Have a question for you Big Bore S&W folks

bh153dc · August 15th, 2008, 08:09 AM

I really want to get a .460 MAG with a 5 inch barrel. The versitility with the rounds you can shoot is great ( .454 casull, 45 Colt ). But why do you think S&W put a muzzle brake on their 5 inch barrel and not a ported barrel. Does the muzzle brake really help with the felt recoil instead of a compensated ( Ported ) barrel on the .500 MAG. Would love to hear anyones opinion, thanks

boscobeans · August 15th, 2008, 09:37 AM

I saw a TV special about firearms and the 500 was being fired by a not too hefty young guy. When he fired the 500 there was a lot of blast from the sides (as expected) and I was surprised to see very little muzzle flip. The barrel stayed almost level during recoil and he said that all he felt was a hard STRAIGHT BACK recoil..

S & W must have done something right.

dukalmighty · August 15th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Keep you fingers away from the front of the cylinder near the forcing cone,one dipstick blew his finger off when gripping it in such a way his thumb was alongside the cylinder

August 15th, 2008, 08:09 AM	#1
bh153dc Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: L.A.-lower Alabama Posts: 102	Have a question for you Big Bore S&W folks I really want to get a .460 MAG with a 5 inch barrel. The versitility with the rounds you can shoot is great ( .454 casull, 45 Colt ). But why do you think S&W put a muzzle brake on their 5 inch barrel and not a ported barrel. Does the muzzle brake really help with the felt recoil instead of a compensated ( Ported ) barrel on the .500 MAG. Would love to hear anyones opinion, thanks __________________ "THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman" Thomas Paine " The Crisis "

August 15th, 2008, 01:32 PM	#3
dukalmighty VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: texas Posts: 3,555	Keep you fingers away from the front of the cylinder near the forcing cone,one dipstick blew his finger off when gripping it in such a way his thumb was alongside the cylinder __________________ I like Poetry,Long Walks On The Beach,And Poking Dead Things With A Stick

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August 15th, 2008, 09:37 AM	#2
boscobeans Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: upstate new york Posts: 225	I saw a TV special about firearms and the 500 was being fired by a not too hefty young guy. When he fired the 500 there was a lot of blast from the sides (as expected) and I was surprised to see very little muzzle flip. The barrel stayed almost level during recoil and he said that all he felt was a hard STRAIGHT BACK recoil.. S & W must have done something right.