.460 S&W Magnum

Revolver cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson (S&W) .460 S&W Magnum Cartridge comparison1.jpg 250px Left to right: .460 S&W Magnum, .454 Casull, .44 Magnum, .45 ACP, .22LR United States Handgun Hornady / Smith & Wesson 2005 2005–present .454 Casull Rimmed, straight .452 .478 .478 .520 .059 1.80 2.300 Large rifle 65000 200 DPX Cor-Bon 2300 2350 260 PG Winchester 2000 2309 300 JFN Buffalo Bore 2060 2826 360 LLFN Buffalo Bore 1900 2885 395 HC Cor-Bon 1525 2040 8.375 inches Corbon Ammo,Corbon DPX - 460 S&W Magnum (unsecure webpage) https://web.archive.org/web/20071011174026/https://www.dakotaammo.net/shop/product_info.php?cPath=23_130&products_id=112 2007-10-11 . Cartridges of the World, Barnes Frank C. Skinner, Stan Cartridges of the World 11th 1965 2006 Gun Digest Books Iola, WI, USA 312, 338 0-89689-297-2 Buffalo BoreBuffalo Bore - 460 S&W Magnum http://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list&c=28 https://web.archive.org/web/20201111234543/https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_list 2020-11-11 dead 2009-07-02 The .460 S&W Magnum (11.5×46) round is a powerful revolver cartridge designed for long-range handgun hunting in the Smith & Wesson Model 460 revolver. Overview The .460 S&W round is a lengthened, more powerful version of the popular .454 Casull, itself a longer and more powerful version of the .45 Colt. For this reason, the .460 S&W Magnum can be considered an example of a "super magnum". Consequently, firearms that fire .460 S&W are usually capable of firing the less powerful .454 Casull, .45 Colt, and .45 Schofield rounds, but this must be verified with each firearm's manufacturer (most lever-action firearms can only feed cartridges within a certain overall length and bullet profile range). The reverse, however, does not apply: .45 Schofield, .45 Colt, and .454 Casull handguns cannot safely fire .460 S&W rounds — nor can they chamber the .460 S&W because of the longer case length. Performance Smith & Wesson claims that the .460 S&W is the highest-velocity revolver cartridge in the world. It propels 200-grain (13 gram) bullets at 2409 ft/s from a 10.743-inch (273 mm) test barrel,Hodgdon Reloading Data Center https://hodgdonreloading.com/rldc/ November 23, 2024 2,546.3 ft/s (776 m/s) from a 14-inch (356 mm) Smith & Wesson revolver, 2,656.8 ft/s (810 m/s) from a 10-inch (254 mm) BFR revolver, or 2,323.4 ft/s (708 m/s) from an 8 3/8-inch (213 mm) Smith & Wesson revolver.How Fast is the 460 S&W Magnum? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dzf0ZZ4JpU November 23, 2024 YouTube However, the .500 Bushwhacker cartridge can generate 3,004.6 ft/s (916 m/s) with a 230-grain bullet from a 14-inch (356 mm) revolver.November 5, 2024 Testing the World's Most Powerful Pistol Caliber Carbine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=325nyC-gj2o November 23, 2024 The .460 cartridge achieves high velocities by combining light-for-caliber bullets, a large case capacity, and the high chamber pressures (65,000 psi maximum) typical of magnum rifle cartridges. At the same time, the recoil when shooting .45 Colt ammunition out of the Smith & Wesson Model 460 is comparable to recoil from a 9mm or .380 load, due to the significantly lower power generated by this cartridge. With Buffalo Bore's loadings, the .460 S&W can achieve 2826 ftlbf on of energy by driving a 300 grain .452 caliber bullet at 2060 ft/s on and 2885 ftlbf on of energy by driving a heavier, 360 grain, .452 caliber bullet at 1900 ft/s on.Buffalo Bore Ammo - .460 Smith & Wesson Ammo, 2016 For comparison, Hornady's 9249 load for the .500 S&W Magnum cartridge offers slightly less energy at the muzzle, achieving 2868 ftlbf on by driving a 300 grain (19 g) FTX bullet at 2075 ft/s on. Buffalo Bore's loading for the .500 S&W cartridge offers much less energy at the muzzle, achieving only 2579 ftlbf on by driving a 440 grain .500 caliber bullet at 1625 ft/s on.Buffalo Bore Ammo - .500 Smith & Wesson AmmoDouble Tap Ammunition Co. - .500 S&W Magnum https://web.archive.org/web/20080612064449/http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_47&products_id=170 2008-06-12 . However, the claimed muzzle energies of ammunition manufacturers may not be realized in real-world firearms, due to differences in forcing cone design, cylinder gap width, and barrel length. Long guns Big Horn Armory's Model 90 lever-action is currently the only repeating rifle chambered in the .460 S&W,Model 90 Big Horn Armory 4 February 2024 https://www.bighornarmory.com/product/model-90-460-sw/ 19 February 2024 though a rimless variant of the cartridge, the .45 Raptor, has been developed for semi-automatic applications. The .460 S&W typically generates additional velocity from long guns, which flattens the trajectory and increases muzzle energy. The Ruger No. 1 single-shot rifle was once offered in .460 S&W, as well as the Thompson Center Encore Pro Hunter Katahdin single-shot rifle. See also 11 mm caliber .45 Raptor List of handgun cartridges Table of handgun and rifle cartridges References External links Guns & Ammo article on the S&W .460 XVR Reloading S&W .460 https://web.archive.org/web/20080514130336/http://www.reloadammo.com/460sw.htm 2008-05-14 Category:Magnum pistol cartridges Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges Category:Rimmed cartridges Category:Smith & Wesson cartridges