I have a 475 Linebaugh and a 500 JRH. Whit and others have tons of experience, I have little. But intuitively, isn't it splitting hairs when talking about differences between these cartridges?
It seems to me that if you load the 500 Linebaugh
with bullets of equal weight of those commonly used in the 475 then the nod must go to the 475. More and more people, however, are loading 500s with heavier bullets (500 gr. neighborhood) and that probably does draw a line in the sand and put the 500s in a slightly higher level on the food chain.
With that said, I still think it's splitting hairs. They are all beasts.
So what is the major differences between these two, other than the obvious .025?
I'm going to be getting one of these in a custom revolver at the start of next year, but not sure which one yet. Leaning towards the 475 after reading the Big Bore Revolver book though.
Keep in mind I have the 45 Colt, and the 460 S&W already. If the 475 is to similar to the 460, I'd rather go on to the 500.
