Posted on 07/13/2005 10:26:41 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (Amex: SWB), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp., the legendary, 153-year old, global provider of products and services for safety, security, protection and sport announced that it has begun initial shipments of its Model 460XVR (X-treme Velocity Revolver). The revolver, introduced by the company at SHOT Show 2005 in January, received the "2005 Handgun of theYear" award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence.
Tom Taylor, Vice President of Marketing for Smith & Wesson, said, "We began receiving orders for the 460XVR immediately upon the revolver's unveiling at the SHOT Show. The internal engineering team at Smith & Wesson specifically designed the 460XVR to address the growing handgun hunting and shooting sports markets. The positive response we are receiving from our dealers and customers underscores our belief that the innovative 460XVR truly sets a new standard in revolver performance."
Manufactured entirely in the United States at the company's Springfield, Massachusetts factory, the 460XVR is capable of launching a 200-grain bullet at a speed of more than 2,300 feet per second and thus represents the highest velocity production revolver currently available. The company indicated that its objective in designing the 460XVR was to design a revolver capable of accurately and effectively reaching targets at distances of over 200 yards. This high velocity performance allows shooters to zero in on targets at long range while retaining a center hold.
I'm not willing to carry that big a purse.
Neither am I (Said with very deep voice.)
The case looks to be longer than the .454 Casull; in fact,it looks like a short rifle cartridge. I remember the .357 Maximum; it was an interesting round. Ruger made up some six shooters (and so did Dan Wesson) for the .357 Max. The guns suffered from excessive top strap cutting and were dropped. The .454 Casull operates at insane pressures (can be as high as rifle pressures - 60,000 CUP) but because of very close and tight manufacturing tolerances, top strap cutting is not that bad. Historically, Smith and Wesson Model 29's do not have real close tolerances at the barrel-cylinder gap; I have measured several guns and some are .007" on one side and as much as .011" on the other. I have not measured the S and W .500 barrel-cylinder gap; perhaps they keep it to a minimum. We will see how this mega revolver holds up over the next few years.
I guess ThunderwearTM is out of the question too...
Too much handgun for me .......never thought ya'd hear that from me huh ! These superhandguns are great but I'm of the opinion that its too much for my "handgunning" needs. The largest wheelgun I own is a 500 Linebaugh Bisley and it is just scary to pull the trigger on a full house hunting load. I carried it for a while as kodiak brown repellant but yeilded to a smaller 5 inch Ruger Redhawk loaded with Garrets 330gr hammerheads.
Hey Tom Taylor.....how about a fixed sight, round butt, L frame scandium 44 special revolver with a 3 inch magnaported barrel that looks like the S&W 696 vs the humpbacked 396.....meltdown the edges and a set of ahrends grips just like ya scored with on the 329PD.
And of course a lanyard loop for poor muttly......
IHMSA shooters have been doing it for years.
Damn....that looks like it belongs in a silo vs a chamber....
Sorry, I'm just not comfortable stashing my gun down there.
Get two and a Samsonite double rig.
Or, he will demand the head of S & W resign.
It means you shouldn't have to aim high to account for the bullet dropping over distance... The way you usually do with slower velocity bullets.
But with standard handgun sights.... I'm not sure most could shoot a tight group or with much accuracy with it at that distance... The distance between the front and rear sights isn't long enough to be a fine enough sight picture, and a target will have to be as big as a trash can lid to see it. Now... put a scope on it, you might have something. But hard to pack it around that way ;~D
"You don't need, to need, it.."
Right.
"Better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it." Woodrow Call- Lonesome Dove.
It looks pretty good. My aging hands and arms cannot take the same level of pounding from these monsters as when I was younger. I still shoot my .454 Casull and my Blackhawk .475 Linebaugh occasionally just to remind myself of the incredible power these things have. Touching off that Linebaugh even with a sub maximum load makes me very humble.....
At the time I thought they were getting squeezed by the cintoon criminal- I mian administration. They saw what happened to the Tobacco Companies and learned a thing or two from it.
This too shall pass at a great velocity.......:o)
That's actually not a bad thought, though you didn't provide a link. I googled it. I need to swing by the courthouse & pick up my permit, but there's a tiny little issue: I packed my certificate when I cleaned out the bookshelves to paint & now I can't find it. It's somewhere in 40+ boxes of books.
Vulcan and 30mm gau
Do you handload your Linebaughs or buy loaded?
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