Ruger .480

Hi all, I was just reading an article about the .480 Ruger SBH. It mentioned extraction problems on the early six shot ones. I have one such gun. I have shot the 325 and 400 grn Hornadys through it and I don't have extraction problems with it. Is there something I should keep an eye on?

altajava said:

Hi all, I was just reading an article about the .480 Ruger SBH. It mentioned extraction problems on the early six shot ones. I have one such gun. I have shot the 325 and 400 grn Hornadys through it and I don't have extraction problems with it. Is there something I should keep an eye on?

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Not all .480 SRHs were purportedly afflicted with this issue. My first one, circa 2001, had no such issues. However, the new SRHs in .480 have different chamber dimensions. I have had no issues with extraction with the new one, and it is one of the top three most accurate revolvers in my stable.

+1 to MaxP.

Mine showed extraction problems when using Hornady ammo, but when I handload the same bullet with Alliant 2400 powder to the same velocity levels in Starline brass, all the extraction problems went away.

I think it was more a problem with the ammo than the gun. 8)

Mine has issues with factory Hornady ammo. No problems with my star reloads even the hot ones.

I used Starline brass in my early 480 SRH and had no problems.

I have had 2 different ones so far. Never fired a factory round through either.
The older one, 7.5 Inch was 100 percent with my reloads.
The newer one 9.5 Inch that I still have, also runs 100 percent with my reloads.

I agree with the above posters, the issue was the Hornady ammo.
By the way I am running a combination of Hornady and Speer Brass. So far no Starline. I do not think the brass was the issue.

Bob R