500 S&W vs. 460 S&W for brown bear... + reloading qu
Ok, I need one of these guns. Haven't figured out exactly why yet, but I'm trying to use hiking in bear country as a justification. lol. Not that I'm not confident in my 8" .44 Mag, but I feel a need for one or possibly both of these monsters. Which one does everybody think would be most effective on brown bear (planning a trip to Alaska to hike into Kodiac with a buddy of mine.) I don't think I'd necessarily be undergunned with the 460, right?
My other question is does anybody reload for these? I'm thinking the 500 is going to be just too darn expensive to shoot on a regular basis without it. (And before some smart-aleck tells me I won't be able to shoot it on a regular basis and to give up - I'm NOT recoil shy.) I can always use .45LC for plinking with the 460, I suppose. So would the 500 work out to something wallet-friendly if I were to take up reloading?
Last question: I know the 8 inch 500 is pretty formidable, but I was thinking more along the lines of the 4 inch variation. Anyone shot one to tell the difference? Is it still controllable? (I may not be recoil shy, but I'm not stupid either. I think the 2" snubbie version is asking for trouble.)
