For those of you who think .44 maq is for wimps

[John Sukey]

http://www.vincelewis.net/60magnum.html

[Johnny P]

Wonder if it comes standard with the crash helmet?

[Rick the Librarian]

...not to mention optional wheeled gun carriage!

[joem]

I've fired the S&W 500 and it's not that bad. I bought a S&W 460 mag because the bullet selection is much better than the .50 and I reload.

[Hefights]

Uh, I think I'll just stick with my Ruger Redhawk. Nice vids, thanks for posting.

[Gatofeo]

Marketed to the Slackjaws with more money than brains.
I have YET to encounter anyone with a .454 Casull that could hit much with it. Minute of apple box was their group size. For most, the .44 Magnum is the upper limit of power with which they can wring decent groups.
Probably half of the .44 Magnum owners I encounter can't keep their shots within a 6" circle at 25 yards, standing upright away from the bench, with a two-hand hold.
They don't care so much about accuracy, they just like the muzzle blast and recoil: every shot, they turn back to their buddies with a stupid grin.
Meh.
I put more stock in marksmanship than power. After all, a hit with a .22 is better than a miss with a .44.

[joem]

With lots of practice one can become pretty good. A fellow shooter could hit a 5" swinger target at 100 yds with his S&W model 29. I was impressed but he shot three times a week.

[randy langford]

Handguns in general require lots of practice I try to shoot 50 rounds a week from one of my handguns and if I miss a week I can tell.

[Tuna]

I have seen only one 454 Casull being fired. Had a scope on it and from the bench the owner was shooting cloverleafs with it at 100 yards. But did that gun jump with each shot.

[remus]

One needs to become conditioned to heavy recoiling handguns. Upper end .45colt loads really are uncomfortable to shoot and if you don't shoot them frequently the skill rapidly deteriorates. I guess it deteriorates with any handgun, but with the big kickers I think it does so more rapidly.

[joem]

My maximum rounds fired from the .460 in one day is 50. After 25 I start to loose accuracy. After firing that .460 a .40 S&W feels like a .22LR.

[Mike Josephic]

I've shot the .454 Casull for years. I don't have any problem hitting into a 3-4 inch circle at 100 yards. That's without
a scope. I reload several different types of bullets, but the 300 grain jacketed soft point (stoked with 30 grains of 296) is
my favorite for hunting.

Yes, you can hit with it but it takes lots of practice and it's not for those adverse to recoil. BTW, I started with a .44
magnum back in the 70's and put thousands of rounds through it. The .454 I use is the Taurus Raging Bull, which is
one fine handgun. The weight and ergonomics make it easier to shoot than you might think.

[Michael Tompkins]

Several years ago, a friend at work bought a s/s 5-shot revolver made by BFR chambered in .45-70 Gov't. He also bought an extra cylinder chambered in .450 Marlin. Talk about a handful! Mike

[da gimp]

Marketed to the Slackjaws with more money than brains.
I have YET to encounter anyone with a .454 Casull that could hit much with it. Minute of apple box was their group size. For most, the .44 Magnum is the upper limit of power with which they can wring decent groups.
Probably half of the .44 Magnum owners I encounter can't keep their shots within a 6" circle at 25 yards, standing upright away from the bench, with a two-hand hold.
They don't care so much about accuracy, they just like the muzzle blast and recoil: every shot, they turn back to their buddies with a stupid grin.
Meh.
I put more stock in marksmanship than power. After all, a hit with a .22 is better than a miss with a .44.

A good friend & lodge bro carries a 5 1/2" .454 Casull with near max loads in it as his carry gun on their farm/ranch........... an old broken mouthed cow that had just calved, damn near killed Roger when he went to load her calf into the back of his pickup.................now he carries a heavy loaded .454 or .45Colt & he is a dammn good shot............. but keeps his practice rounds to 50 cartridges or less fired the last that I knew..........

[dave]

I find 45 Colt comfortable as well as 45 Auto. The former in a SSA and the later in a 1911 pistol. That makes the big difference, the gun you are using. I have yet to find a gun comfortable in 9m/m, tho I have not tried them all, of course. A Polish Radom is not bad---but it is much like a 1911, isn't it?