Great presentation! Appreciate all your information. I own both the S&W 460 Mag 3.5" PC revolver and the Ruger Alaskan 2.5" .454 casull revolver. I have been shooting the Ruger Alasksn from 2014 and the S&W 460 from 2017. I have extensively shot both, exclusively shot Hornady 200gr FTX 460 in the S&W and Hornady 240 & 300gr XTP 454 casull rounds in the Ruger. I have seen ballistic results of the velocity from the Hornady 240gr XTP 454 Casull results when shot out of the Ruger Alaskan 2.5" barrel clocked at around 1600 fps. Hornady 240 XTP 454 velocity is stated at 1900. Not a bad velocity from a 2.5" barrel! I have shot the Hornady 240gr. XTP 454 Casull in the Ruger Alaskan into water jugs. The round penetrated through 4 jugs into the (5th) water jug with great expansion. Both great penetration and expansion from a compact, and 6 round capacity .454 casull revolver! Ruger was able to make a 6 round revolver capacity by utilizing a stronger Stainless (Carpenter's) steel. The chamber pressure of the .454 is 65,000 and Ruger tested each cylinder chamber with test loads of 90,000 with no problems.
@@precisionmarksman5761 thanks for the great info. I have been looking for an Alaska for a while, the 454 new is hard to come by right now. Just ordered some of the Hornady rounds earlier today to test on my 454 Lever Action. It’s a bit finicky with some ammunition.
@@BigBoreGuns Today, I picked up a S&W 629 2.5" Performance Center .44 mag revolver. It's my new carry revolver. Loaded with Federal 240gr Hydro shock .44 mag.
Hey, great video! Thanks for the comparison. I’ve been interested in the 454C for a bit but just can’t decide if I want to go with the 460 or just the 454. What would you suggest?
@@peternorton5648 thanks for watching. Personally I went with the 460 because I could shoot both. It really depends on which guns you are looking at. There are some smaller/lighter 454 versions like the Ruger Alaskan. If you are going with a longer barrel, the 460 Mag will give you more power/velocity.
Great question. I shot some hot 45LC the other day and the numbers are really close. With Ruger Loads it’s a substantial difference. Thanks for comments.
Great presentation! Appreciate all your information. I own both the S&W 460 Mag 3.5" PC revolver and the Ruger Alaskan 2.5" .454 casull revolver. I have been shooting the Ruger Alasksn from 2014 and the S&W 460 from 2017. I have extensively shot both, exclusively shot Hornady 200gr FTX 460 in the S&W and Hornady 240 & 300gr XTP 454 casull rounds in the Ruger. I have seen ballistic results of the velocity from the Hornady 240gr XTP 454 Casull results when shot out of the Ruger Alaskan 2.5" barrel clocked at around 1600 fps. Hornady 240 XTP 454 velocity is stated at 1900. Not a bad velocity from a 2.5" barrel!
I have shot the Hornady 240gr. XTP 454 Casull in the Ruger Alaskan into water jugs. The round penetrated through 4 jugs into the (5th) water jug with great expansion. Both great penetration and expansion from a compact, and 6 round capacity .454 casull revolver! Ruger was able to make a 6 round revolver capacity by utilizing a stronger Stainless (Carpenter's) steel. The chamber pressure of the
.454 is 65,000 and Ruger tested each cylinder chamber with test loads of 90,000 with no problems.
@@precisionmarksman5761 thanks for the great info. I have been looking for an Alaska for a while, the 454 new is hard to come by right now. Just ordered some of the Hornady rounds earlier today to test on my 454 Lever Action. It’s a bit finicky with some ammunition.
@@BigBoreGuns Today, I picked up a S&W 629 2.5" Performance Center .44 mag revolver. It's my new carry revolver. Loaded with Federal 240gr Hydro shock .44 mag.
@@precisionmarksman5761nice, the performance center models SW produces are really tuned up nicely and have great triggers.
I would have loved to seen the test with Barnes 454 ammo
Elmer keith wouldve loved this!
Thanks for watching, he was quite a man!
Hey, great video! Thanks for the comparison. I’ve been interested in the 454C for a bit but just can’t decide if I want to go with the 460 or just the 454. What would you suggest?
@@peternorton5648 thanks for watching. Personally I went with the 460 because I could shoot both. It really depends on which guns you are looking at. There are some smaller/lighter 454 versions like the Ruger Alaskan. If you are going with a longer barrel, the 460 Mag will give you more power/velocity.
hot 45colt vs 44mag ?
Or hot 41mag vs 44mag 🙂
Great question. I shot some hot 45LC the other day and the numbers are really close. With Ruger Loads it’s a substantial difference. Thanks for comments.