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cjsoccer3 · September 18, 2017, 09:17 PM

Still here! Shot a friend of a friends Ruger Alaskan who came to town and was waiting to try it! It definitely shootable. I personally wouldn't go over the 5/6 inch barrel mark (so it could still stay in the defense category and not be so long).

That being said - I will need to practice a lot to get decent quick draw double action shots. A heavy double action pull sure feels heavier when you are anticipating a round like that! I see how 6 rounds can help over 5. The slow push of a 460 recoil I can't speak to but it sounds interesting (I do favor 45 over 9 for this regard). I think I'll move toward the 454 Toklat and fire heavy grain hard cast rounds - giving that more hefty push recoil over a hard snap.

I do want to shoot the 460 but the guns are so few and far between. Does anybody have experience and can speak to the recoil impulse on both 5 inch barrel versions? The XVR would be too long in my case. I really appreciate all of this advice.

September 18, 2017, 09:17 PM	#35
cjsoccer3 Member Join Date: August 4, 2015 Posts: 30	Still here! Shot a friend of a friends Ruger Alaskan who came to town and was waiting to try it! It definitely shootable. I personally wouldn't go over the 5/6 inch barrel mark (so it could still stay in the defense category and not be so long). That being said - I will need to practice a lot to get decent quick draw double action shots. A heavy double action pull sure feels heavier when you are anticipating a round like that! I see how 6 rounds can help over 5. The slow push of a 460 recoil I can't speak to but it sounds interesting (I do favor 45 over 9 for this regard). I think I'll move toward the 454 Toklat and fire heavy grain hard cast rounds - giving that more hefty push recoil over a hard snap. I do want to shoot the 460 but the guns are so few and far between. Does anybody have experience and can speak to the recoil impulse on both 5 inch barrel versions? The XVR would be too long in my case. I really appreciate all of this advice. Last edited by cjsoccer3; September 18, 2017 at 09:23 PM.