BR44 Posted October 6, 2007 Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 Anyone going to be using the 460 s&w this season? Has anyone used a 460 on deer? If so, how's it perform? What was you using? (bullet & weight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted October 7, 2007 Report Share Posted October 7, 2007 I don't know if I'll use one of mine this year or not. Did you get your hands on the Encore barrel? If so, how's it shootin? hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR44 Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Hey hangunnr! Picked an Encore up bout a month ago. Mounted a scope on it, took it to the range, and the scope would adjust vertically. Got another scope and gave her a shot. Not bad! Alittle more kick than a 44. Learned one thing, grabbed a pair of shotgun shooting gloves to wear, they're not tight fitting, and at one point I didn't have a good grip when I fired and instead of the gun pushing back into the crook on the hand, came back more into my thumb. Yeeeaaa to say the least, joint and tendon of thumb hurt for awhile. Next time=no gloves or tight leathers! Other than that, lookin' forward to deer season !! You got the 458 tuned & ready for the season? One of these days we'll have to get together! Catch ya later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Sounds like you're set. I use one of T/C's fugly rubber grips on mine to help with the recoil. Here's a little thing I put on mine to keep the trigger guard from busting the fingers on the grip on a hard kicker. It's from Limb Saver and it's intended to be used on bows to help soak up vibration. It works great for this though. As far as the 458 is concerned... Accuracy is there but I just puked my second forend this past weekend.. I haven't been able to keep the pillars secured in the synthetic material. A buddy on another forum came up with the idea of threading the pillars into the forestock. I just made these threaded pillars up this afternoon. My new stock should be here by the weekend so hopefully this'll take care of the problem. Time will tell.... hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Threaded pillars are a good idea. Threads will still "walk" though unless you secure them in place with a good adhesive. I'd try the slowest curing (slowest is strongest) DEVCON epoxy I could get my hands on. Then let it cure for about 3 days before messing with them. The slow cure epoxy is runny and a little challenging to deal with. I use regular old Kid's Play Doh to build little dams that keep it out of areas I don't want the epoxy to go. If there is some metal you don't want the epoxy to stick to. Wipe it with Zymoil car wax and let the car wax dry before applying the epoxy. Hope that helps. The 460 is an interesting round. It appears to be a very flexible chambering. I haven't shot it yet but I have shot the 500S&W. I would definately wear tight fitting leather gloves shooting the 500 at full power. The full power rounds can cause serious hand ringing. That's a sign that some permanent nerve damage is possible, so be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 got my T/C 460 in layaway goin too get it next week ill let yall know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I've got a 460XVR and have shot it a few times. I'm not confident enough to take it deer hunting yet though. Hopefully next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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