480 Ruger

beattie1175

November 03, 2001 21:27

Is the new .480 round in the Ruger Super Redhawks superior to the .44mag or .454 Cassull? I'm thinking of purchasing a new super redhawk for deer hunting at ranges of 75yds max. Any input would be appreciated.

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  beattie1175

  November 03, 2001 21:27

  hey guys, in the process of buying a hunting revolver. I'm looking at the Raging bull in 480 Ruger. I'm curious to how accurate this revolver is, and how far i could ethically take Wisconsin whitetails with it. Thanks

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  AntiqueDr

  November 04, 2001 02:02

  The .480 will do the job. So will the .454, the .44 Mag, the .41 Mag, and the .45 Colt (properly loaded in a Ruger).The deer ain't gonna care.

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  gravedigger

  November 04, 2001 09:49

  Before you buy the .480 Ruger, you may want to check into bullet availability. My brother-in-law was going to get one but couldn't find any bullets around here. Many places have the guns but no bullets. Even the gun shows I've been to in the last couple of weeks didn't have any. Go figure.-Marcus

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  will270win

  November 04, 2001 11:46

  It ain't superior to the .454 casull. I would only buy the 480 if you are going to reload because of ammo availability.

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  gruntled

  November 04, 2001 15:10

  The only justification I have heard for the.480 is that it doesn't recoil as hard as the .454. The simple solution to that is to load or buy lighter loads. The .454 seemsto be more versatile in that it can use loadsfrom .45 LC up to the heaviest .454 loads.I would worry that the ammo may be hard to get if it doesn't catch on. One thing that could make a big difference would be ifRuger made a carbine in this cartridge.

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  Boomerang

  November 04, 2001 16:27

  Agree!Boomer

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  beattie1175

  November 05, 2001 05:08

  Thanks for your replys everyone. This is pretty much the way I was feeling about this also. Thanks again.

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  dustebutt

  November 05, 2001 06:16

  I have a Ruger 480 the idea behind it was something with more pop than a 44 mag yet gentle on the hand unlike the 454 casull. The only one at this point making loaded ammo for it is hornady. If you are going to load down 454 you might as well get the 480. All the 480 is a cut down 475 linbaugh round so all but brass would be usable in reloading.

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