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How much recoil does the 350L produce out of the X-Frame? Is it stout or pretty tame?
I know both the 460 and 500 are doing about 2,900 ft-lb of energy with full power loads. The most powerful load I found between both of them is actually an Underwood 460 load - 360gr hard cast doing 2,886 ft-lb. It actually edges out the most powerful 500 load I've found which is 2,868 ft-lb.
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Quote History Originally Posted By Zeebz:Originally Posted By snakeman48:
As soon as the Trijicon RM46 mount arrives, I'm installing a RMR-06 3.5 MOA red dot on my 350 Legend X-Frame
My second choice would be a Deltapoint Pro. Leupold has a mount for the X-Frame
How much recoil does the 350L produce out of the X-Frame? Is it stout or pretty tame?
I know both the 460 and 500 are doing about 2,900 ft-lb of energy with full power loads. The most powerful load I found between both of them is actually an Underwood 460 load - 360gr hard cast doing 2,886 ft-lb. It actually edges out the most powerful 500 load I've found which is 2,868 ft-lb.
You know that muzzle energy is a non factor in big boomer handgun rounds right?
Bullet shape/construction, yea, that's a big factor.
Penetration, yup.
But muzzle energy, no.
Get it (the bullet) thru the vitals, hopefully out the other side..... Your work is done 'cept maybe put another round in.
Non expanding with a large meplat rules especially if heavy bone/heavy muscle mass/thick hide and heavy coat is involved.
Expanding but deep penetrating rules in lighter boned, lighter skinned beings.
That's why the harsher animals in Africa fall regularly to 50 JRH and much lessor rounds, driving an appropriate bullet.
Altho there's no problem (and considerable fun, assuming the bullet will hold up when hitting heavy bone) with having more HP, big, big things fall at 1,000-1,400 fps and big bore, heavier, slugs going downrange.
The top end 45's & 500's exist in the "nether world", but even Linebaugh admitted that lesser guns than his own over the top chamberings killed game fast and efficiently.
I would base my optic choice off of real world durability others have seen. There are a lot of optics we might "think" will go long term on a heavy recoiling revolver,,,, but may not. Based off of the number of optics my Dad broke in heavy hitters up to 45-70's.