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Posted: 11/26/2005 2:12:27 PM EDT
| Anyone shot one of these yet? I'd like to get some opinions before I drop nearly a grand on it. How is the recoil, accuracy potential, overall performance, etc? |
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I have one, and I absolutely love it. Best big-bore revolver I own, and that includes my Freedom Arms revolvers. Shooting .454 out of it is just like shooting light .38 special loads out of a .357 - nothing compared to firing .460 rounds. The .460 loads are really not bad to shoot either. A lot of muzzle blast, but not a whole lot of recoil, at least not as much as you would expect. My Taurus .454 with a ported barrel kicks a lot harder than the 460 does. I have noticed that it is extremely accurate as well. The first time I shot it, I was hitting soda cans at 75 yards with open sights, with no trouble, right out of the box. I also took my mountain lion this year with it, about a 120-something yard shot, and I hit him right in the front shoulder - devastating. They are exellent handguns, I would go for it if you are in the market for something like this. Its definately nice that they are also backwards-compatible with .454 casull and .45 long colt. Here is a pic of mine -  The 4 rounds from left to right are - 460 S&W 200g Hornady SST (2250 FPS, 2149 ft-lbs energy) 460 S&W 200g Cor-Bon XPB Spitzer (2300 FPS, 2350 ft-lbs energy) .454 Casull 240g Hornady XTP-MAG (1900 FPS, 1923 ft-lbs energy) .223 thrown in there for size  |
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