SavageRabbit,
Once you take delivery of your Performance Center 460 you will be in love. I sold my original issue 8 3/8" 460 & purchased the same gun you did. I am in love with it. I also bought an FA 83 45/454 7.5". I'll be getting to the range soon with all of it. I'm excited.

I don't see how giving up the extra 1" of barrel length will matter at all. My 45 Colt does 1200+ fps in its 7.5" barrel, the 454 will do up to 1600 fps & the 460 will bump that by about 500 fps. I am more interested in placement & penetration than speed.

My big bore handguns are my friends.