Hunter_59

If you haven't seen this recoil chart, take a look at the bottom rifle. The 460 Wtby Mag. I has a recoil of 99.6 ft/lbs. Compare that to your standard 30-06 shooting 180 gr. bullets with a recoil of 20.3 ft./lbs. How is it possible to shoot something with this much recoil?[link]http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm[/link]

duramaxlt

IMO the only reason to shoot the 460 is dangerous game.and anyone using one for that would probably tell you recoil isn't considered when an elephant charges.i've shot a 458 winmag that a friend owns it was in model 70 he had to put a fiberglass stock on it the original stock broke under recoil.i didn't enjoy shooting that rifle at all.

luckypunk

http://www.accuratereloading.com/ you now have to become a member to see the videos do it and you'll see what it's like to shoot one

rost495

IMHO the 378 Wtby is worse than the 460 by far. And with a good brake the 460 isn't bad. My wife (125 pounds) and I have shot the 460 a few times and its a handful, but its very manageable. And we've both shot the 50 bmg with a brake a lot.

As mentioned its all subjective to the shooter. I know folks the say my little 44 special is horrible and they amost dropped it with mundane 200 grain lead loads. On the other hand I have a 44 mag 329 smith thats scandium and super light. I've had folks tell me it kicks horribly and others tell me its very easy to shoot. Even with 300 grain bear loads.

The only way you'll know is to just go shoot.

Jeff

North Texan

Those are some awesome videos.

vangunsmith

wouldn,t ant to do it all day. vangunsmith,but i did once!

DM

I've shot one several times, it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be...

A guy came by one day with a 460 Wby. and a scope in his hand.. What kind of mounts and rings should i put on this, he says?? I said, "Weaver tip off's"... He figured they didn't look good enough for a Wby.. and off he went. He wanted Redfield or Leupold pivot type.. I told him i'd seen "those" sheer off on high recoiling pistols, but....

A week or so later i was at a gun range and he showed up with his 460 scoped with Redfield rings and mounts.. I looked it over, and handed it back.. On his third shot his scope landed on the cement in fromt of the bench!!!!!! Recoil had sheared the front pivot foot right off!!!

He just about cried!!!! BUT, next time i saw that 460 it had Weaver tip off's on it...

Best part was, he asked me to sight it in for him, and i told him i'd shoot it, but ONLY after i was done regulateing a couple double rifles i was working on!! He got impatient, and started shooting it himself!! Sure glad i didn't screw up his scope for him!!

Yes, these days, the pivot type mounts use pivots on both rings for high recoiling rifles and pistols instead of only on the front ring.

Drilling Man

James B

Never shot one. 458 is the biggest thing I have shot.

rob1

Anyone can shoot it, but no one wants to!!

Slamfire

While I'll agree the .378 is worse, I can't say the .460 ain't bad. I'm not anxious to try the .340 neither. [:'(]