There isn't any advantage whatsoever of any handgun over a shoulder-fired CF rifle. The same argument could be applied to those who choose to hunt with muzzleloaders or bows even when their state allows CF rifles.

I think that it's purely about the challenge. Sure, S&W talks big about it being a 200 yard handgun, which it no doubt can be, but have you ever tried to shoot a pistol out to 200 yards? If you have you know just how tough it is compared to the same shot with a CF rifle. With a scoped rifle I can hit clay pidgeons at 200 yards offhand w/ a sling more often than not, but with my scoped Ruger SRH I have to use some means of support to steady my shot, and then I can only reliably hit an 8" circle at about 150. 200 yards, even from the bench is literally hit-or-miss. The only advantage that the new 460 S&W has over othe revolver cartridges is that its performance puts success or failure squarely in the hands of the shooter and his pistol marksmanship skills and his ability to get close enough to make the shot, and not on a 10-15 yard ranging error.

Mike