Just why? .44 magnum is, and remains quite enough, thank you very much.

I have 3 of these calibers. The .454 in my stable kicks more than the .460 and the .500. The extra weight of the S&W X frame and the muzzle brake tames the recoil so well I will gladly shoot my .460 and .500 more than the .454.

The difference in weight is why (IMO) the 454 still gets #1

Great information, I have the S&W 500 and .460XVR both in 3.5" barrel. Fantastic big bores. Would be great if you would do some big bore caliber penetration tests, .454,.460,.500 etc.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

precisionmarksman - I really want to do some penetration tests and I'm trying to figure out some ideas on wetpack, phone books, and ballistics gel. I hope I can get some of that working within the next 6 to 12 months.

Love your vids. Hardest recoiling handgun cartridge I've shot is the .44 mag. I don't live in Alaska or Africa, so I don't need to punish my wrist with anything that kicks harder. I do enjoy living vicariously through you, though.

@CrossingFist

3 жыл бұрын

faultroy I feel ashamed. Your post made me sad. Maybe mocking people who are newer to shooting than you are isn’t the most helpful thing to be doing.

@CrossingFist

3 жыл бұрын

faultroy I didn’t actually feel ashamed. Little bit of sarcasm there. While you made some good points, your reply had a “talking down” quality to it that wasn’t necessary. Nothing about my comment justified that level of condescension. Nothing about my comment should have led you to believe that I’m unaware of reloading, or that I don’t know that cartridges can be loaded down to lower levels of recoil. I’m pretty sure all shooters are aware of reloading. I made a lighthearted comment on a KZread video, and you went on a diatribe for some reason. I’m very impressed by your knowledge. God bless, and have a nice day.

@SpecialEDy

2 жыл бұрын

The bigger calibers don't necessarily have more felt recoil. My subcompact Glock .40, Ruger LCP, and Seecamp LWS 32 caliber are more unpleasant to shoot than my 500 S&W revolvers in my opinion. Bigger caliber guns are usually heavier, so while they do recoil backwards with more force, they can often do it slower than a smaller caliber in a lightweight gun. Big heavy guns will push you backwards, while small guns will snap back at you.

Ross Seyfried handled the .500 maximum quite well but he was always a champion in the recoil department. I have the guns and ammo magazine where he tests both maximums.

Realy like your work. Please, don't stop.

Good to see some new videos! Good list.

Earned another sub..Your channel deserves to be much larger..I love my S&W 460 XVR

Ive noticed from all these comments and the different opinions in various videos that perceived recoil is very different for each. Having shot alot of loads myself, there is a lot of overlapping. If you shoot the .454 with Aria balistics 420 grain load and shoot a .460 withe the lightest and mildest loads then you will think the .454 kicks more. I just got a raging hunter 6 inch and can say with absolute confidence that the .460 with an average load recoils noticeably more than the strongest 360 gr underwood .454 loads I have. And there are stronger .460 loads out there. I agree with this list for that reason. Yes, if you shoot a super redhawk .454 then shoot an x frame .460 with light bullets then .454 would kick worse. This list is something of a balancing act and I think its done right. I think the .500 magnum would be number one out of Gary Reeders guns no doubt. Hot 500 gr bullet would be something else in that gun. If I had the money, I'd commission him to build 5 similiar guns in .500 maximum, .500 magnum, .475 maximum, .460 magnum if it would fit, and .445 super mag. All 6 inchish barrel length and then you could equally compare all these different calibers. Some loads would still overlap though but sure would be fun testing them out. Oh yeah, no porting.

WOW! This list was amazing.

@ddd228

4 жыл бұрын

Find a new way to punish your wrist.

Great video! I think I'll stick to my 357 magnum.....my old arthritic hands couldn't handle that much recoil.

Good job again,very interesting. I've said many times 357or44mag are all the recoil I'm willing to tolerate anymore. For me #5 is over the line,5shots with a 454casull convinced me it was too much...never shot anything bigger&wont shoot THAT again even!

great video!

Good job. Thanks

Love these videos

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

John Taffin looks kinda like hank jr And that's a damn good thing if ya ask me. Sweet video!

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Chad Manning - Thanks! John Taffin is one serious hand-gunner and he knows all the details. I love reading his articles.

ANOTHER GREAT VID!!! I think I'll stick to my .357 mag and .44 mag......LOL

Maybe on the 10mm recoil complaints compared to the .357 has something to do with the slide rocking back, I know I carried .357 for years before going 1911 commander in .45, and the slide action rocking back was like a faux recoil that I had to get used to for sure

Great video . However wouldn't a better comparison be between the bfr in 500 s&w and the 500 Limbaugh maximum ? Either Waukee up the great work

Go Big Bore or Go Home I have an idea. The 500 JRH is a shorter 500 S&W Magnum, so the recoil is less by a minute amount. So why not buy the 6.5 inch half-lug integral compensated barreled 500 S&W Magnum X-frame revolver, and shoot the short 1.4 inch 500 JRH aka short S&W 500 Magnum in it? The recoil would be lower and yet the gun would be a double action and still be shootable without bruising the hand. Your thoughts?

I would leave the two Smith & Wesson offerings off the list for the reasons you mentioned in your .500 Maximum segment as the only two available platforms for those two behemoths are the stretch-frame BFR and the X-frame, both of which tame recoil significantly. Both the .500 JRH and .500 Linebaugh loaded up in a 3-lb Blackhawk will peg the recoil meter over the .454 in my experience -- even the .475 Linebaugh loaded to spec (420s at 1,350 to 1,400 fps). The only .460 load I found even remotely offensive in testing was the CorBon 395 grain load. Other than that, light and fast loadings make it a relative pussy cat. Nicely done......

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

Max Prasac + Much appreciated input, Max. I know Gary Reeder has made stretch-frame .500 S&W Mags and those look as appealing to shoot as getting kicked in the nuts! point taken on the .460 &.500 S&W. But with the .500 Smith, even the X-Frame was a handful for me. I handled a .500 Max at a recent gun show and the light weight scared the crap out of me!

@maxprasac9795

7 жыл бұрын

I've shot X-frames with full-tilt loads with many bullet weights and the .500 Max outshines them in the "mule kick" category by a country mile. The 3-lb weight contributes considerably!

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

Max Prasac - Man that .500 Max sounds both intriguing and honestly frightening! I bet that beast is one hell of an adrenaline rush!

@maxprasac9795

7 жыл бұрын

It's nothing that can't be overcome. You have to limit your round count but shoot often.

@Tradmark454

6 жыл бұрын

Couldnt agree more. The only way the 454 gets there recoilwise is to go old school dick casull high pressure like my 340's at 1800fps but the jrh shortbarrel with 400's over 1500fps gets my vote

Yeah...recoil wise, you're correct in your evaluation of the FIREARMS involved, but not necessarily the CARTRIDGES. The reason that the 500 Maximum is worse than the .500 S&W Magnum in FELT recoil, but not energy deposition or velocity, is the gun design itself...period. If you shoot the .500 S&W Magnum out of a similar type revolver, you'd understand my point. Well done nonetheless....🏆

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Algrim the Strong - I totallyu agree. In an X-Frame, the .500 Maximum wouldn't be as bad as the .500 S&W Magnum.

@timt8029

9 ай бұрын

I would love to try one of the Gary Reeder .500 magnums. I wonder how they would compare to the .50 Alaskan BFR.

You had me really scared for a while there. I expected the new 454 Casull Freedom Arms pistol to be punishing. Wrong. We have a Desert Eagle and Freedom arms in 50AE on the ranch and I expected the 454 to be more recoil. Well it sure is snappy but by no means unreasonable. Good fun.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Bunson Honeydew - With a glove, I find it to be strong but unobjectionable. I have to limit my rounds to 50 or less or my accuracy starts to go out the window from fatigue. But it is a fun round to shoot!

I have been theorizing with the concept of a progressive twist rate I didn't know it had been done before and I kept asking the question why hasn't this been done before. I knew I couldn't have been the first to think of it so I wondered if it could not be done. But apparently it has been done which is exciting exhilarating and disappointing

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

2 жыл бұрын

@TheCheapShot - I believe Ian over on Forgotten Weapons mentioned some early rifles from WWI or WW2 that also had progressive rifling. Not 100% on that, though. It is a real neat innovation.

.475 Linebaugh out kicks the .454,.460,500 smith.

Have you ever fired the Taurus Tracker in 500 S&W magnum ? I've heard that it is lighter than the Smith and Wesson revolver and I know that it doesn't have a muzzle brake . I have a friend who has one that I have tried to buy from him every time he complains about the recoil . I'd like to shoot the Smith and Wesson given the opportunity but the price they command , I don't see myself buying one .

@Bob5mith

5 жыл бұрын

The Taurus Raging Bull 500 S&W is ported, so are all the Trackers. They didn't make a Tracker in 500 S&W.

A 3.5 inch 500 Smith and Wesson Magnum X-frame revolver with no muzzlebrake is equal in recoil to the 500 Maximum with 700 grain hardcast gas-check flat meplat bullets so loaded. Ouch is the operative word.

I thought hard about handgun only cartridges when I got a big bore handgun. Even handloading I didn't want to be paying multiple dollars per shot so I ended up getting a BFR in 45-70. My handloads are stout and the (still) low pressures mean I can take brass I've used for my high power handloads and use them for plinking rounds over and over again. Also fits my lever guns and someday I'll find a Ruger No 1 tropical in 45-70 to match.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

fordrac1ng81 - The .45-70 doesn't get enough credit. Lots of loading options, and it has a massive amount of power.

Worse one I felt was a Taurus .44 mag. Was small enough to fit in a pocket and aluminum frame. Cylinder blew out of alignment so I had it fixed from Taurus for free, then traded it in because Never again Taurus.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

HotLoaded - Understood! I fired a Smith & Wesson Scandium framed .44 Mag and it was mean! nice revolver though.

@tbjtbj4786

4 жыл бұрын

That's my edc ccw gun LoL. With rem or federal 180 gr sjhp.

In respectful disagreement, the best bullets for the .500 S&W Magnum when momentum vs DG are the primary concern aren't the 440 grain WFNGC or the 500 grain in multi-format bullet presentation, and certainly not the 700 grain WFNGC, either, but, in fact, the 535 grain SWCGC and the 600 grain LFNGC. ✅

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Algrim the Strong - I just loaded some of Matt's Bullets 535 grain SWCGC and they are potent! Penetration is extreme as you would expect.

@algrimthestrong

5 жыл бұрын

Go Big Bore Or Go Home - Outstanding! Would love to see a video from you someday soon.

Still wrong about the pressures, the 460 is also rated to 65,000 psi per Speer reloading and most info if you do a quick google search. If you can shoot 454's out of them they would not be rated to a lower pressure. The Smiths and the 454 are not usually loaded above 55k to help extraction. If you really want some recoil try a Smith 360 and a 329, that would be an interesting video. Watching someone shoot a less than 12oz 357 is fun.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

David Schriefer - Yeah, my resources were off, so I went to SAAMI. You are correct, the .460 S&W Mag abd the .454 Casull are both at the 65k mark.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

David Schriefer - Forgot to mention... I have fired a Smith 329 and that light weight ramped up the recoil substantially!

Others big cartridges in CF handguns: Handguns for normal human: .60 Thumper (.60 Thumper revolver) .69 Tranter (.69 Tranter revolver) .60 Krnka (experimental Russian 1870th pistol) .42 Berdan carbine (Berdan-Gorlov-Gunnius pistol) .42 Berdan rifle (Goltyakov M1890 heavy revolver) .45-70 (BFR revolver) .50-90 (BFR revolver) .50 Remington (.50 Remington single-shot pistol) .44 Gasser long (M1870 Gasser revolver) .42 "Harbuk" (Auganistans heavy pistol from Harbuk, shorted 7.62x54R case, lenght of case 39 mm, bullet .42) 20 gauge 2.5 inch case (ITOZ 20 gauge double-barrel 1880th-1910th "Russian Howdach") 12 gauge 2.75 inch case (OTs-62 revolver) 4 gauge 3 inch case (OF-93 single-shot gun) 23x81R (Tulyak single-shot pistol) .600 Kochkin (Kochkin heavy anti-material pistol) .50 STs-130 and PS-12 (RSh-12 revolver) 7.62x54R (Russian 1890th revolver, 1910th pistol-carbine) 7.92x57 (German WW1-era revolver, pistol-carbine) 7.63x44 (German WW1 pistol-carbine) .308 (BFR revolver) .577 NE (1930th US single-shot pistol, "super-Derringer") Handguns for terminators: .50 BMG (heavy .50 BMG revolver) .600 NE (1930th US heavy revolver, also Pfeifer Zeliska) .99 Colt (1930th US .99 revolver) 1 inch Spanish Gatling (1930th US 1 inch revoler) 37x94R (Pestich M1875 high-velocity signal revolver, case - 37 mm Hotchkiss revolving cannon)

@junichiroyamashita

4 жыл бұрын

Where did you find all this?

What do you think would hit higher on a Target. A blunt nose bullet or a pointed bullet. I checked the ballistics and it's not what I thought. The blunt nose will hit higher on the target. Because recoil starts the moment the bullet starts to move. Being that a blunt nose takes longer to leave the barrel the tip of the barrel is higher from The Recoil when the bullet leaves the barrel. so it hits higher on the target.

LOL 😂 😂 😂 I'm done! You said, when you find yourself being stalked by a T-Rex! Subscribe hit ding!

Good morning, does anyone know what happened to Avi? I sure enjoyed his videos also.

I have the 475 Wildey, LAR Grizzly 45 WM and BFR in 500 S&W with No muzzle break

Are you saying the 44 rem. & 10 mil. has more recoil than 460 S&W?

Love your videos what I get if you to been around about 35 years ago when I was a youngster anyway should be easily 44 magnum all day long now there's a bind me in the least since I've been watching your videos I've been thinking about maybe a little bigger big bore and we just got to wondering if you or any of the other ones out there can give me an idea I don't want certain they kick the daylights out of me just something a little bigger then 44 thanks again keep of the videos

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Allen Raby - If you want bigger than a .44 Magnum without too hard of a recoil, the .480 Ruger would be my choice. More power than the .44 magnum but with much less recoil than a .454 Casull or a .475 Linebaugh.

To me recoil doesn’t even start tell yo get to the .44 magnum and it is very controllable. The biggest I have shot is .454 casull it was a Taurus ragging bull it was not bad at all. How the hand gun is designed has a lot to do with it my N frame Smiths feel lot different then my Bisley grip frame Rugers .

@timt8029

9 ай бұрын

Which one handles the recoil better?

What about a 2.75" barreled 54oz non-ported .500 S&W es, with k frame wood grips using max load 700 grain rounds?

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

John Dough - Sounds painful.

Should do one for rifles. I'm curious to know if there's any Wildcats out there that top top the .700 nitro Express

@D8W2P4

4 жыл бұрын

While that might be a larger caliber, .50 BMG beats the ass of any rifle cartridge you can think of.

@ITSMRFOXY

3 жыл бұрын

.50 BMG and .950 JDJ

I don't think I'll ever need a handgun larger then a 500 magnum, I'd feel very comfortable carrying it in bear country, but for carry, I'll stick with a 357 magnum

@joshshirley9488

4 жыл бұрын

Dave right I stick too my 10mm glock 29 or EEA witness 10mm

You're wrong on your pressure maxes skippy boy, the 454 and the S&W 460 share the exact same SAAMI max at 65,000 psi only the 500 S&W is a bit lower at 60,000psi.

The first meme couldn’t be more wrong, the Barrett has very very little recoil

What gun would you guys recommend for bringing down a bigfoot?

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Tom - Assuming he's out there and I would stumble across him, I'd hope to have my .500 JRH. Preferably, I'd want a lever action re-chambered in .50 Alaskan.

@davidwevans4132

4 жыл бұрын

Go Big Bore Or Go Home I carry my Ruger Bisley Blackhawk in .44 RM. Hand loaded with Cast Performance 240gr SWCGC Heat Treated Solids. Or my S&W M25-7 .45 Colt loaded with CP 265gr WFNGC, HTS. Or, my .40 S&W Witness, loaded with Barnes 140gr XPB’s. The Witness is the easiest to reload ( 6 12-rnd mags). Followed by .45 Colt, with six Speed Loaders. You hit BF in the Heart, Spine, or between the eyes, he’s going down. Or if you’re a good shot and can’t outrun BF, hit him just above the knee. Ought to at least slow him down so you can get away!

Imagine if they made a 5 shot 12g revolver, put some slugs in that and see how you feel after lol

@TokuMGTT

4 жыл бұрын

Uhh... ouch.

My 480 Ruger makes 357 seem soft.

@doublewayne1089

Жыл бұрын

SAME .480 IS NO LIGHT ROUND AND NOT EVEN MENTIONED

What? Talk about twisting my perceptions around. I’d decided to stick to my 44 mag because of what I thought would be the relatively mild recoil, but now your telling me it’s #2. Maybe I’ll buy that 480 Ruger after all. Thanks.

@westtexan2263

3 жыл бұрын

44 Mag didn't make the list. #2 was the 500 S&W Mag.

I would like to here about the 375 jdj

What about the Desert eagle 50 cal or the 480 Rurger

AND SORR SOME AS OVERAL LENGHT IS IN INCH ON AUTO MM ON 10 MAG//SOME STUF IS NOT AVAILABLE BUT U SEE SAME RIM AND BRASS LENGHT //

I will just stick to my 44's and 480 Ruger tyvm ....

I have shot a safari round using the .500 s&w mag WITH the long and heavy barrel and holyfuckamoly! That thing kicked like a son of a bitch. Also, I stupidly loaded 2 rounds right next to each other in the cylinder and it did a double tap and I almost accidentally shot myself from the bottom of my chin thanks to the massive recoil.

I pretty much agree with this list. I don't agree with sticking things through the trigger guard to photograph guns, though. There are such better ways to do it that don't detract from the photo's subject...

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

ExaltedDuck - I agree. I don't photograph my firearms that way either.

cool gun calibers, but i wouldn't ever want to shoot them

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Margaret Bailey - Fair enough. Not sure I want to shoot a .475 Maximum or a .500 Maximum, but I have shot the other three. They are brutal.

OMG!

How about 45-70? What's your take?

@tomwatson3156

3 жыл бұрын

This list was about handgun cartridges only. 45-70 was designed for rifles

I can't believe the 45-70 with the wood grip on the original bfr and any of the heavy garatt loads did not make the list. I normally carry a 5 shot snub-nosed 44 mag I have no problems with it. I shot one of those with my buddies hand load the trigger guard hit my bird fainger hard enough to dislocated it.

@gaydolfhitqueer835

4 жыл бұрын

Tbj Tbj this is for pistol-designed cartridges

@tbjtbj4786

4 жыл бұрын

@@gaydolfhitqueer835 ok I know the 45-70 was made as a rifle round but it was used in a few handguns. Including the Remington rolling block sing shot pistol not long after it was put on the market.

@gaydolfhitqueer835

4 жыл бұрын

Tbj Tbj yes o know, but he made this around pistol rounds

460 S&W Magnum

I disagree with the list, the x frame are so heavy and have a muzzle brake that they kick way less than a .454. in fact I'd say a .44 kicks as hard as a .500.

@timt8029

9 ай бұрын

However, there are other guns that shoot the .500 magnum such as the bfr, and Reeder custom guns.

Holy shit

500 S&W Magnum

What is the heaviest bullet you have shot in 460... can you get faster lighter load from 454...that's not so nasty...

@westtexan2263

3 жыл бұрын

.45 Colt

I I own 458 socom and two 10mm

And if some sadistic type person was to recaliber their X-frame into .500 Maximum, how would the list be rearranged? I'm thinking the only reason the 500 Mag is in the #2 slot is because the only guns to shoot it weigh 5+lbs.

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

7 жыл бұрын

andre21198 - Well, I have to go on the opinions of others. If loaded to it's limits in similarly weighted gun, I believe the high pressures of the .500 S&W Mag would put it over the top.

PLS HELP EXPLAIN 10 MM MAGNUM VS 10MM AUTO HERE WHAT I GOT/LOOKED ALL/ANY PLACE /10mm Auto 10.16 (.400) 25.20 (.992) 10.80 (.425) 10.80 (.425) N/A 10.74 (.423) 32.00 (1.260) 10mm Magnum[1] 10.16 (.400) 31.88 (1.255) 10.80 (.425) 10.80 (.425) N/A 10.74 (.423) 39.48

AS WAS LOOKIN PHOTO OF AMMO HERE I GUESS DESERT EAGLE IN ,50 BEOWULF SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE ENAUGH TO SHOOT AND PROPABLY MUCH HARDER HITTER THAN .50 AE,,AND IT GOT ALMOAST DESERT E REDY HEAD ON RIM / I GUESS POSSIBLE ALL 3 ,44,50 AE AND 50 BEAW SHOULD FIT SAME HEAD AND CATCH LUGS ON DE

Where is the 460 s&w ??

@westtexan2263

3 жыл бұрын

#4

@EricTheActor805

3 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video?

I'll pass on the Smith 500 and max , it just wouldn't be even half heartedly enjoyable to shoot ?!

@timt8029

9 ай бұрын

It's a rush. Hard to explain.

460 sw on avg worse recoil than 500 sw unless shooting 700 gr.

!!.....45-70..???

@GoBigBoreOrGoHome

5 жыл бұрын

Boris - This list was handgun cartridges only.

Why shoot a gun that is so punishingly miserable to shoot?

Hunting Elephants, Polar Bears or hunting for trophies is stupid and should be banned completely. But please don't stop making these big bore galores!

JFC....this video seriously needs to improve its "signal to noise" ratio. After 2:30 of cutesy and nearly random noise, I turned it off.