Hand Cannons at the Range
Immediately after work I nipped over to the shooting range before it got crowded. Unfortunately I got behind a group of guys who came to fire a bunch of handguns including a .357, a .45 and a .460. I hadn’t realized there was such a thing as a .460; it turns out there’s even a .500. Anyhow I was in the slot two gates down from them with my dinky .22 Beretta Neo, and the first time they fired the .460 it was obvious. I felt the shockwave and the muzzle flash lit up the indoor range. While they were shooting the .460 I couldn’t fire; the blast was simply too intense. When they were firing the other guns it wasn’t a problem; there was a significant difference in blast between each gun.
There were four guys, and one of them was on the small side. Watching him wrestle with the .460s kick was not nearly as bad as it was for the bigger guys. They all were wrestling with it and although they joked about it, none of them tried firing the thing one handed.
Here’s a review of a .460 including videos. Here is another video including a joker firing a .460 and a .500 at the same time. And one more .500 video. The sound in the videos does not do justice to the weapon being fired in an indoor range. Even with full ear protection it was one of the loudest things I think I’ve heard.
I suppose if you wanted to drop anything with one shot that was charging at you, this would be the gun to have. But honestly, I’ll stick to my dinky small calibers. I ended up shooting a very tight 3” 30 shot group at 10 yards, so I felt pretty good when I left the range.
Jack:
“I felt the shockwave…”
That made me laugh out loud.
29 April 2008, 5:08 pmScott Kirwin:
Jack
29 April 2008, 6:44 pmYeah I’m a wuss. But it’s an indoor range you know…
Jack:
Well, that wasn’t exactly what I was shooting at Scott.
I meant the expression in relationship to the event.
30 April 2008, 3:47 pmWordplay and exaggerations make me laugh.
Scott Kirwin:
Jack
30 April 2008, 7:28 pmExaggeration? Hehehe… Not much of one – I’m serious. I tend to stand a bit forward in the lane, and I swear I felt a shockwave.
kENDALL:
My wife bought me a 460 for Valentines Day
! I love to shoot it ,it is very easy to shoot and incredibly accurate. Shot a railroad tie and could see through the hole at 40 yards.
22 February 2009, 8:03 pm