The 500 magnum is S&W's baby.....the 480 Ruger is Rugers big bore baby .
The 500 magnum is S&W's baby.....the 480 Ruger is Rugers big bore baby .
It's the same reason S&W doesn't have a 480 Ruger !
The gun companies have been playing this cartridge name game since self contained ammo hit the market .
Anybody serious enough to do more than make noise at the range would be handloading for either one. In fact that holds true for any of the big bores from 41 on up.Starts at roughly $40US per 20. The .480 Ruger isn't any better except from Hornady's $30 per 20.
It's not that bad.The 480 Ruger propels a 400gr Bullet @ 1200fps, which is more than I could handle.
disseminator said:I have a 460 XVR and a Super Blackhawk in 480 and if I had bought the 480 first, I might have had a much harder time justifying the 460 purchase.
On the other hand, the 460 Magnum is a bad mammy jammy.....
I was looking at the BFR in 500 JRH, but it's not really gonna do anything I can't do now.
If you wanna Ruger in 500, just get the BFR as it's basically a big Blackhawk.