.480 ruger

[csp271]

I found this on the ruger web site (in regards to 7.5 and 9.5 inch super redhawks) They can be chambered for the .480 ruger. This was also posted.

"The new .480 Ruger cartridge is an exciting new development in handgun hunting cartridges. It offers approximately a third more energy than the powerful .44 Magnum, able to stop big game reliably at typical handgun range."

Anybody know anything about this?

 

[Steven Mace]

The .480 Ruger cartridge was developed in conjuction with Hornady. You can visit http://www.hornady.com/480_ruger.html to see what Hornady has to say about it. Maybe someone else has seen another source of information on this new caliber.

Steve Mace

 

[RiverRider]

If Ruger offers a Blackhawk in this caliber, I'm game!

 

[Jbar4Ranch]

What little I've read about it, it appears the .480 Ruger will be a shortened, lower pressure version of the .475 Linebaugh. It will be ahead of the .44 mag but still lagging behind the .454 Casull and .475 Linebaugh.