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The .454 Casull generates almost five times the recoil of the .45 Colt, and about 75% more recoil energy than the .44 Magnum. [6] It can deliver a 250 grain (16 g) bullet with a muzzle velocity of over 1,900 feet per second (580 m/s), developing up to 2,000 ft-lb (2.7 kJ ) of energy from a handgun.
Casull felt he could offer a more powerful version of the .45 Colt and .44 Remington Magnum and built a number of five-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames. Freedom Arms was the first commercial producer of revolvers chambered in this caliber, the .454 Casull, in 1983. [3] This model is still manufactured today as the Model 83. [4]
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Dick Casull with a rifle. Richard J. Casull (/ k ə ˈ s uː l /) (February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018) [1] was an American gunsmith and wildcat cartridge developer whose experiments with .45 Colt ammunition in the 1950s led to the creation of the .454 Casull cartridge.
The .460 S&W round is a lengthened, more powerful version of the popular .454 Casull, itself a longer and more powerful version of the .45 Colt. For this reason, the .460 S&W Magnum can be considered an example of a "super magnum".
.454 Casull.45 ACP.45 Schofield Brazil: 2006 Taurus Millennium series: Taurus (manufacturer) 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.32 ACP.45 ACP.380 ACP Brazil: 2005 Taurus PT24/7: Taurus (manufacturer) 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Brazil: 2004 Taurus PT1911: Taurus (manufacturer) 9×19mm Parabellum.45 ACP Brazil: 2005 Walther PPQ: Carl Walther GmbH: 9 ...
Grifone MoSer - Chambered in .454 Casull and mated to a longer 510 mm (20 in) barrel, Including a longer shroud with 5 widely spaced slots at the top. Grifone Short - Included a shorter 320 mm (13 in) barrel and shroud with 4 narrowly spaced slots. It was available in the following Calibers: .357 Magnum - Grifone, Grifone Short.41 Magnum - Grifone
The basic design of the Model 460 is based on another X-frame revolver, its counterpart, the Smith & Wesson Model 500, a .50 caliber revolver. [2] [4]Aside from the .460 S&W Magnum cartridge, the revolver can also chamber .454 Casull, .45 Colt, and .45 Schofield ammunition.