The Spectacular .454 Casull

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[45Auto]

The .45 Colt on steroids.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Does the .50 S&W top the .454 Casull ?

[b fair]

"and makes the handgun shooter pay with recoil equivalent to that generated by an 8.5 pound .300 Ultra Magnum rifle. "

A handgun with the same recoil as my .300 Weatherby..

One word comes to mind.

BRUTAL

[45Auto]

The .50 S and W probably tops the .454; the .480 Ruger, on the other hand, is a bit tepid compared to either round.

[Centurion2000]

I was wondering when you were gonna get to this one :)

IMO, this is the BEST of the big bore loads because you can shoot 45 colt / 454 in your pistols.

[45Auto]

The .454 Casull 5-shot six inch revolver with Pachmayer grips.

[45Auto]

Yes, its one of my favorites. Bought one on a trip to Wyoming in 1994. I prefer the wood or Micarta grips, however.

[Centurion2000]

Does the .50 S&W top the .454 Casull ?

In terms of energy the .500S&W generates about 2600 ft-lbs of energy off the muzzle. The 454 makes about 1600 ft-lbs on a good load.

In other terms the 500S&W will throw a 440grain shell at 1600 fps. Best I've done with my 454's is a 405gr at 1200fps (or a 250gr bullet at 2000+ fps)

[Centurion2000]

A handgun with the same recoil as my .300 Weatherby..

One word comes to mind.

SWEET !!! .... sorry, had to correct ya there. :)

[45Auto]

One more:

.454 Casull four and a half inch barrel, looks like Rosewood grips. Real pretty.

[pipecorp]

Check out RBCD for new loadings. They have impressive statistics.

[Shooter 2.5]

[Centurion2000]

These are nice too.

[Gun142]

The SAAMI did not accept the .454 Casull as a standard cartridge until 1998, when the maximum average pressure was set at 65,000 psi.

I thought this was a typo at first read.


Naturally, magnum pistol powders like Hodgdon H110 and Winchester 296 are best for the .454.

H110 and Win 296 are the exact same powder, both coming from Olin. I've used a lot of it in 44 and 357, you can tell by what's left of my wrist.

[b fair]

"SWEET !!! .... sorry, had to correct ya there. :)"

I stand corrected!!!

As I remember the Lee Jurris .44 Automag was brutal too.
I think I'll stick with my trusty I.A. 41 Desert Eagle though.

[PatrioticAmerican]

Both favorites of mine. I love the 45 Colt.

[cabin]

My 270 weatherby mag has like no recoil, Its smooth.But my 375 mag nearly blew my shoulder out siting in the scope.

[esopman]

OK. You guys are the experts. Help me out here.

If I go deer hunting in central VA, want a quick-handling easy-to-understand brush buster, I'll take my old .35 Marlin (the 30-30 is a little light) and knock down dinner. 200 grain soft nose is just fine out to about 125 yards. I don't think I'll take the Casull.

This godzilla handgun stuff is interesting (I think any sane shooter opposed to the Chuck Shumers of the world should be entitled to a .50 caliber, whether S&W or Barrett), but just how practical is it? My favorite handgun is an old pinned and recessed N frame S&W .357 with a 6" barrel. Unbelievably accurate, target trigger and MANAGEABLE for repeat shots with sufficient energy for most anything on two or four legs.

As always, I can imagine circumstances where the .50 on the hip could be helpful (angry Grizzly). But before I get there, I will have the appropriate long gun (.375 H&H, for example).

I guess the only reason I like to hear about those big bores is that it makes Nancy Pelosi mad.

[b fair]

"But my 375 mag nearly blew my shoulder out siting in the scope."

The last time sighted in my .300 H&H and .300 Weatherby mag my shoulder was black and blue for a while. But that maybe because I shoved around 50 rounds through each in one day.

[Old Airplane Driver]

Who said it has to be practical? It's fun!! I love to watch the shooting bench clear out about 20 feet on either side of me when I take my Desert Eagle .50 AE down to the range. I can hardly wait to get my mitts on a .50 S&W.