Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles .460 S&W Magnum

Anyone reloading this for rifle? Bullets? Powder?

Trying to find something my TC Encore 20" barrel likes.

The only data of mine that I can find right now is 46.8 gr of H110 Fed 210 m primer Hornady 200 FTX, 2800FPS it hurts.
I settled on a load with 250 FTX at 2400 FPS ,can't find the data right now.
Found it 44.0 H110,CCI200 primer,250Horn FTX 2400FPS.

Thank you.

I have H110 and 250 gr Hornady FTX. 44 gr H110 is a bit more than the published pistol data (41.5 gr IIRC) so I'll work up to it carefully.

Here is another question.

I thought I should check chamber throat length to select a cartridge overall length before building ladder loads.

My .460 Katahdin barrel has such a long throat that a 250 gr FTX won't hit the lands when barely seated in the case. Looks like one could seat a bullet for rifle use at least .375 " longer than the pistol maximum coal of 2.300.

ChuckK, did you record the COAL for your 44.0 H110 loads?

coal 2.425 with horn 250

That 41.5 load is for the 250 barnes bullet , the max load for the 260 NP is 46.0 of H110

I load for the 45 Raptor, which is a rimless .460 S&W, in a bolt action rifle. For hunting here is the bullet I like:

https://bearcreekballistics.com/product/450-bushmaster-240-grain-reloading-bullets/

As for powder, I am using Lil'Gun. Based on comments from Freedom Arms (burning top straps), I was hesitant to use it but this powder has become the go to powder for the 450 Bushmaster and there is no reported damage I have heard of. I decided to try it and I'm getting 2652 fps out of a 22" barrel. Accuracy hovers at about MOA. The most accurate powder have used is Accurate 5744, but I do not get the velocity.