Heard a rumour that Ruger has discontinued the Ruger .480. Anyone have any info on what's going on?

Ruger is having a problem with the extractor and have stop production till problem is corrected. This is what I was told from the customer service rep.

If they would have chambered the 480 Ruger in a 5-shot Super Black Hawk Hunter this wouldn't have been an issue. I still think this would be the better option for Ruger, but this is just my opinion. If John Linebaugh can make them shoot so can Ruger.

I would be all over that one if it ever appeared, as long as it were in a Bisley frame. I was thinking of getting a SRH, but not a big D/A fan, for the .480 cartridge. I can't afford $1,500 for a custom job. Does this problem affect the earlier models as well, a recall? Rod.

I wonder is this is related to the previous problem re: high pressure ammo and the characteristics of Carpenter steel.

This is an interesting thread. I have about 500 rounds thru my 480 and not even a hick-up. I have not pushed the reloads to the red zone, but stiff enough, and experienced no extraction problems. If you guys hear more please post.

Thanks again to all the guys on this forum. Great way to keep in touch with whats happening.

I understand the rough extraction problem was pretty common with the early Hornady Ammo in both .480 Ruger and .480 Casull. There was a write up on the extraction problem that to the best of my memory was written by Brian Pearce and appeared in either Rifle or Handloader a couple of years back. I personally experienced it in my .480 with the Hornady ammo.