480/475linebaugh

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Frank Castle

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Will a ruger SRH 480 shoot 475linebaugh...Now be easy on me I`m new at this...I just saw a reloader die that does 475/480 so I was thinking...
 

Aggie01

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The .475 Linebaugh is a longer case and is designed to operate at higher pressures than the .480 Ruger.

To summarize, no.

You can think of it as the same relationship as between a .38 special and a .357 magnum.


However, the .480 ruger is far less of a pussycat than the .38 special.
 
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