looking for load data for hornadys 200gr ftx for the 460.

send me a pm with your e-mail. ill send you what hornady sent me.

I got to tell you though, I was not impressed with the bullet's performance. Weight retention which was said to be 70-80% on Hornady's web site, was more like 50-60% in my testing of factory ammo. Penetration depth into wet newspapers was not good either. I'll be loading these bullets about 200-300 fps hotter out of my gun so they just wont work. I'm going to have to start using XPB's. Accuracy, however, was outstanding.

pm sent. whats your thoughts on this load for whitetail deer hunting. deer here run up to 250lbs. i have been loading 300gr xtps and also 300gr cast bullets in the 460 with great success.

The 200 gr FTX bullet at higher velocities does not hold up. On a perfect broadside whitetail you will have no problems at all killing the animal. However, I'd be willing to bet that there will be a lot of damage to the meat if you hit it anywhere near the front shoulder. I would even be a little leery about shooting a deer or anything larger than a deer at anything other than a perfect broad side shot. At lower velocities you might be OK, but we wouldn't have bought .460s if we wanted Casull velocities. I've been stalling because of the price but I am going to try the 200gr XPBs to see what kind of accuracy I get with those. I know penetration and weight retention will be much better with those. And I wont have to have second thoughts about shooting a large Black Bear if I happen to come across one.

I just started shooting the 300gr FTX out of my S&W 500,accuracy is very good.They seem to shoot better faster,unlike alot of bullets I have tried.I am using 52gr. of H110,and my last 3 shot group from 50 yds. was 1".I may try to fine tune the load,but I will be happy if it stay's that good.I haven't had a chance to chrono it yet,but I am guessing it's around 2000fps.

thanks for the info liv2hunt.cant wait to try it. koguy i hope my 460 likes the 200gr ftx as well as your 500 likes the 300gr ftx.