Evergreen
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Well, I just got back from the range and had a joyous day from what appeared to be a rocky start. I purchased a new S&W 460v 5" barrel and took my new gun out for the first time. It really is a wonderful gun and shoots smoothly, despite being one of the world's most powerful handgun rounds.
Anyway, here is what happened. I took the revolver fresh out of the S&W box and loaded with 5 rounds of Buffalo S&W 460 , 360gr ammo. I fired the first 5 rounds.. WOW, it was exciting to fire the 460 for the first time and I was quite accurate at 10 yards or so considering I rarely shoot big bore calibers. Anyhow, I was all joyous and happy, but then something bad happened. I tried extracting the rounds and the ejector rod was stuck. I pushed, pushed pushed and tried pulling the casings out with my fingers to no avail. I started to get frantic and feared the worst. I attempted to push the ejector rod against the bench , but as I saw even with some pressure it would not budge I feared I would break it and stopped.
Well, my final solution I hope will not cause me any later ramifications. I had a set of allen wrenches with me and pushed them inside the shell through the chamber. I pushed hard on the shell using the allen wrench and each shell one by one gave way and came out. I thought this would be safe because the allen wrench did not come into contact with the chamber itself, but rather with the empty brass casing. If anyone thinks what I did was not a good idea, I appreciate to know about it. Anyway, it seem to work and all the casings popped out with a bit of force.
Well, after the first problem, I loaded up more Buffalo Bore 460, although this time with a bit of anxiety. I was afraid the same issue would happen again. However, to my surprise the gun shot smoothly and the next set of rounds ejected easily. After that, I was shooting and they came out nice and smoothly. I cannot say how happy I was that things started working. I've read a few horror stories about Buffalo Bore ammo in the 460 and many people who would give up after the first time it happened. I'm not sure if the sticky extraction was because of the residue left from the factory round that was shot; but I am looking for an explanation as to why this happened the first time.
I will say the S&W 460 rounds fired smoothly and had a lot less recoil than the 454 Casull rounds I fired in the Ruger Alaskan 2.5" barrel without the compensator. The recoil in these full loaded 460s was on par with the recoil of the 44 mag out of my S&W 629.
After, I shot around 15 rounds of the Buffalo Bore, I put the rest away and moved to the Double Tap. I purchased some Double Tap .454 Casull that I had in various loads. The three loads I shot were 400gr, 360gr and 335gr. The fastest velocity rating was on the DoubleTap 335gr, that were rated at a blazing 1904fp/s out of 7.5 in barrel. I am assuming my velocities were slower, considering I was using a 5 in barrel. The 335gr .454 actually had more of a punch than the heavier .454 rounds. Once again, the S&W 460v handled these nicely and my groups were good, considering my poor skill level with the big bore.
Finally, I shot the DoubleTap .45LC +P loaded with 360gr bullets and rated at 1200fp/s out of a 7.5" barrel. I thought they would be kittens coming out of my S&W 460v, but, surprisingly, they had a bit of punch to them, almost as much as the 454. I can imagine these rounds fired out of a smaller frame revolver would have more intense recoil. Anyhow, the 45LCs shot quite well and I enjoyed shooting them out of my X-Frame S&W 460 more than I enjoyed shooting my 44mags out of my S&W 629.
For anyone who is interested, I did spend about $40.00 or so shooting just 15 rounds of the Buffalo Bore S&W 460 stuff.. It is quite spendy, to say the least. I know, its time to reload, different subject for another day.
Well, this was an exciting day for me and I thought I share it here. Also, I like to address the first problem I had and would be interested to hear people's thoughts about the problem I experienced with the sticky extraction the first time around shooting the Buffalo Bore S&W 460.
I will post some pics of my new S&W 460 along with all three rounds I have for a nice awe effect, some time. I really am in love with this gun and Smith & Wesson. I think I have over six S&Ws now and counting..
Anyway, here is what happened. I took the revolver fresh out of the S&W box and loaded with 5 rounds of Buffalo S&W 460 , 360gr ammo. I fired the first 5 rounds.. WOW, it was exciting to fire the 460 for the first time and I was quite accurate at 10 yards or so considering I rarely shoot big bore calibers. Anyhow, I was all joyous and happy, but then something bad happened. I tried extracting the rounds and the ejector rod was stuck. I pushed, pushed pushed and tried pulling the casings out with my fingers to no avail. I started to get frantic and feared the worst. I attempted to push the ejector rod against the bench , but as I saw even with some pressure it would not budge I feared I would break it and stopped.
Well, my final solution I hope will not cause me any later ramifications. I had a set of allen wrenches with me and pushed them inside the shell through the chamber. I pushed hard on the shell using the allen wrench and each shell one by one gave way and came out. I thought this would be safe because the allen wrench did not come into contact with the chamber itself, but rather with the empty brass casing. If anyone thinks what I did was not a good idea, I appreciate to know about it. Anyway, it seem to work and all the casings popped out with a bit of force.
Well, after the first problem, I loaded up more Buffalo Bore 460, although this time with a bit of anxiety. I was afraid the same issue would happen again. However, to my surprise the gun shot smoothly and the next set of rounds ejected easily. After that, I was shooting and they came out nice and smoothly. I cannot say how happy I was that things started working. I've read a few horror stories about Buffalo Bore ammo in the 460 and many people who would give up after the first time it happened. I'm not sure if the sticky extraction was because of the residue left from the factory round that was shot; but I am looking for an explanation as to why this happened the first time.
I will say the S&W 460 rounds fired smoothly and had a lot less recoil than the 454 Casull rounds I fired in the Ruger Alaskan 2.5" barrel without the compensator. The recoil in these full loaded 460s was on par with the recoil of the 44 mag out of my S&W 629.
After, I shot around 15 rounds of the Buffalo Bore, I put the rest away and moved to the Double Tap. I purchased some Double Tap .454 Casull that I had in various loads. The three loads I shot were 400gr, 360gr and 335gr. The fastest velocity rating was on the DoubleTap 335gr, that were rated at a blazing 1904fp/s out of 7.5 in barrel. I am assuming my velocities were slower, considering I was using a 5 in barrel. The 335gr .454 actually had more of a punch than the heavier .454 rounds. Once again, the S&W 460v handled these nicely and my groups were good, considering my poor skill level with the big bore.
Finally, I shot the DoubleTap .45LC +P loaded with 360gr bullets and rated at 1200fp/s out of a 7.5" barrel. I thought they would be kittens coming out of my S&W 460v, but, surprisingly, they had a bit of punch to them, almost as much as the 454. I can imagine these rounds fired out of a smaller frame revolver would have more intense recoil. Anyhow, the 45LCs shot quite well and I enjoyed shooting them out of my X-Frame S&W 460 more than I enjoyed shooting my 44mags out of my S&W 629.
For anyone who is interested, I did spend about $40.00 or so shooting just 15 rounds of the Buffalo Bore S&W 460 stuff.. It is quite spendy, to say the least. I know, its time to reload, different subject for another day.
Well, this was an exciting day for me and I thought I share it here. Also, I like to address the first problem I had and would be interested to hear people's thoughts about the problem I experienced with the sticky extraction the first time around shooting the Buffalo Bore S&W 460.
I will post some pics of my new S&W 460 along with all three rounds I have for a nice awe effect, some time. I really am in love with this gun and Smith & Wesson. I think I have over six S&Ws now and counting..
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