Time To Put Down the 10mm?

[4949shooter]

http://blog.rtba.co/sw-500-magnum-vs-watermelons/#.UvZqR8KYZ9C

[Intercooler]

Your money tree must really be blooming 

[4949shooter]

I can always dream. 

[DenStinett]

Amazing accuracy.....at 1 meter  ! 

And believe it or not, the .460 S&W has even more Power then that   

[schtoolee]

Amazing accuracy.....at 1 meter  ! 

And believe it or not, the .460 S&W has even more Power then that   

The other nice thing about the 460. You can shoot .454 and 45 Lc out of the same gun.
Shoots a little cheaper that way.

[BEEMER!]

Amazing accuracy.....at 1 meter  ! 

And believe it or not, the .460 S&W has even more Power then that   

They are both really hard shooting calibers, but the 500 is still more powerful I believe.

Go to the Corbon Hunter and compare the two, closer than I thought but the 500 still is king as far as power goes.  You can't beat the 500 for 2 yard watermelon shots.

Long range loads are a different matter all together.  That is where the 460 shines.

[Geeman]

Just wait till I get the 416 Rigby barrel.  Likely wouldn't do as well with watermelons, but I figure it will outshine with LP tanks or something.

Greg

[BEEMER!]

Just wait till I get the 416 Rigby barrel.  Likely wouldn't do as well with watermelons, but I figure it will outshine with LP tanks or something.

Greg

My 416 Rigby is in a Ruger #1.  In that gun one is able to load it up to 416 Weatherby pressures and it is a bear to shoot.

I can't imagine what it would be like in an Encore even with the stock.

[DenStinett]

Amazing accuracy.....at 1 meter  ! 

And believe it or not, the .460 S&W has even more Power then that   

They are both really hard shooting calibers, but the 500 is still more powerful I believe.

Go to the Corbon Hunter and compare the two, closer than I thought but the 500 still is king as far as power goes.  You can't beat the 500 for 2 yard watermelon shots.

Long range loads are a different matter all together.  That is where the 460 shines.

Hey Beemer:
I may have mis-typed, but it depends on your source, one says the 460 and others say the 500
Yes, the 500 may edge out the 460 in Muzzle Energy (in most writings), but the 460 is just so much faster (averaging over 300 fps faster), it deliverers more energy down range (as you said)

Not that I will ever have either, but I too would rather have the versatility of the 460

[BEEMER!]

Hey Beemer:
I may have mis-typed, but it depends on your source, one says the 460 and others say the 500
Yes, the 500 may edge out the 460 in Muzzle Energy (in most writings), but the 460 is just so much faster (averaging over 300 fps faster), it deliverers more energy down range (as you said)

Not that I will ever have either, but I too would rather have the versatility of the 460



I still have my 500 but have given up shooting it because of arthritic wrists.  I have never had the pleasure of shooting a 460.

In the 500, full loads behind the 350 grain bullets were fun, behind the 400 grain a bit more challenging.

As for the 440 grains with max load,  by the third cylinder I would develop a flinch and would have to quit.

[yankee2500]

I have a friend with a .500 and he bought some of the 700gr ammo, as far as I know he hasn't fired any yet, maybe a good idea not to. 

[BEEMER!]

I have a friend with a .500 and he bought some of the 700gr ammo, as far as I know he hasn't fired any yet, maybe a good idea not to. 

It wouldn't be something I would buy.

One, maybe two shots might be OK.  Recoil can be an accumulative thing, at least for me.  One or two are fine but then it starts working on you.

[Intercooler]

  Did someone say .500? 700gr?

I took some pictures at my range when a shooter showed up with one.

700gr.




.500


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[The_Shadow]

Those are some big SLEDGE HAMMERS!

[4949shooter]

They look like .45-70 rounds.