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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.
Model 444: .44 Magnum caliber, can also fire the shorter .44 Special. Model 444 Ultralite: Compact .44 with a 4-inch barrel. Blued and titanium finishes only. Model 454: .454 Casull caliber, can also fire the shorter .45 Colt. Model 513 (Raging Judge Magnum): .454 Casull, .45 Colt, .410 shot shell — six round cylinder
For this reason, the .460 S&W Magnum can be considered an example of a "super magnum". Consequently, firearms that fire .460 S&W are usually capable of firing the less powerful .454 Casull, .45 Colt, and .45 Schofield rounds, but this must be verified with each firearm's manufacturer (most lever-action firearms can only feed cartridges within a ...
The .480 Ruger uses lower pressures than the .454 Casull, at 48,000 psi, [5] [better source needed] so the .454 Casull can produce higher velocities and more energy. Although, with much lighter bullets than available in .475 caliber. The .480 case was also .115 inches shorter than the .475 Linebaugh, at 1.285 inches, the same as the .44 Magnum ...
Although the more powerful .454 Casull wildcat cartridge was announced in 1959, [5] the .44 Magnum was the most powerful production cartridge until the 1980s when the first production .454 Casull revolver was produced. [31] The .44 Magnum was also bought and used by the character Travis Bickle in the 1976 film Taxi Driver during his assault on ...
The inclusion of the 454 Casull chambering makes the gun one of, if not the, most powerful semi-automatic handgun ever produced. This chambering places the Mateba in comparison to firearms like the Wildey pistol chambered in .475 Wildey Magnum and .44 Mag examples of the AutoMag pistol.
It was not designed for higher pressures generated by cartridges such as .44 Magnum or .454 Casull; to prevent the use of such rounds, the firing chambers of the Judge cylinder are choked to prevent chambering rounds larger in diameter than .410 shotshells and longer than .45 Colt cartridges. [2]
.375 Super Magnum.400 Cor-Bon.40 Super.41 Action Express.41 Remington Magnum.414 Super Magnum.440 Cor-Bon.44 Remington Magnum.445 Super Magnum.45 Super.45 Winchester Magnum.45 Black Powder Magnum.451 Detonics Magnum.454 Casull.460 Smith & Wesson Magnum.475 Linebaugh.475 Wildey Magnum.480 Ruger.50 Action Express.500 Linebaugh.500 Maximum.500 ...