Last year, I bought a Super Redhawk Alaskan 2 1/2" in .480 Ruger. Gun weighs 42oz unloaded on my digital kitchen food scale (50 oz loaded with six 400grainers). Here are some results:
385gr FNHP (Powder Coated) Dual Crimp Grove-Seated in Bottom Cr Gr at 1.694”
22.4gr H110 (Dillon 550 - 8lb)
Win WLP
New Starline .480 Ruger
Actual Velocity: 1,054 avg fps (ES 28), five shots at five paces and 75 Deg F
Shot the following 25 yd group (top) from a rest while chrographing. Moved windage right and shot lower right group offhand from 12 yards – pulled the first shot a bit low and left. First time shooting for accy at paper. Further tweaking of this load would probably tighten up the group some.
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Moved back to the rest and shot 12 rounds at a big rock (maybe 3,x3,) on berm at 220 yds, actually hit it a couple of times.
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For reference, that load runs right at 1,250 fps from my 6" Freedom Arms M83.
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Loaded round with bullet.
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The business end of the bullet
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The short barreled .480 is reasonably easy shooting when compared to the likes of the 329PD mentioned above.
Paul