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 A "tweener"?
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04/08/2015 4:29 PM
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Is the .480 Ruger in between the .44 Magnum and .454 Casull in regards to "power"? A little more than 1 and a little less that the other??
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/08/2015 4:35 PM
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s4s4u
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You could say that, but I would rate it much closer to the 454 than the 44 when it comes to "power".
Rod, too.
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/08/2015 5:36 PM
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Chance Weldon
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Going by the numbers, it seems to fit nicely between the two. Where exactly it stands next to the others depends on the loads you're comparing.
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/08/2015 6:11 PM
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98Redline
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I would agree with Rod, the 480R is awful close to the 454 when you start to look at top end loads.
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/08/2015 6:37 PM
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The .454 can be loaded to much higher pressures than the .480 (65k vs 48k). On paper the .454 will look more impressive because of this factor. I personally feel that muzzle energy figures are a poor way to measure lethality. Ruger's big mistake at the outset was to release the .480 with such lukewarm loads. Loaded properly, the.480 is a pretty big hammer in its own right. I wouldn't sandwich it it between the .44 and .454.
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/09/2015 2:43 AM
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Gregg Richter
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The .454 can be loaded to much higher pressures than the .480 (65k vs 48k). On paper the .454 will look more impressive because of this factor. I personally feel that muzzle energy figures are a poor way to measure lethality. Ruger's big mistake at the outset was to release the .480 with such lukewarm loads. Loaded properly, the.480 is a pretty big hammer in its own right. I wouldn't sandwich it it between the .44 and .454. So the inevitable Q is where would you "sandwich it?" I would say 'tween the .454 and the .475 L. 
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/09/2015 9:33 AM
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The .454 can be loaded to much higher pressures than the .480 (65k vs 48k). On paper the .454 will look more impressive because of this factor. I personally feel that muzzle energy figures are a poor way to measure lethality. Ruger's big mistake at the outset was to release the .480 with such lukewarm loads. Loaded properly, the.480 is a pretty big hammer in its own right. I wouldn't sandwich it it between the .44 and .454. So the inevitable Q is where would you "sandwich it?" I would say 'tween the .454 and the .475 L.
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Re: A "tweener"?
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04/09/2015 4:44 PM
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I agree, in my experience its 'tween the .454 and .475 L.
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Re: A "tweener"?
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05/15/2015 5:21 AM
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I'm waiting for one in a Bisley SBH.
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