How far can you hit an 8 inch circle consistently?
I bought a .460 SW to hunt with this year and am working on increasing my range by spending a lot of time shooting. I am still not good enough at 100 yds, but keep improving. If I had to go hunt today, I would be self-limited to 50 yds off-hand and 75 yds with a rest. That is my 100% confidence range, and I don't go lower than 100% when hunting.
Hornady factory ammo runs a 200 gr bullet real fast.
The .460 is a 200 yd hunting round, if the shooter can do it. I keep working on it and I will get there eventually. If I don't run out of ammo money first, even reloading, it is a spendy little diversion.
I had thought about getting a .500, but was persuaded by posters on this board that a .460 would be better for what I wanted. I would not hesitate to use it on elk.
FWIW, I absolutely love my .460. I can shoot .45 colt in it so I can afford to practice a lot, and then step up to a .454 Casull or .460 for final sighting and hunting.