sabbfan
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If you have small hands definitely the Super Redhawk. I too have small hands and my Super Redhawk fits me great. N frame smiths and the regular Redhawk have too great of a reach to the trigger for me to shoot comfortably.
By the way, as I'm looking at 480 Alaskans, I see that these days they're offered in 6-shot, but there was a period where they were offered in 5-shot.
If I'm not planning to ream it out to .475 Linebaugh or anything, is there any virtue in trying to find one of the less-common 5-shot variants, or just stick with the six shot? I don't particularly need a sixth shot, though I note the few folks making speedloaders (like if for some crazy reason I wanted to IDPA with it for kicks) are six shot. Or if I'm doing "creative" but not insane handloading, is there some extra caution to having a little more metal between chambers?
Another one that is a fine fiery-arm is the Charter Arms Bulldog in .44 Special.
Laverne is the gun I am referring to.
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Nothing fancy or overly special about her,,,
Just a solid handgun for not too much money.
Aarond
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"Charter/Rossi/Taurus: these seem to be more carry guns than range guns..."
I own a 44 special and 45acp Charter Arms, two Rossi 44 specials, and used to own a Taurus 44 special. They aren't all the same.
The Rossis and the older Taurii are steel revolvers. With average 44 special loads I wouldn't expect them to wear out faster than any other steel 44 special revolver.
The Charter Arms have an aluminum frame and are held together with pins rather than screws. They are the ones that I see as carry guns rather than range guns. They are light and easy to carry. I do so on occasion. The steel Rossis and Taurii are sturdy steel pistols. I have no worries about wearing them out. However, their weight (and comparative bulk) make them less convenient for CC.
I was lucky enough to snag a Rossi 720 DAO about 6 months ago. I also barely missed getting a Taurus 431.Another "cult favorite" is the Rossi 720. It is a five-shot 44 special larger than a J-frame but a little bit smaller than a K frame. They are stainless with a 3" barrel, with fixed or adjustable sights and with or without a hammer. They only made them for 2-3 years, but you can find them on Gunbroker most of the time.
They are stout little pieces. My favorite is my adjustable model. It's way more accurate than I expected and the trigger is excellent. Everyone who shoots it really enjoys it. I'm including a picture of my DAO fixed-sight version, too, since it's a better picture.
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If you want heavy bullets going slow for the 480 Ruger check out Hodgdon Trail Boss loads.
http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/data/pistol
But the whole point of a 460 mag is velocity which is of course why it was developed with an 8 and 3/8" barrel. The OP wants a snub which in my mind negates the usefulness of the 460 mag. I never understood the real short barreled versions. I have a 5" version, but personally I wouldn't go shorter than that as the velocity loss would negate any benefit 460 mag has to offer. But that's just my opinion.I would go for a S&W 460, with the ability to shoot .45 colt-454 casoll and the top 460 ammo.
I've got one of those too! You don't come across too many of them do you?I have no need for a 460 S&W in a revolver, but have a older 22" barreled ruger #1 in .460 and it sure is a duzzie.