S&W 460 XVR, who has one?

[philw]

Here it is:

that is cool

you know you want to Rob   

[billt]

Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull



Remington XP-100 In .35 Remington



Magnum Research BFR In .45-70



Magnum Research BFR In .500 S&W Magnum

These are a few of my larger handguns. I'm assuming you are not located in the U.S. because of the gun restrictions. If you are in the market for a high powered handgun and can't go to .50 caliber, don't overlook the Remington XP-100, or the Weatherby CFP bolt action handguns. The Remington can be had in a repeater model, and in several rifle calibers that pack a wallop. Both of my BFR's are well put together guns. The .45-70 is not a bad weapon to shoot because the .45-70 is a low pressure cartridge compared to the .454 Casull or the .500 S&W Magnum, which both recoil considerably more. I've heard of the .500 double action S&W guns occasionally will double fire, which could lead to a dangerous situation if a person is not expecting it. One round out of these guns is enough to handle. In this video you can see how they are prone to do this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4OE78spknk

Obviously that can't happen in a single action weapon. Also, the lock work is less complicated with fewer moving parts on a single action. The .460 Smith & Wesson is built on the same X-Frame as the .500, so I'm just guessing it is prone to do much the same. The trigger return spring on the Smith's are very fast which is why guys like Jerry Miculek use them to set so many speed shooting records.  Bill T.

[billt]

Just a few other things about the Magnum Research BFR revolvers that set them apart from other manufacturers like Ruger. The cylinder pin is held in place by a screw instead of a spring loaded plunger that locates into a detent. This is nice because the pin cannot move forward during recoil. I have this happen on one of my Ruger Blackhawks in .45 Colt with hot loads. Another feature I really like about the BFR's is when you open the loading gate, the cylinder free wheels in either direction, instead of only clockwise with all of the "clickity-clackity" like the Ruger guns do. Another feature of the Magnum Research guns is the grip frame is attached with Stainless Steel Socket Head Cap Screws. A really nice touch. My .500 S&W BFR also came with a Weaver type scope mount base and screws that match up with the drilled and tapped frame. If one were to mount a scope, you could do it easily, and even employ multiple rings if you wished to do so for added strength.  Bill T.

[sledgemeister]

Just a few other things about the Magnum Research BFR revolvers that set them apart from other manufacturers like Ruger. The cylinder pin is held in place by a screw instead of a spring loaded plunger that locates into a detent. This is nice because the pin cannot move forward during recoil. I have this happen on one of my Ruger Blackhawks in .45 Colt with hot loads. Another feature I really like about the BFR's is when you open the loading gate, the cylinder free wheels in either direction, instead of only clockwise with all of the "clickity-clackity" like the Ruger guns do. Another feature of the Magnum Research guns is the grip frame is attached with Stainless Steel Socket Head Cap Screws. A really nice touch. My .500 S&W BFR also came with a Weaver type scope mount base and screws that match up with the drilled and tapped frame. If one were to mount a scope, you could do it easily, and even employ multiple rings if you wished to do so for added strength.  Bill T.

Thanks Billt for you thoughts and pics <drool>.
Yes where I am in Aus we are limited to no more than a .45 cal and thats only with a police commisioners approval. Bloody stupid, I mean howmany people commit massacres with a 500 s&w? doh!

I was considering a BFR in .444 to match my .444 rifle but the cost of a bfr over here is nearly 3k bloody rediculous. Then i started looking at the S7W in 460 and thinking that given the different cals I could chamber for it would make a nice versatile handgun. Those BFR's do look sweet but!

Thanks again for your insight!

[MikeBjerum]

Thanks Billt for you thoughts and pics <drool>.
Yes where I am in Aus we are limited to no more than a .45 cal and thats only with a police commisioners approval. Bloody stupid, I mean howmany people commit massacres with a 500 s&w? doh!

I was considering a BFR in .444 to match my .444 rifle but the cost of a bfr over here is nearly 3k bloody rediculous. Then i started looking at the S7W in 460 and thinking that given the different cals I could chamber for it would make a nice versatile handgun. Those BFR's do look sweet but!

Thanks again for your insight!

Not to cause a thread drift ... I'd never do that  , but it is just like the fear of the .50 cal rifle.  How many of the gang banger methheads  legislators are afraid of are going to run down the street with 57" 39 lb gun, or maybe they could just open the windows on both sides of their rice burning drifter and try for a drive by shooting 

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[sledgemeister]

Not to cause a thread drift ... I'd never do that  , but it is just like the fear of the .50 cal rifle.  How many of the gang banger methheads  legislators are afraid of are going to run down the street with 57" 39 lb gun, or maybe they could just open the windows on both sides of their rice burning drifter and try for a drive by shooting  

Exactamundo, its the old evil cos its black mentality.
Put a pistol grip on a rifle it suddenly becomes more dangerous, an extendable stock its now 50x more lethal. Laws and ideas passed by numbnuts who have very limited IQ's and ideas.
This is how stupid our laws are, pumpaction shotguns are illegal (require cat c licence, hard to get) but lever action shot guns are ok, pump action rifles are ok? A auto pistol with a barrel length less than 5" is illegal as apparently its more easy to conceal than one with a barrel 5 1/8" The antis want to ban semi auto because you can just squeeze the trigger and fire a shot, well what the hell does a d/a revolver do? I give up on the wowsers, they have nfi. There will be no more gun buybacks or give ups from this little black duck no more and I pity the fool that comes to collect whent he time comes.

[fightingquaker13]

I guess the question here is why? Can you hunt with a handgun, or is it just illegal period (I mean caliber restrictions or what)? Y'all seem pretty liberal on hunting ferals. If its for sillouhettes, the good old Desert Eagle .44 mag is a classic for a reason (pricy, but a classic). As far as handguns, what will a .460 do that .454 won't? You can get a nice pistol from Ruger and a nice lever carbine from Rossi to go with it in .454 that will take .45 Colt for about the same price as one of BillTs drool worthy BFRs (figure about $700-$800 USD for the Ruger and $500+/- for the Rossi). Zombies, iron targets or rampaging brumbies and you're good to go. And nobody will call you a girlyman. Just a thought, but honestly, if you can't kill it with the .454, you probably shouldn't have pissed it off in the first place.
FQ13

[Walter45Auto]

...pumpaction shotguns are illegal (require cat c licence, hard to get) but lever action shot guns are ok, pump action rifles are ok? ...

That's gotta be one of the most ridiculous sets of gun laws I've ever heard of.