an alloy framed Commander in 460, with the spare mag loaded with 90 gr swc's, at 2200 fps. I'd have a Commander slide and a Govt Model's 5" barrel, with a 4oz muzzlewt around the protruding 1" of barrel. The gun would normally be loaded with a 70 gr, 3 segment prefrag, at 2400 fps, for use against men, hyenas, and the smaller antelope. In a couple of seconds, if a large critter or real precision accuracy was needed, I could swap mags and jack the slide. 90 grs at 2200 fps is 950 ft lbs, but the recoil is no worse than plus P 230 gr .45 jhp's, which the muzzlewt would make quite 'tame enough".
Zero the gun at 50m with the swc's,and not CARE that the prefrags are a foot off of POA at that range. On game, use Kentucky windage,if need be. In a fight, never shoot that well,anyway, when actually under fire. The swc's 'only" group 6" at 50m from such a gun. Breaks my heart.
The pistol would of course be kept concealed, so as to keep the element of surprise where it BELONGS.
Aint a damned thing(of any practical nature) that a 6-8" M29 Smith .44 can do that such a 460 1911 can't, and the Rowland can certainly do MANY things that the .44 can't, like be comfortable as ccw'd, and react,draw, and hit 3 men's chests, at 10m, in 2 seconds flat, from a surrender start..
Zero the gun at 50m with the swc's,and not CARE that the prefrags are a foot off of POA at that range. On game, use Kentucky windage,if need be. In a fight, never shoot that well,anyway, when actually under fire. The swc's 'only" group 6" at 50m from such a gun. Breaks my heart.
The pistol would of course be kept concealed, so as to keep the element of surprise where it BELONGS.
Aint a damned thing(of any practical nature) that a 6-8" M29 Smith .44 can do that such a 460 1911 can't, and the Rowland can certainly do MANY things that the .44 can't, like be comfortable as ccw'd, and react,draw, and hit 3 men's chests, at 10m, in 2 seconds flat, from a surrender start..
