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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:32:19 PM EDT
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I was gonna buy a 460 magnum because you can shoot 3 caliber but at the end of the day I only want one, does make sense? I already have a 454 so I might as well buy the 500 , right? That 500 Cadillac is the best American motor to come out of a factory in the 20th century. The 460 Ford ain't bad, but the Caddy... 
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:33:18 PM EDT
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Might as well get the 500.
Or split the difference and get a .480....   |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:35:38 PM EDT
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Might as well get the 500.Or split the difference and get a .480....
http://m8.i.pbase.com/u34/terry_56/upload/33180148.480Ruger.jpg How do you like the 480? I remember them being cheap is on cdnn |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:37:34 PM EDT
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... "Get both"
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:39:42 PM EDT
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... "Get both"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/Winston_Wolf1/DSC_3744a_zpsx2smahsq.jpg I only have 1500 to spend, the 460 is the 3 inch with out the comp. what is recoil like between the two? Audible level? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:42:39 PM EDT
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.460 is brutal, especially with that barrel length.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:43:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How do you like the 480? I remember them being cheap is on cdnn Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Might as well get the 500.Or split the difference and get a .480.... http://m8.i.pbase.com/u34/terry_56/upload/33180148.480Ruger.jpg How do you like the 480? I remember them being cheap is on cdnn |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:44:24 PM EDT
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.460 is brutal, especially with that barrel length. More so than 500 bro? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:46:11 PM EDT
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The ported Redhawk is very easy to handle, and it has quick accurate follow-up shots. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might as well get the 500.Or split the difference and get a .480....
http://m8.i.pbase.com/u34/terry_56/upload/33180148.480Ruger.jpg How do you like the 480? I remember them being cheap is on cdnn Have you compared 454 to 480? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:47:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have you compared 454 to 480? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Might as well get the 500.Or split the difference and get a .480.... http://m8.i.pbase.com/u34/terry_56/upload/33180148.480Ruger.jpg How do you like the 480? I remember them being cheap is on cdnn Have you compared 454 to 480? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:50:01 PM EDT
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I shot that 3" 460 at the range. 4 shots. Fuck no, never again, my ears are still ringing. With really good earpro too. We have overhead cover on the line, so that contributed. Recoil was....brutal.
If I need that much horsepower, I'll pack my 16" 45-70 lever gun. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:50:21 PM EDT
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I've shot both, my father in law has the 460, coworker has the 500. I would go 460. I believe it's ballistically superior to the 500, and I have nailed targets with it out to 150 yds without compensating for drop at all, it would probably go further. It's a very impressive gun. His is a 7 or 8 inch barrel fwiw...
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:59:12 PM EDT
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I shot that 3" 460 at the range. 4 shots. Fuck no, never again, my ears are still ringing. With really good earpro too. We have overhead cover on the line, so that contributed. Recoil was....brutal. If I need that much horsepower, I'll pack my 16" 45-70 lever gun. Thank you |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 7:59:58 PM EDT
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I've shot both, my father in law has the 460, coworker has the 500. I would go 460. I believe it's ballistically superior to the 500, and I have nailed targets with it out to 150 yds without compensating for drop at all, it would probably go further. It's a very impressive gun. His is a 7 or 8 inch barrel fwiw... Thank you for your input too |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:03:35 PM EDT
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Also, recoil is recoil. If you're worried about it, you shouldn't buy either cartridge.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:07:22 PM EDT
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Also, recoil is recoil. If you're worried about it, you shouldn't buy either cartridge. I actually like recoil as I believe it adds to the sport |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:10:16 PM EDT
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Also, recoil is recoil. If you're worried about it, you shouldn't buy either cartridge. I actually like recoil as I believe it adds to the sport |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:11:07 PM EDT
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A friend of mine has both, and he prefers the .460, due to the versatility and cost savings of being able to shoot .45LC and .454, and also for the higher velocity/flatter trajectory for hunting. If I were buying one, it would be the .460.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:11:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I actually like recoil as I believe it adds to the sport Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Also, recoil is recoil. If you're worried about it, you shouldn't buy either cartridge. I actually like recoil as I believe it adds to the sport  Quoted: Also, recoil is recoil. If you're worried about it, you shouldn't buy either cartridge. Ah, the recoil double tap.....  |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:14:31 PM EDT
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I only have 1500 to spend, the 460 is the 3 inch with out the comp. what is recoil like between the two? Audible level? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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... "Get both"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/Winston_Wolf1/DSC_3744a_zpsx2smahsq.jpg I only have 1500 to spend, the 460 is the 3 inch with out the comp. what is recoil like between the two? Audible level? I don't see the point of a .460 in that barrel length. Keep looking for a 7.5". |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:17:45 PM EDT
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Ah, the recoil double tap.....
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Also, recoil is recoil. If you're worried about it, you shouldn't buy either cartridge.
3 minutes apart semi weird |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:18:53 PM EDT
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I went 460 for the three caliber versatility.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:27:52 PM EDT
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I went 500 because I already had a TC in that caliber and don't need to shoot the smaller rounds.
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I don't see the point of a .460 in that barrel length. Keep looking for a 7.5". Quote HistoryQuoted:
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... "Get both"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v473/Winston_Wolf1/DSC_3744a_zpsx2smahsq.jpg I only have 1500 to spend, the 460 is the 3 inch with out the comp. what is recoil like between the two? Audible level? I don't see the point of a .460 in that barrel length. Keep looking for a 7.5". I agree. I wouldn't buy the shorty unless it was solely for a range toy noise maker. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:29:51 PM EDT
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Don't be a pussy,get the 500.I have the 4 in. its a monster.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:32:58 PM EDT
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Don't be a pussy,get the 500.I have the 4 in. its a monster. Did you get an after market non compensator? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:36:51 PM EDT
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Don't be a pussy,get the 500.I have the 4 in. its a monster. Ditto. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:41:33 PM EDT
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Don't be a pussy,get the 500.I have the 4 in. its a monster. The 500 to me is a novelty range toy. I know guys have used it for hunting but the 460 is more versatile and it has better ballistics. Yes, the 500 has more recoil and it's fun, but do you go to the range to shoot something or just screw around? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:43:34 PM EDT
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No ,I shoot everything between 325 gr. to 700 gr. .the 700 keyholes but is hella fun.
edit: I just screw around.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:45:43 PM EDT
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No ,I shoot everything between 325 gr. to 700 gr. .the 700 keyholes but is hella fun. With he 500? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:48:27 PM EDT
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Yea. can't do that with the 460.
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Posted: 6/27/2015 8:55:33 PM EDT
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Yea. can't do that with the 460. Isn't 700 grains damn near an ounce? |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:02:16 PM EDT
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Another vote for 500. I routinely ping the gong at the range at 200 yards with no trouble.
Heard 460s have a 1200 round cylinder life and have to be sent back to S&W to get refurbished. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:08:45 PM EDT
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Another vote for 500. I routinely ping the gong at the range at 200 yards with no trouble. Heard 460s have a 1200 round cylinder life and have to be sent back to S&W to get refurbished. They are the same X-frame with similar pressure levels; do you really think there will be much difference in service life, between .460 and .500? And with the .460, you can shoot reduced power .45LC or .454 Casull, which will make it outlast the .500 by far. Use .45LC for plinking at the range, and .460 when you want to kill a deer at 150 yards. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:11:30 PM EDT
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I got them from Ballistic Supply,5636 road Moses Lake,WA 98837. Muzzle velocity,1200 FPS. Muzdvertiazle energy,2240 ft. lbs. {advertised}
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:18:21 PM EDT
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I used to shoot my 500 a lot more than I do now, but with proper handloads it's a pussycat. With Hornady 500 gr XTP FP's though it is a bit of a handful
The 460 is definitely cool and ballistically beats the 500 at distance, but there's just something about those 50 cal slugs... 
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:45:07 PM EDT
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500 has more power, more recoil
460 has more blast, less recoil For me the 500 wasn't fun to shot, the 460 not much recoil but a big old fire ball. 460 with 200 gr probably on par with 44 mag recoil maybe less. The thing about 460 is it's designed for 200 yds deer shots. If the deer is at 250 yds hold in the same spot as the 200 yds shot and the drop will still be in the kill shot. The 460 is such a bad mother fuc%er that to go the full speed 2350 fps the bullet isn't FMJ but FM everything , nothing else will hold up. I normally shoot the 240 gr at 2250 because can get them .25 each, where the all copper ones are close to 1.00 each.
Hornady came out with a 200 gr bullet that can go 2250 fps. The interesting thing of this bullet is it can be load up to 52 grs of H110 and holy shit does it put out a flame. I went with the 460 as a back up for my muzzle loader when deer hunting. With a gun that weights almost 5 lb shooting 200 gr bullet not a whole lot of kick but it's the percussion that gets to you. The weird thing about the 460 is it shoots a bullet roughly twice heavy as an AK, but going roughtly the speed speed (AK 122 gr, 460 240 gr) Let that sink in. 
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:48:37 PM EDT
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They are the same X-frame with similar pressure levels; do you really think there will be much difference in service life, between .460 and .500? And with the .460, you can shoot reduced power .45LC or .454 Casull, which will make it outlast the .500 by far. Use .45LC for plinking at the range, and .460 when you want to kill a deer at 150 yards. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Another vote for 500. I routinely ping the gong at the range at 200 yards with no trouble. Heard 460s have a 1200 round cylinder life and have to be sent back to S&W to get refurbished. They are the same X-frame with similar pressure levels; do you really think there will be much difference in service life, between .460 and .500? And with the .460, you can shoot reduced power .45LC or .454 Casull, which will make it outlast the .500 by far. Use .45LC for plinking at the range, and .460 when you want to kill a deer at 150 yards. That was a rumor that almost stopped me from getting the 460 |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:53:26 PM EDT
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That 500 Cadillac is the best American motor to come out of a factory in the 20th century. The 460 Ford ain't bad, but the Caddy... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I was gonna buy a 460 magnum because you can shoot 3 caliber but at the end of the day I only want one, does make sense? I already have a 454 so I might as well buy the 500 , right? That 500 Cadillac is the best American motor to come out of a factory in the 20th century. The 460 Ford ain't bad, but the Caddy... Once the valve train has been upgraded maybe. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:53:55 PM EDT
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Isn't 700 grains damn near an ounce? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yea. can't do that with the 460. Isn't 700 grains damn near an ounce? More like an ounce and a half. One ounce (advp) is 437.5 grains. One ounce (troy) is 480 grains. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 9:58:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/27/2015 10:02:45 PM EDT
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A friend let me shoot his .460. I didn't even finish the cylinder. Too boku.
.44 Mag is more than enough for me. YMMV. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 10:31:31 PM EDT
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I have a 460.
It's a bad mother fucker. I'm sure the 500 is too. But I liked the ballistics of the 460 more. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 10:33:11 PM EDT
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I got the 500 4", love it. Stepped up to it when the 3" 44 Mag got boring with the 305gr bear loads
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Posted: 6/27/2015 10:43:23 PM EDT
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No ,I shoot everything between 325 gr. to 700 gr. .the 700 keyholes but is hella fun. edit: I just screw around.I see what you did there. I laughed.....audibly loud. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 10:51:28 PM EDT
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Didn't some one shoot IDPA or something indoors with the .500 and post a video?
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:01:05 PM EDT
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Range toy: Go .500 cause well it's .500
Ballistics and killing: .460 is going to do better, practice ammo cheaper, downloadable, etc. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:04:03 PM EDT
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I first shot my grandfather 460 at about 15 years old, and it is awesome! Go with the 460 for versatility, the 500 is for bragging rights
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:08:36 PM EDT
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That 500 Cadillac is the best American motor to come out of a factory in the 20th century. The 460 Ford ain't bad, but the Caddy... |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:12:50 PM EDT
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Didn't some one shoot IDPA or something indoors with the .500 and post a video? Supposedly Clint Smith shot one in his shoot house and several target came down from the concussion. |
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Posted: 6/27/2015 11:13:52 PM EDT
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Didn't some one shoot IDPA or something indoors with the .500 and post a video? He is a member here too, he shot the hell out that couse. |
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