot the .45Colt but considering the accuracy reported using the much shorter cartridge in the long .460 chamber, I don't consider that a feather in its cap.
A .500S&W cut to 1.4" is the .500JRH. Which existed before the S&W (on a different case with a smaller rim for the FA 83). It has also been cut to .44Spl length and squeezed into a mid-frame Ruger but I have no idea what they called it.I guess you could always trim down some .500 S&W cases and call them something else, like .5 Balboa or 1/2 Glow Monkey (or whatever you like)
That'd be a great idea but the .460 uses .451-.452" bullets and the .45/70 uses .458's.I think the biggest advantage of a 460 for me would be if I ever acquired a 45/70 I could use the same bullets I cast in two different guns.