Posted By: IAshooter
Getting the new 460 dialed in. - 08/30/2015 7:10 PM
I decided to go back to a S&W 460 XVR for my primary deer hunting weapon. I had one a few years ago and hunted with one and had good success with it but then decided to try a 44 Mag that was a little friendlier (noise and recoil) and cheaper to shoot but after having to pass up a couple shots last year in the 200-225 yard range with the 44 Mag because I just wasn't totally comfortable shooting that distance with the 44 Mag, I decided to go back to the 460 this year so I have the capability to shoot out past 200 yards if the opportunity presents itself.
I did a trade deal yesterday for a barely used S&W 460 XVR with the 8-3/8" barrel (just like I used to have) and a Leupold VX-III 2.5-8X32 handgun scope already mounted on it and it came with a few boxes of the Hornady 200 grain FTX ammo so I just had to get out and shoot this gun this morning to see how well it was going to shoot.
I tightened up the screws on the scope just a tad more than where they were already set, which was about 17-18 lbs, up to about 25 lbs and I knew that might change the impact point a tad as the original owner stated he had it zeroed @ 100 yards and I wanted to zero for 150 yards for now, and I may zero out to 200 before I'm done. I started out @ 75 yards and it was shooting a little high and to the right and after shooting half a dozen rounds at that distance getting it closer to where I thought it should be for 75 yards I took my 12" AR500 steel target out to 150 yards and started sending a few more rounds down range. It took several more rounds for me to get it to where I was satisfied with where it was hitting but I'm more than pleased with the way this gun is shooting out @ 150 yards.
I did a trade deal yesterday for a barely used S&W 460 XVR with the 8-3/8" barrel (just like I used to have) and a Leupold VX-III 2.5-8X32 handgun scope already mounted on it and it came with a few boxes of the Hornady 200 grain FTX ammo so I just had to get out and shoot this gun this morning to see how well it was going to shoot.
I tightened up the screws on the scope just a tad more than where they were already set, which was about 17-18 lbs, up to about 25 lbs and I knew that might change the impact point a tad as the original owner stated he had it zeroed @ 100 yards and I wanted to zero for 150 yards for now, and I may zero out to 200 before I'm done. I started out @ 75 yards and it was shooting a little high and to the right and after shooting half a dozen rounds at that distance getting it closer to where I thought it should be for 75 yards I took my 12" AR500 steel target out to 150 yards and started sending a few more rounds down range. It took several more rounds for me to get it to where I was satisfied with where it was hitting but I'm more than pleased with the way this gun is shooting out @ 150 yards.
Here's the gun itself............
And here's my shooting set up out of the back of my truck...........
And here's the final results. This is 3 shots @ 150 yards on my 12" steel target, 2 of the shots were basically right on top of each other.............
I can't wait for deer season now!