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.

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!

That'll do.

I love how the 500 S&W and 460 Just causes paint to flake off in chunks when it hits steel

I think that will be my next purchase

Zee..l just love my SW 460 PC Hunter. 10 1/2''... lt really gets the job done.. My favorite bullet is Hornady's 45 cal 225gr FTX. Designed for 45 Colt, lt works great in my 460 @1700fps...Hitting those 200 meter Rams it Bang/Flop... NOT flop/bang when l hit them with my SW 44mag @1100fps..
l decided to try and use the 225gr FTX after talking w/Hornady about this bullet.. They told me the 225gr FTX was good for 1800fps.. Hodgden gave me some data for a 225gr bullet for 1700fps. l know its not max velocity for a 460... lts fine for me.. A lot less recoil/muzzle blast than 2300fps full power 460 loads

Very nice!! Love to see the revolvers stretching there legs!..Great pictures!

I'd be really interested in that load data. Would love to try to get a 1700-1750 fps load going in my 460 with those bullets to see how it would shoot for me.

I highly recommend the 240 grain XTP-Mag. One of my current loads pushes that bullet at a little over 1700 fps out of the exact same model as yours.

Your 460 looks like a great setup for anything that walks the planet. A great gun.

Its great that we have a revolver that`s able to make shot`s that were not possible before. Good shhotin...

Looks good IAshooter. I like the setup in the back of the pickup rather than having to unload the bench every time (I'm in a boat that will not allow me to leave my stuff there all the time). Good shooting.