Any 480 Ruger shooters out there?

I am the proud owner of a new Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley 5 shot revolver. What can anyone tell me about this lovely cartridge?

First of all, congratulations on scoring a great revolver in a great cartridge! It's one of my favorites, and I have owned one in one iteration or another since 2001. It's easy shooting and very terminally effective when loaded correctly. I have a the same revolver and recently took delivery of one of the new 4 5/8-inch barreled .480 models. I'm anxious to hear your shooting impressions!

Lust.

Sorry, I forgot to include it' has the 6 1/2 inch barrel. Gun balances very well.

I really like mine!! I think she was one of the first public SBH 480's shipped and she will not be for sale anytime soon. I did a little post about it when I first got her here... and it seems pretty popular because I have shipped quite a few holsters for the big SBH since then.
http://www.handgunhunt.com/forum/ubbthre...true#Post163290

I love them, to me they are kind of the dividing line between manageable recoil & recoil that's a bit over the edge. Anyone that can handle a 44 magnum should be able to shoot a 480 with reasonable loads.
I've owned 3, first one was A Super Red Hawk & I took my bull moose with it several years ago, then a Harton 5 shot Bisley which accounted for another bull moose & then one of the new Bisley's like the one you mention. They are great guns & you don't have to run them full tilt to take 90% of what's out there. Run them 1000-1100 fps with a good cast slug & you can just about eat the bullet hole.

Dick

Mine is a new model super red hawk. Love it.

Like mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vErAskQ63eM

Just bought a used Super Redhawk w a 7.5 barrel.

glad to see the opinions here about the caliber

The only thing I don't like is that CPB quit the 370gr bullet. It was a perfect match. At 1400fps it dropped deer like a h-bomb.

The only area that the 475 LB has over the 480 is shooting heavy for caliber bullets at high speed....The 480 is a fine cartridge for a hunting handgun....

We did an experiment with the 7 1/2 .480 SRH vs Reeder 5 1/2" .475. That 2" of barrel let the .480 duplicate the 5 1/2 .475 on the chrony.

Picked mine up today. Fired a few rounds in the back yard to celebrate independence ya know.
I like it. Trying to decide on an optic for it.

The 480 is a great cartridge, and from 350-400gr loads will kill most anything most of us hunt.

My first was a 7.5" SRH. Then I picked up my current 9.5" Super RedHawk. My latest revolver purchase was an Alaskan in again 480 Ruger. Mine is not hard to load for. It likes LilGun, AA#9, H110, 296, and 300MP. I have a Custom 375 Grain WFN Bullet Mold by Mountain Mold for it, along with a Lee 325 and 400 grain mold.
I am loading the Alaskan with Speer 275 HP bullets, and Unique and Power Pistol down loaded from my hunting loads. Still very noisy. I also have a Snake Killer Shot Load for it.

I have owned a few 44 magnum Super RedHawks over the years, I like the 480 Ruger much better for hunting. I have my Dillon 550 set up to load for it. What's not to love.

Bob

I have had one since January of 2016, I have 4 bullet molds for it, ranging from a375gr HPGC design, to a 390gr WFNPB design, the Lee 400gr, and the RCBS 400 (412gr)SWC. The first two are my preferred bullets, the HP is an NOE mold, the 390 is my design from Mountain Molds. My favorite powder is Longshot or HS6, and I prefer the 900-100 fps velocity range. Mine is waiting on me to decide who I am going to send it to to get some custom touches applied.