At the time I didn't know much about the BFR but have been reading more and more about em. 480 Ruger ; 50 Action Express (AE) 500 JRH ... 500 JRH ; 500 Smith & Wesson (S&W) 9mm ; Show All. Sadly, only options were a Super Redhawk , BFR or custom. I just prefer the single action as a big recoil platform. Most available 45 colt loads are like the 45-70 loads and loaded mild for liability reasons with all the old guns and weaker actions out there still in use. One from a 514 pound healthy male and the other on a 350 female a client had gut shot. Bullets are available, it fits in a regular-sized revolver, and you can load it from mild to ouch. Buffalo Bore. Before actually buying it I was doing a bunch of research and really fell inlove with the 480 Ruger. Due to its hefty, solid stainless-steel build, recoil is manageable. View unanswered posts | View active topics. Sixgunners have longed for an easier carrying single action version that can … I've stopped 2 full on charges over the years. He used a Lipseys Bilsey for the donor gun, and had a octogon barrel put on it. I think the best gun would be a .44 or larger with the heaviest tough bullet available providing you can get it into action quickly and hit where it counts. “The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. I have 2 marlin lever actions in 45-70 so I haven't really started to try to work up a reload for the BFR yet but I plan on trying to step up the loads for the pistol and keep them seperate from my rifle loads later. I like my 480 ruger. I really don't understand all the fuss over the recoil of the 454 mine in the alaskan is rather mild the 480 on the other hand in the same gun basically is a lot stiffer in the recoil dept. Hornady .44 Magnum far left, Hornady .480 Ruger Center, 410gr Hand Load Right. This is a Ruger Firearms enthusiast's forum, but it is in no way affiliated with, nor does it represent Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. of Southport, CT. Its a Right. The .480 has been characterized as such, but the reality is that only 2,000 psi separates the .480 from its parent, the .475 Linebaugh. Either caliber will be effective but as previously stated, when it comes to defense as opposed to offense, more power is better. From 22 to 500. When I got it it was a 7.5" super redhawk. Economics partially drove me to swapping into a .480. If you always carry hip, and switch to across the chest carry for the hunt your first move will be to your hip, unless you practice differently,maybe costing you the precious seconds you need to survive. ), 1575 (.475 Linebaugh), 1400 (.480 Ruger), 1850 (.500 S&W Mag. We all know the 45-70 ammo is loaded very mild to take care of the old trapdoor springfields that are still in use. If I were forced to distill the wisdom herein of Lee Martin, Naphtali, Three44s, and others, it would be to steer the prospective BIG BORE revolver student to try as many guns and cartridges as possible. I have reread this post and see... with serious students of shooting, a meditation----information----vibrates between the lines, obliging one to return to the fountain for another drink. It was also overshadowed by the aggressive marketing of the .500 S&W Magnum and later the .460 S&W Magnum. Welcome Guest. I have a pair of Clements .475 L & .500 JRH conversions. The .480 Ruger Ruger Super Redhawk with .480 Ruger cartridges. I want a new big bore hand gun. 98redline's posted video will make you pucker. We all tend to plan for a successful outcome. 410gr .475″ bullet vs 240gr .429″ bullet (image courtesy JWT for thetruthaboutguns.com) In a move that is pretty uncommon in the shooting industry, Ruger looked at the .475 Linebaugh and figured some shooters might actually want a bit less of a good thing. The Big Guys. I have had both versions of the big Rugers, plus the gp100 and sp101. • Ballistic Coefficient:.148 (10mm Auto), .179 (.44 Mag. The 440-grain LFN bullet launched at 1350 feet per second, found the onside shoulder blade, broke it and angling upward shattered the spine and excited. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.” Jeff Cooper. The first loads offered to the public did not show the true potential of the cartridge, featuring relatively light-for-caliber bullets at moderate velocities. Pie in the sky, foot lbs of ... nevermind. Maximum firepower bullets. Talk about a PPP! However the 454 or 480 Ruger are no slouch. That was a 500L on a Seville. Happy happy. To my mind there's not much to gain and a … The 500 JRH cartridge was designed by gun builder Jack Huntington (775-355-6898) to fit the Freedom Arms model 83 and other similarly sized revolvers. I am having a .500 L built for 500+ grain @ 1100 fps loads, and a custom .480 Ruger NEW Vaquero built for 350-400 grain @ 1100 fps. In my opinion, the idea of getting high velocity from a handgun in order to achieve high KE numbers is a step in the wrong direction. My 500 S&W is the 4" one and I like it a lot better than the longer barreled ones S&W offers. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; that is one of the physical laws of our universe. Now, I just want something bigger to play with, So I sorta narrowed it down to one or the other above. So I sent my 480 off and had it cut to the alaskan size. There's a guy on the cast boolits site with a 480 Ruger on a medium frame flat top. If you really need it there will be no time to think [now what do I do,how do I access the gun] only react and you will react as you train. As for preferences between the 454, 480, 475 Linebaugh, 500 JRH and 500 Linebaugh, there is an advantage for the larger diameters and heavier bullets. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. 480 Ruger 50 AE 500 Magnum: 223 Remington 243 Winchester 270 Winchester 300 Winchester Magnum 300 AAC Blackout 30-30 Winchester 30-06 Springfield 308 Winchester 50 Beowulf 5.45x39 7mm Remington Magnum 7mm-08 Remington 7.62x39 7.62x54R. The .454 bullet weights are close to maximum where the .480 is … A Civil Right. Unfortunately, you will probably not get much warning from what I’ve read, so the getting it out and getting off a good shot might become more important than what caliber and bullet weight you use. I have a couple bigger and more powerful but I like the 480 also and wouldn't want to give it up. Always the one load in the one gun. Most of my 45's are in the 4 5/8" blackhawks. I expect these will only ever see full house loads (400-420 grain @1300 with the .475, 450+ grain @1300 with the .500 JRH). So go figure, I've wanted to get a Ruger SBH hunter in 44 for a veeeery long time and finally was able to pick on up 4 months ago. ), 1300 (.45 Colt +P), 1650 (.454 Casull), 1920 (.460 S&W Mag. 480 vs 50 ae. Mag; .454 Casull; 50 A&E; .480 Ruger/.475 Linebaugh; .500 JRH Barrel: 6.5" (tested) or 7.5"; 1:15" twist rate Sights: fixed front/adjustable rear TGFOGAL, are you sure about a 700 gr. Magnum Research BFR 475 Linebaugh / 480 Ruger Revolver with NEW Bisley Grip Frame. Jump to ... 480 without a doubt.. Great round, and if I am not mistaken it is 475 Linebaugh/ 480 Ruger in the BFR. Single Action (4) Single/Double Action (2) Barrel Length. Calibers: .454 Casull vs .480 Ruger both will kill most animals. Little known outside of serious big-bore circles, the .500 JRH might be the best of the half-inchers. I also hunt black bears. The brainchild of custom revolver builder Jack R. Huntington, it was specifically designed to squeeze the .50-caliber into a standard-frame revolver. That said, the 480 Ruger is a solid round. Ruger developed the 480 Ruger cartridge for the large Super Redhawk platform. A lot of my 45 colt loads have more recoil than the 454 feels to me like. Re: 480 ruger vs other big bore revolvers, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATF_gunwalking_scandal. fps): 1200 (10mm Auto), 1425 (.44 Mag. "I hate to be the bearer of truth here but poly pistols have no soul so their death is inconsequential." Please Login or Register. For the past several decades I’ve done a lot of work with the heaviest sixgun cartridges beginning with the .44 Magnum and progressing through the Heavy .45 Colt, .454 Casull, .445 SuperMag, .475 and .500 Linebaughs, .475 and .500 Linebaugh Longs, .480 Ruger, .460 and .500 S&W Magnums, and the .500 Wyoming Express. After having it cut down I hardly ever carry the 454 anymore. First let me say I’ve only seen bears a couple times in my life, one grizzly in Yellowstone and a couple blacks in the Great Smokeys. bullet in the 50 AE? The 480R is a perfect hunting handgun IMO. Replace that ugly flat spur with an arc spur. couple shot comparisons, 454 240 grain hollow point over 38 grains of W296 and magnum primer. Essentially, it’s a cut down .500 Smith & Wesson – by about .225 inch. It can be had in both single action and double action revolvers from Ruger for a reasonable price. Not a permit. I enjoy my gun a lot more with it cut down to the alaskan size. Huntington Custom offers Freedom Arms and Ruger Super Blackhawk conversions for the .500 JRH, and Magnum Research currently sells .500 JRH cylinders for its .50 AE BFR revolver. BFR, .480 Ruger/.475 Linebaugh Revolver, Stainless Steel Rating Required Select Rating 1 star (worst) 2 stars 3 stars (average) 4 stars 5 stars (best) Name I have a 475 linebaugh which also shoots 480's and it's in the 7.5" bfr I also have a BFR in the 45-70 now this is a smooth shooting gun the recoil is below most 44 mag loads I shoot. Last two shots are .500 JRH 400 grain plated flat nose over 28 grains of W296. Man, is it sweet lookin.' I have never read of somebody who had had to shoot a grizz in self defense wishing for a less powerful round or a smaller gun. Caliber: .44 JRH; .44 Rem. ... Jack used the 500 Mags brass for the 500 JRH. .500 S&W Short Frame:.44 Mag.454 Casull.475 Linebaugh.50 AE.500 JRH.500 Linebaugh From the Precision Center -- all of the above, plus: Short Frame:.45 ACP.45 Colt.50 GI.480 Ruger Long Frame:.307 Win.300 Blackout.375x.444.375 Win.38/55 Win.445 Super Mag.450 Bushmaster.458 SoCom.45/90.499 LWR.50 Beowulf Barrel. So take my thoughts with a full shaker of salt, but I have the same capacity for reading about bear attacks as anyone else. Three44s... if I was nuts for a .480 Ruger, I'd dream up a SINGLE ACTION Super Redhawk. The .480 has come and gone from Ruger’s Super Redhawk lineup over the years, and now it’s back. Didn't really see much difference in them. All the ballistics from all manufacturers, finally... in one place. 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Compare all 480 Ruger ammunition manufacturers on one easy to read chart. However, with bullets of 400 grains (26 g) and higher, the .480 Ruger starts to show more potential. On the debut shooting of the 500 JRH, we crushed two Bison with one shot each. So I guess I have the right to express my opinion. But practicality doesn’t always sell (hello, .41 Magnum), and Ruger’s round languished—due in part to Smith & Wesson’s introduction of its X-frame revolvers in .500 S&W Magnum and then .460 S&W Magnum. The .454 will get the nod for long range and the .480 for shear killing ability on large game with heavy bullets at more moderate ranges. As such, it has nearly the same case head (.006 smaller in diameter) as the 500 S&W. Complete 480 ruger ammunition ballistics Chart. The 454 was ok in the Super, but alot more so in the fa. For decades, Ruger fans have been waiting for a five shot large caliber single action revolver. Personally, I subscribe to the worse case scenario. For 2001, Sturm, Ruger & Co. has introduced its new proprietary .480 Ruger handgun round in the firm s double-action Super Redhawk revolver, available with 7.5- or 9.5-inch barrels. Have drawn and stopped many charges over the past 35 years. If you step the 45 colt up to the max suggested loads for the Blackhawk's and contender loads they get to be a handful. CONNECT WITH US Facebook Instagram Youtube. Ruger Super Hawks (Photo: Guns.com) ... .500 JRH and .450 Marlin in addition to many more common rounds. In my mind if you are attacked by a bear, one, two, maybe three shots are all you’re gonna get......if any. Curtis - eskimo36, singleactions.proboards.com/post/46982/thread. Never shot a grizzly but have used both on cape buffalo. The operative ergonomics of the single action revolver were proven by both sides during the Civil War, which introduced gunfighting as a most efficient means of settling desperate accounts. Mouse around the grip frame, possibly round off the recoil shoulder----combination hump removal and valley build-up. Fit a 5-shot cylinder. Caliber aside, this video is what convinced me that for defensive purposes a double action is my preferred choice. I prefer single actions but have a few of the bigger bores in double action. I'm not familar with the .50WE or the .475 really, but I do shoot the .475's little brother-the .480 Ruger. The photo shows a proud Ed Tillotson, apprentice gun maker and hunter with the first head taken with the proto type Ruger revolver. .480 Ruger (6).50 AE (2).50 Black Powder (1).500 JRH (4).500 Linebaugh (2).500 S&W (11) 10mm (5) 410 GA (2) 7.5 (2) 7.62x38R (1) 9mm (22) Action. I definitely do NOT have magnum-itis, and since my brief ventures with a 475L and 454C revolvers, have only one big bore (several guns for it tho) larger than my 44 Rem Magnum guns. .480 Ruger: A fine factory cartridge of intermediate power, well-suited to most big-game hunting but without the recoil of the .475 Linebaugh. At least to me. All single action Rugers except for the big bear. A worst case thing is what we should be looking at. I really enjoy it now with the shorter barrel. December 22, 2016 . The standard .44 Magnum powders, in similar amounts, will push a 400-grain (26 g) bullet at over 1300 ft/s (thus yielding a TKO factor around 35.28 vs. 34.62 for a 325 gr 454 Casull at 1,650 ft/s (500 m/s) ). Strictly big bore. I hope in time it makes a comeback. When we were doing the exotic ranch growing up, I stopped a bison that was goring my dad with a 357. And that’s good news. So whats the advantages between the two, as far as brass, bullets, recoil, ect. We talk caliber a lot but rarely of the practice needed. Practice with the cheap bullets but load the best you can find for the insurance gun, whatever the caliber. Barrel. If I had left it long I wouldnt carry it nearly as much as I do being short it is a very handy little packing gun now and has ample power for any need I will ever encounter. .480 cartridges will function perfectly in .475 chambers..475 Linebaugh: Now factory-loaded, the .475 Linebaugh is the most effective big-game revolver cartridge available. In the 21 st century’s earliest years, Ruger decided the world needed a revolver cartridge with a bore larger than .45 caliber. I always carry cross draw. Sturm Ruger has a reputation for independent thinking. ), .182 (.45 Colt +P, .454 Casull, .460 S&W Mag., .475 Linebaugh, .480 Ruger), .199 (.500 S&W Mag., .500 JRH), .225 (.45-70 Govt.) The .500 JRH is basically a shortened .500 S&W Magnum case and can even be reloaded with .500 S&W Magnum dies when adjusted for the difference in case length. .480 Ruger The .480 Ruger is, essentially, a shortened .475 Linebaugh. I've got a 44mag and a 45 blackhawk, I had a 480 ruger, sold it years ago, but I still have the dies. photography by Jeff Quinn & Boge Quinn. For me, the perfect .50 caliber round is the JRH. Now there is stamped 500 JRH brass out there. The most recent introduction to their catalog was the chambering of the .500 Smith & Wesson magnum in the BFR. Recent testing we performed on the gun head to head against two other monster revolver rounds, the .475 Linebaugh and the .500 Linebaugh, call the company s introduction of the round into question. Lipsey’s now brings you two options to accommodate the big bore single action revolver enthusiast. Wildcatter... you are correct, even put into a solid frame, the double action must require a greater mass than the single action. You use the same shell holder for the 500 JRH as the 500 Mag. I have a alaskan 454 and like the small size better than the long barrels. Best ammunition for pistols and handguns for sale. Charge starts from tooo close, gun under layers of clothing... you get knocked rolling and one hand will be trying to hold off what can't be held off.. Strictly Business. Heavy .480 Ruger Field Proven pistol and handgun ammo. Both on Seville frames. In my opinion the 480 ruger is a fine caliber. ), 1350 (.500 JRH… A sensible solution for many to fill this niche. Do away with the DA carry up. Well I have quite a few big bore revolvers. 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