What happened with the .480 Ruger?

[458winshooter]

My take is this the 480 is a nich cartridge,it doesn't quite do this and it does just a little more than that.And the nich is to small to sell very many.It is something that I would like to get someday but the reality is that it doesn't do anything that my 7.5" SB in 44 mag can't do.Yes it is a bigger caliber and it launches a bigger bullet faster but a 420 gr at 1400 fps don't kill them any deader than a well placed 310 gr 44 mag at 1250 fps.
There has been a lot of cartridges introduced in the last 8 or 10 years that have flopped because they just don't do it any better than what was already out there.As a reloader there is not much that I can't load up or down to fit my needs with the guns I already have.

[22-rimfire]

My take is this the 480 is a nich cartridge,it doesn't quite do this and it does just a little more than that.And the nich is to small to sell very many.It is something that I would like to get someday but the reality is that it doesn't do anything that my 7.5" SB in 44 mag can't do.Yes it is a bigger caliber and it launches a bigger bullet faster but a 420 gr at 1400 fps don't kill them any deader than a well placed 310 gr 44 mag at 1250 fps.

What you say is true and the 480 Ruger is a niche cartridge. You see it all depends on your "niches" and how it fits. It fits for me as the 475/480 is likely to be as big a handgun cartridge/caliber that I am willing to move to. I already mentioned why I purchased my first Ruger 480 SRH and it was specifically for deer hunting. Yes, your 44 could do the job, but the bigger diameter bullet does it better. It is pure opinion; dead is dead and all that stuff.

My niches in handguns are: 22LR > 38spl/357 mag > 40 S&W > 41 mag > 480 Ruger. You notice that there isn't a 9mm, 44 Mag, 45 ACP, or 45LC caliber listed. This works for me. Frankly, for the last couple of years, the 22LR and 38spl is all niche I "need". Toss in the 41 mag for deer hunting if I decide to go.

[rclark]

It is pure opinion;

Maybe ... but I do respect the likes of Linebaugh, Seyfried, Pearce, Prasac, and others that have been there ... and done that here in North America, and other places around the world... Not merrily an 'opinion'. Given their experience, I know what I would use if I was a handgun hunter and know what I 'do' use for SD in the woods. Call it an informed decision rather than opinion .

[silvermane_1]

My take is this the 480 is a nich cartridge,it doesn't quite do this and it does just a little more than that.And the nich is to small to sell very many.It is something that I would like to get someday but the reality is that it doesn't do anything that my 7.5" SB in 44 mag can't do.Yes it is a bigger caliber and it launches a bigger bullet faster but a 420 gr at 1400 fps don't kill them any deader than a well placed 310 gr 44 mag at 1250 fps.
There has been a lot of cartridges introduced in the last 8 or 10 years that have flopped because they just don't do it any better than what was already out there.As a reloader there is not much that I can't load up or down to fit my needs with the guns I already have.

^well 458winshooter the 480 is somewhat a niche cal, but it can make a biiger hole than a 454 and with recoil in the 44 mag range and fit 6 shots in a frame that a 44 mag uses, and for the handloaders it can be loaded to near 475 Linebaugh power and vel. levels.

[Magnum Wheel Man]

I have a 454 Casull & the muzzle blast is definately more than a "normal" pressure magnum cartridge... I see buying 2 - 480's... 1st will be an Alaskan, which should be one of the best "bear get off me" guns made... 2nd will be one of the Bisley Super Blackhawks, just because it fits nicely between my 45's & my custom 5 shot 50

[lockedcj7]

I've wanted a big bore revolver for hunting for several years and don't have any loyalties to any cartridge or another. My LGS has a used Super RedHawk with a Leupold M8 2x for $750. I've checked the usual places and don't find much to compare it to. What are people really paying these days?

I already reload so that part doesn't bother me at all.

[22-rimfire]

That is not a bad price if the scope is in good shape. I have the Leupold 2x on my 480 Redhawk.