.480
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Bucks Owin
Hunter
If the .480 is ever offered in a 5 shot SBH I will be first in line.... 8)
win1894s
Blackhawk
Ill be second then.
I am currently testing the newest iteration of the .480. It is now sporting a bull barrel (just like the new .454 version) -- with no taper and a different front sight. It is still a six-shot, however, the chamber specs have been changed to aid in extraction. It has extracted well with every load I have thrown at it and is one of the most accurate handguns I have shot.
Here are some pictures of last year's barrel profile for the .480 versus this year's, as well as the front sight:
Here are some pictures of last year's barrel profile for the .480 versus this year's, as well as the front sight:
Bucks Owin
Hunter
Recessed crown is a nice touch too... 8)
I like the contrast of the all black sight verses the stainless with black insert. Is the top of the barrel on the end milled flat for the sight, or does the sight just extend over the end?
Bob R
Single-Sixer
That is nice to see. As far as I am concerned the 480 is the best handgun hunting round ever made. A near perfect ballance of Useable Power to Recoil.
Big Drain Holes in and out, tolerable recoil, whats not to love.
Bob
Big Drain Holes in and out, tolerable recoil, whats not to love.
Bob
Three44s
Single-Sixer
I sure like mine!
Three 44s
Three 44s
powder smoke
Hawkeye
Love to see the .480 in a SA. Love the RedHawk Super RedHawk Not so much. ps
Doug in Alaska
Bearcat
Bob R said:
I agree and also love the .480. Same question, what's not to love?
drastic_quench
Bearcat
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Price and availability - especially ten or twenty years down the road.Doug in Alaska said:
CraigC
Hawkeye
Availability is a total non-issue. Components for the .475 and .480 will be available for the forseeable future. They're not gonna make thousands and thousands of guns over the course of several years and then suddenly stop producing ammo or components for them.drastic_quench said:
Shooting anything bigger than a .45 will always be more expensive. It's just the nature of the game.
The .480 is a great cartridge and offers 90% of the .475's performance at a fraction of the cost. Oregon Trail 355's at 1400fps, at 50yds.
Agree. I've never even owned a round of factory .480. I bought brass and bullets long ago. I have enough brass to last the rest of my life and probably my son's as well. If they somehow quit making appropriate jacketed bullets, I could always make some nice hard cast ones.
Gregg
Rafsob
Single-Sixer
stevemb said:
How can you not love a handgun like this:
Is this a gun only a mother could love???
AKBman
Bearcat
CraigC, that is a beautiful sixgun! I don't see the 480 on Ruger's website, and I am wondering how does one tell from an auction if it is the new barrel profile or not. I owned a SRH in 454, it was scary accurate, sorry I let it go, shoot a FA 454 now, but am interested in the new 480.
Boxhead
Buckeye
I still can't get there with the DA Ruger. I really like my 5 1/2" BFR that I load to a bit less than 480 Ruger levels. Debated selling my low budget Ruger Bisley 475 and decided to take to Idaho so covered on both home. The BFR was a true bargain thanks to CDNN's blowout a few years ago.
5of7
Hunter
I am a confirmed .480 fan when it comes to the bigger thumpers.
I can get a good honest 1250 fps with the 365 gr. hard cast bullets when using 2400 and 1250 is about as fast a velocity as I find useful in a handgun. Recoil is manageable, I can even shoot it one handed, and ejection of the brass is smooth and easy. 8)
I can get a good honest 1250 fps with the 365 gr. hard cast bullets when using 2400 and 1250 is about as fast a velocity as I find useful in a handgun. Recoil is manageable, I can even shoot it one handed, and ejection of the brass is smooth and easy. 8)
mohavesam
Hawkeye
"Price and availability - especially ten or twenty years down the road."
Same as the 41 Magnum and 32 H&R Magnum I suspect. Those who know will stick with it. As a serious deer & pig killer the 480Ruger just plain works.
Best in class.
Same as the 41 Magnum and 32 H&R Magnum I suspect. Those who know will stick with it. As a serious deer & pig killer the 480Ruger just plain works.
Best in class.
Yermo
Single-Sixer
I've had a 9.5" Super Redhawk in 480R for some time now and I totally love it. My favorite load is with a 400 gr. XTP over a full helping of H-110. It "only" gives about 1150 fps, but here I respectfully agree with 5of7, the 480 Ruger is not about velocity. Although, with a 325 gr. bullet I have pushed it up to 1400, and Barnes 275 grainers I loaded once went over to about 1560 fps, which is a full Casull territory.
I was always looking to add a companion to my SRH, but Alaskans in 480R were impossible to find. Until now. I have one on its way and can hardly wait.
One thing I'm not sure about whether my hot loads would be appropriate for a short barrel gun. Anybody here owns a 480R Alaskan? What are your impressions? Should I use a faster powder, Titegroup maybe? Jacketed or gas checked bullets?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I was always looking to add a companion to my SRH, but Alaskans in 480R were impossible to find. Until now. I have one on its way and can hardly wait.
One thing I'm not sure about whether my hot loads would be appropriate for a short barrel gun. Anybody here owns a 480R Alaskan? What are your impressions? Should I use a faster powder, Titegroup maybe? Jacketed or gas checked bullets?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
CraigC
Hawkeye
Depends on what you're looking for. The same powders will yield the highest velocities regardless of barrel length. It is a myth that faster powders work better in short barrels.
Yermo
Single-Sixer
I guess I'll try what I have before making any adjustments. I just have no idea what to expect in terms of muzzle flash and noise. All of my big bores are 5.5" bbl and longer.
Thel said:
A friend was just trying to order an Alaskan 480 from Davidsons and they were going to send him a standard redhawk 480 with rings 7.5" I saw the confirmation and discovered they were getting ready to send the wrong thing and told him so he's on the list for an Alaskan. They were limiting the full size to two per customer. $805 + Shipping or close anyway. They are out there and they are for sale.
