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Specialty Handgun Hunting
45 colt to 454 casull, worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1198249" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Yes, I looked at the 475 but it fell short of the 454 Casull and the 460 S&W in energy</p><p></p><p>The best ammo I could find for the 475 was 1300 ft/sec for 1501ft/lbs of muzzle energy. (It is almost a perfect match for the 45-70 1330 ft/sec for 1590 ft/lbs of energy.</p><p></p><p>The 454 was/is 1900 ft/sec for 1932 ft/lbs of muzzle energy.</p><p></p><p>The 460 is 2000 ft/sec for 2309 ft/lbs of muzzle energy.</p><p></p><p>All of this ammo is with 300 to 400 grain bullets.</p><p></p><p>The 475 is a great pistol round but with over 800 ft/lbs of energy more I would still have to go with the 460 Smith for a heavy hitter that is manageable . </p><p></p><p>I already have a TC Contender in 444 marlin that pushes a 265 grain bullet to 2400 ft/sec for 3389 ft/lbs of muzzle energy, but it is not for the faint of heart and it is a single shot. (It is not that much fun to shoot many times ether).</p><p></p><p>All of the big bore pistols are good self protection weapons, but they must be manageable to be of any value for defending your self on something determined to have you for lunch.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1198249, member: 2736"] Yes, I looked at the 475 but it fell short of the 454 Casull and the 460 S&W in energy The best ammo I could find for the 475 was 1300 ft/sec for 1501ft/lbs of muzzle energy. (It is almost a perfect match for the 45-70 1330 ft/sec for 1590 ft/lbs of energy. The 454 was/is 1900 ft/sec for 1932 ft/lbs of muzzle energy. The 460 is 2000 ft/sec for 2309 ft/lbs of muzzle energy. All of this ammo is with 300 to 400 grain bullets. The 475 is a great pistol round but with over 800 ft/lbs of energy more I would still have to go with the 460 Smith for a heavy hitter that is manageable . I already have a TC Contender in 444 marlin that pushes a 265 grain bullet to 2400 ft/sec for 3389 ft/lbs of muzzle energy, but it is not for the faint of heart and it is a single shot. (It is not that much fun to shoot many times ether). All of the big bore pistols are good self protection weapons, but they must be manageable to be of any value for defending your self on something determined to have you for lunch. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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