44 Magnum and Beyond

[bigride]

The .460 has always intrigued me because of its versatility.

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[CDR_Glock]

The .460 has always intrigued me because of its versatility.

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It, too, intrigued me for a week. That's when I decided it was for me.

I am working on setting my reloading dies up for my 500. The 460 will be next, and then the 454 Casull.


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[bigride]

So does anyone know how accurately the .45 LC and .454 Casull perform in the .460?

[williejc]

I'll reply but must say that I'm extrapolating from my experience shooting .38 Spl ammo in .357 magnums and .44 Spl ammo in .44 Magnum revolvers. It works. Cleaning the chambers afterwards prevents crud build up which is what some fear. I've fired 357 ammo in l.e. range revolvers that had had many 1000's of .38 lead wadcutter rounds fire through them. When firing shorter .45 ammo through a .460, a reloader can improve accuracy by seating bullets farther out to reduce distance between front of bullet and rear of barrel. Usually this step contributes to accuracy. Full house .460 loads have such violent recoil that few can realize the ammo's or revolver's accuracy potential. Hence the .460's owner may shoot tighter groups from reduced loads loaded in .45 Colt or .454 Casull brass even if their accuracy potential is less than the .460 factory ammo that the shooter might have.

[CDR_Glock]

Set them all up now. Now I must work on load development.


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[bigride]

Set them all up now. Now I must work on load development.


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Holy cow. Awesome set of pocket pistols. Ha. Would love to see video of that range session.

[FirstBsure]

This is my Ruger Redhawk .44 Magnum 4".
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[CDR_Glock]

Since it was raining, I reloaded 500 S&W, 450 S&W, 454 Casull and 44 Magnum.


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[mkmckinley]

I had a few Pre Lock .44's, my favorite was a 629-4 5" barrel. Also had a V-Comp. Overall they are fun to shoot at 100 yards on steel gongs.

I just bought a 629-4 Mountain online, can't wait to pick it up this week. Supposedly the -4 was one of the better 629 iterations, what made it your favorite?

[mtscout]

I just bought a 629-4 Mountain online, can't wait to pick it up this week. Supposedly the -4 was one of the better 629 iterations, what made it your favorite?

The later 629's had a endurance 'mod' done to them (to make them stronger) .... you can tell by the cylinder notches (slight offset - not centered), I forget the dash #.
It is only an issue if you use a steady diet of more potent cartridges.

Those SW 460's are very popular with folks that run into bigger bears.
Still, a 4inch 629 is good for me ... easy to carry around, speaks with some authority.