Can You Shoot 454 Casull in a 460 S&w

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1. Was wondering what accuracy or potential lack of accuracy would be had shooting the .45 Colt or 454 casull in the 460v? Thinking of getting a 460v merely would mainly shoot those two cartridges instead of the .460

2. Gonna be existent honest. If y'all aren't buying a 460 mag to shoot 460 mag anmo, so there are smaller, handier, and very probable less expensive options like the Ruger Toklat.

   To answer your question, my 460V shoots Hornady 454 ammo very accurately, simply the Hornady 460 200 gr ammo shoots like a laser beam. If I don't hit the target with atomic number 26 sights using that load at 75 yards or less, information technology'south my fault.

   Quality 45 Colt ammo seems pretty accurate too but I've used some cheap stuff that was all over the place. However, fifty-fifty with quality 45 Filly ammo, accurateness drops. There's only a huge jump for that bullet to make in an X frame.

3. 460shooter thanks for the reply. If S&W would come out with a dedicated casull revolver I'd become that instead. But, nice to exist able to shoot .460 if I want to since they don't. I honey Ruger firearms, but I just don't feel their double action revolvers like I do S&Westward. Although I practice like their GP100 every bit a exception.

   lol just watched the dirty Harry movies back to back the other night, times have inverse that big .44 just isn't the biggest out there anymore lol.

4. I doubt very much Due south&W will ever come out with a 454. When you look at N frames, a number of forum members take stated that they volition shoot loose relatively quickly with sustained hot and heavy loads, so a 454 in an North frame won't practice. So S&West skipped past the beefier Redhawk frame Ruger makes and went straight to the Ten frame so they could surpass everything with the 500 and 460 mags.

   I think you'd exist happy with a 460 as long as y'all keep its limitations in mind regarding shorter cartridges. Like I said, I accept shot some 45 Colt anmo out of mine that would exist plenty accurate for critter defense force.

   If you're going to shoot any of the 45 Colt family cartridges, you lot should seriously consider loading your own if y'all don't already. All three cartridges are pretty expensive in factory loadings. They're however expensive if you load, merely non as bad. Information technology would also requite yous the ability to develop 45 Colt and 454 loads that your gun does shoot accurately.

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5. Thing is, if yous reload, you lot'll find no reason to ever shoot .45 Filly or .454 outta your .460, since you tin indistinguishable those calibers by tailoring your loads. Once you lot have the brass, it will cost near no more to load .460 than either .45 Colt or .454. The .460 is a handloaders firearm......catamenia. Fifty-fifty if you have deep pockets, y'all'll never find factory ammo that will shoot equally good as your reloads.

6. In full general I agree. Anyone who wants to shoot a 460 mag would be best suited to buy 460 brass and just load information technology how they want. You totally avoid the cylinder jump trouble that fashion.

   However 1000 pieces of 45 Colt brass from Starline is $183. The same number of 460 mag brass is over $500. So there are some compromises a person can make if they're so inclined.

   I remember it'southward moot though, because if the OP loaded, I'm guessing the original question wouldn't have been asked.

7. I have a "light" load for my 460 XVR using 460 S&W Magazine cases. Shoots bandage lead bullets at about 1100 fps or so. Fun for plinking.

   At that place is some data on light loads for the 460 S&West Magnum that can exist institute on the net, only employ the data at your ain risk.

   I take not establish much data for the 460 Southward&W Magnum for loads from 45 Filly to 460 S&West Magnum levels from what I consider reputable sources. I guess, most of the data folks figure 1 is going to use the shorter cases for the lighter loads.

   I have shot a few 45 Colt rounds through my 460 XVR. Accuracy was fine merely I hate cleaning out the carbon rings that form from shooting short cases in the longer chambers so I found a calorie-free load using the 460 Southward&W Mag cases.

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   I agree that if you're not going to shoot .460, there's no point in getting 1. The .454 volition do 95% of what the .460 will do anyway and all either of them gains you over "Ruger only" .45Colt or .44Mag is effective range.

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