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MLeake · February 14, 2012, 01:44 PM

My only friends who've had a real "need" as opposed to "want" for .454, .480, and .500 revolvers have been Alaskan bush pilots.

As far as recoil goes, I find SA frames much more miserable than large DA frames, especially when the large DA guns have Hogue tamer type grips, but I realize such things are very subjective.

The .480 was supposed to have had less recoil impulse than .454 or .500, and I was surprised when it didn't really catch on. I'm not sure if the lack of available ammo was cause or effect, though.

February 14, 2012, 01:44 PM	#18
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	My only friends who've had a real "need" as opposed to "want" for .454, .480, and .500 revolvers have been Alaskan bush pilots. As far as recoil goes, I find SA frames much more miserable than large DA frames, especially when the large DA guns have Hogue tamer type grips, but I realize such things are very subjective. The .480 was supposed to have had less recoil impulse than .454 or .500, and I was surprised when it didn't really catch on. I'm not sure if the lack of available ammo was cause or effect, though.