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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter 257W" data-source="post: 4547607" data-attributes="member: 12277"><p>For me those high intensity handgun cartridges are just way too loud to shoot even for hunting. You can kill about anything that walks with a 45 Colt loaded to just below the speed of sound using a cast bullet in the 250 to 300 grain range without shattering your ear drums. I never shoot my 44 Magnum anymore for this reason. As far as recoil goes, the 44 Magnum is a lot of fun with ear muffs but to even fire one shot without ear muffs is more than I want and I can't hunt if I can't hear.</p><p></p><p> If forced to stick to your two candidates I'd for sure go with the 44 Magnum as the 460 S&W is going to be obnoxious with muzzle blast and as Jim mentioned, ammo will be so expensive you'll have to take out a loan to shoot it unless you reload. (I don't recall if you do or not, Landman.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunter 257W, post: 4547607, member: 12277"] For me those high intensity handgun cartridges are just way too loud to shoot even for hunting. You can kill about anything that walks with a 45 Colt loaded to just below the speed of sound using a cast bullet in the 250 to 300 grain range without shattering your ear drums. I never shoot my 44 Magnum anymore for this reason. As far as recoil goes, the 44 Magnum is a lot of fun with ear muffs but to even fire one shot without ear muffs is more than I want and I can't hunt if I can't hear. If forced to stick to your two candidates I'd for sure go with the 44 Magnum as the 460 S&W is going to be obnoxious with muzzle blast and as Jim mentioned, ammo will be so expensive you'll have to take out a loan to shoot it unless you reload. (I don't recall if you do or not, Landman.) [/QUOTE]
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