454 Casull info

[12voltguy]

When I was in Alaska, the guide we were with had one of those SW500 revolvers. It was insanely heavy duty looking. I imagine it was a hand cannon. I believe he said it would stop a Grizzly Bear in its tracks.

if you are a bad shot, it includs a bell to tie around your neck
Bell won't stop the bear, but shows up in there poop to ID you

[BigPimping]

if you are a bad shot, it includs a bell to tie around your neck
Bell won't stop the bear, but shows up in there poop to ID you

Ha ha .......very cool.

[JTROKS]

Some folks can be like J.D. Jones shoot 100 rounds of bone jarring big bore hand cannon rounds then afterwards pickup a bullseye 1911 and put all 7 rounds in the X. 454 Casull shooting 2 cylinder full of warm 360 grain rounds is about my daily range limit, physically and financially.

[Pauliedad]

I just bought a BFR in .454 and the trigger guard beats my middle finger to a pulp.
Love the big recoil but need to look into grip options to see if I can change the ergonomics.
My advice is to hold the guns you're thinking about and see how close it fits. It's going to jump even with the mighty Kung foo grip.

UPDATE:

Pulled out the box this came in and low and behold the original factory grips were in there. The guy I bought it from had put on some wood ruger grips and while they fit fine, they dont have the added shape that covers the back side of the trigger guard. Woo Hoo! change grips and I'm good to go.

[M1NM]

[QUOTE=jyo;15550069]Yeah, the Ruger Super Blackhawk single-action 44 Mag with that "Dragoon" style trigger guard used to beat-up my middle finger like crazy![QUOTE]

Mine did the same thing I found you have to keep a firm grip with your middle finger and thumb then let it rotate in your hand. You aren't going to stop it from kicking back the trick is to redirect the recoil. Rubber grips will make it worse.

[CGT80]

The Smith 460 XVR 8 3/8" is a winner, at least for me. I debated between a 357, 44 mag, and 460. Double action was my choice, as I don't like fumbling with loading and unloading single action revolvers. I had shot a number of revolvers including the Smith 500. The 44 629 6" had great balance, but the 460 was more bad ***.

The recoil on the 460 with full power loads is no problem. It is less harsh and more fun than the ruger 44 super black hawk single action. The noise and concussion bother me more, so I limit the number of full power loads. My wallet wouldn't even be able to keep up with reloading a lot of the full power loads.

Trail boss is great for a plinking load, but 45 colt brass and 45 acp bullets are awesome for some fun when you are stuck on a short range. 460 brass runs about 60 cents each for new starline, so I only have 200 cases. 454 is pointless in a 460, if you reload. It uses small primers and isn't much longer than 45 colt. I use 200-300 grain bullets/boolits and the gun is just for range fun, so the BFR single action wouldn't have appealed to me.

The Smith 460 is a work of art and feels amazing in the hand. I enjoy it even at less than full power. Letting others have a chance to shoot something they wouldn't buy is fun as well. Light off a 300 grain hot load and then hand someone the gun with a trail boss load. The look on their face will be priceless.

The 8 3/8" Smith is quite heavy and is front heavy. I have gotten used to this and it now feels normal. Others really notice it. It takes effort to hold a pistol of that size and weight steady without a rest. I wear size medium men's gloves, but the grip fits my hand like a glove. I don't use gloves to shoot the 460, either. The 629 felt very balanced and was a nice weight compared to the 460.

If you reload, then there are many possibilities with any of the big revolvers. It is just a matter of personal preference.