art...... busse..... and guns....

[Hogwash]

That hurts my hand just thinking about shooting. I'll bet it cracks the sound barrier. I've stood next to .454's being shot and they rattle your skeleton. I can't even imagine that .475.

The velocity is right around a factory 240 grain .44 magnum load but 400 grains is 66% more mass.

You have to have a tight grip, it will probably give you a flinch and 40 rounds is more than enough for one day.

On the other hand many people say the .454 is harder to handle because it uses a lighter bullet at a higher velocity.

The .475 ammunition seems to be cheaper than .454 and you can shoot .480 Ruger if .475 is too hot for you (a .454 will shoot .45 Long Colt but you have to reload unless you like a peace maker load).

The single action revolver has one enduring quality, brute strength. I went for the best combination of power and portability that I could find. I think the .500 S&W is just too much for a hand gun.

 

[patrickcudd]

I think the .500 S&W is just too much for a hand gun.

I have both a .500 S&W and a .454, and the 500 is much easier on the hand than the .454! Although, the .500 is ported and heavier and the .454 is not ported.

 

[Tony G]

You guys are making go to the Freedom Arms Web site too much to resist!

I have wanted a SA .454 for years! :grumpy:

I reload so I could put all kinds of stuff thru it

 

[Hogwash]

I have a Magnum Research BFR.

It's not as nice as a Freedom Arms but it's a lot cheaper.

 

[valleytinworks]

hey guys..... look at this.... me and david took a 10 dollar peice of steel and turned it into a $20,000 peice of art.... gotta love capitalism.... or at least take atvantage of it.....

 

[valleytinworks]

by the way that peice was shot from a distance of 100 yards with the 44 mag..... each lil cross shape is approx 1 1/2 inches tall

 

[rbmcmjr]

You guys are making go to the Freedom Arms Web site too much to resist!

It is quite amusing to me that their factory is so unremarkable. If you weren't looking for it, you would go right past it. Nondescript is the term.

Rick - more of a double-action guy

 

[Tony G]

It is quite amusing to me that their factory is so unremarkable. If you weren't looking for it, you would go right past it. Nondescript is the term.

Rick - more of a double-action guy

I don't know much about guns... just have spent time shooting a fair amt.

I had though that the big loads were typically chambered in SA revolvers because it was a stronger design. I have messed up the timing on my S&W 686 shooting hot .357 loads.

Is that still the case (or ever the case) or have they figured out how to make DA revolvers handle big rounds (not talking .44 Mag but more like .454)?

Thanks

 

[Hogwash]

Ruger has the Super Redhawk .454, Taurus has their Raging Bull .454 and S&W has their .500.

Those are all double action but they are also pretty huge.

I don't think any of them has a spotless record of durability but I'm not sure about the S&W.

 

[rbmcmjr]

There's no question that single actions can be built stronger than double actions. I just prefer the DA design and have no need for something bigger than .44 magnum.

Rick