I just brought a S&W 460 with a 2 3/4" barrel The squirrels are having at it so I thought it would be enough gun.  I have not shot it and when thinking it over wonder why ?  Maybe I could get S&W to put a little longer barrel on it and use the 454 loads

Anyone else have one ?  Just curious

Need a picture!

THE MUZZLE BLAST OUT OF THAT SHORT BARREL 460 SHOULD KILL'EM, KNOCK'EM CRAZY OR AT LEAST SET THEIR TREE ON FIRE!    
MB

Denny my friend I have no desire to fire such an animal.:nono:

Sell it and get a S&W 4" 44 and load up some lead semi wadcutters under a moderate stack of powder works for most everything . have a separate heavier load, &  you'll be in good shape for all the things you need a six gun for.
Or just shoot 45 Colt level loads out of it.
Rob

Welcome to the board Rob............Lynn

Lynn It is good to see you still posting on the web. When things get more settled around the Simply Rugged compound, I'll be ordering some more bullets from you.
Thanks, Rob

Hi Denny,
Congratulations on your .460 !   Its gonna get your attention when you shoot it.  I shot a friends .460 S&W with a 8 3/8"  bbl and it came back pretty hard but didn't rise very high cause of the muzzle brake & the guns weight.  Yours on the other hand, will really be a rip-snorten fire-breathing handful ! Shoot acouple at dusk & I bet you'll be flash blinded.  Congratulations again on a fine handgun !
Chris

Rob I hope they never slow for you. Sounds like business is good.:)

For those who don't know Rob, please check his site. I carry a 7 1/2" Blackhawk in one of his holsters. It's "Simply" [pun intented] great.

....Or just shoot 45 Colt level loads out of it....

[QUOTE=Creeker]Rob I hope they never slow for you. Sounds like business is good.:)

For those who don't know Rob, please check his site. I carry a 7 1/2" Blackhawk in one of his holsters. It's "Simply" [pun intented] great.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=RobL]....Or just shoot 45 Colt level loads out of it....[/QUOTE]

From shooting my FA 454, BIG difference point of aim between a 454 bullet coming out the barrel at 1700 - 2000 fps and a 45 Colt coming out the barrel 800-1200 fps. my experience is 6"-8" difference at 50 yards, both bullets 260 gr. I Haven't tried this, but if you maintained muzzle velocity, would changing bullet weight change point of impact? That may be a way to download for practice without messing with the sights.

Denny, As the members say "you have a cannon"- let me add how I took my S&W 460 with the standard 8 3/8" barrel to the range to chronograph some loads and the blast from the muzzle brake took off the front plate of the read out. Also took a nice whitetail using Hor. 200gr factory ammo but should have worn ear plugs as the noise can be tremendous in the thick woods.
      The Hornady 454 Casull factory ammo using their 240gr XTP/MAG bullet is listed at 1900FPS and when I fired five rounds through my 460 they averaged 1843FPS. If you deduct 50FPS for each inch less in barrel length with your shorter barrel I would say the same ammo in your gun would be in the 1300FPS range.Good luck.

I have a 500 just a tad bigger in an 8 3/8" its a hand full with factory's but tamed it down a bit with Trail boss powder.
James you hear something then you shoot at an animal, I hear others shoot in the woods but when I am lining up the shot and fire the gun I don`t hear the gun go off, anyone else experience this?