A 300 grain pill loaded in the 460 case will stop anything on 4 legs anywhere in the world at any reasonable pistol distance and will surely bring down a whitetail or hog at 150 yards plus anytime.... and it's a hoot to shoot as well.
It's a specialty handgun and not for everyone by a long shot. I like mine a lot.
The hardest part for me was getting over the 'flinch' that comes with shooting an ultra high powered revolver. Once I overcame that, it's really no different than shooting a 308 bolt gun.
Smith really fine tunes their triggers on the XVR Performance Center Revolvers. It's crisp, no pre travel and no let off. Just there. Never used a trigger pull gauge on it but I estimate pull to be about 3-4 pounds single action, plenty light for the size of revolver it is, in fact my N Frame 44 mag from the 60's has a heaver pull than the XVR does.
Recoil is about or less that a 308....and unlike a bottleneck case there isn't a bunch of fiddling with jump or case prep. Just deburr the flash holes (Starline is pretty good right out of the box), prime the cases with large rifle primers, charge the cases (I use Lil' Gun and the recommended charge), seat the pills to COAL, crimp tightly (I use Hornady 460 pistol dies and seater but a Lee Collet Crimper) and shoot. The forcing cone aligns the bullet and sets the flight path. No chambering issues, heavy bolt lift, brass wipe, nothing. No fiddling with necks, no case trimming, neck turning or annealing. Nothing. I get about 3 loads from each case and then scrap them. All I watch for is cracking at the very top of the case because you have to really crimp the bullets to keep them from moving in the cylinder.
No case lubing either... Pistol dies are carbide lined. I do use a little Imperial case wax as the cases are large but thats just me and not really necessary.
Besides, when I go hunting and I'm wearing the 460, other hunters look strangely at me. No rifle they ask... I reply, none needed. Up here, a long shot in the woods is 150 yards. Too many trees in the way. Just have to remember to put my ear plugs in.
It's especially nice in states like Michigan, Indiana and Ohio where hunting regs have been changed to allow a straight walled center fire pistol cartridge to be used where previously only a front stuffer or shotgun could be used to take deer. Another reason I'm looking at a Savage bolt gun modified for the 460 cartridge. perfectly legal now.
The 460 case is just under the maximum allowable case length under the new regs.
Don't think I've shot my Accura V2 50 in a couple years now. No need for a smoke pole anymore, plus I have 4 more in the cylinder if I miss....lol
