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Sharptop · September 5, 2007, 09:44 PM

Socrates,

My Ruger Alaskan loads were as follows:

Grizzley Cartridge: 480 Ruger
Bullet Wt: 370 Grain Punch Bullet
Velocity: 1200 fps / ME 1250

Grizzley cartridge: 480 Ruger
Bullet Wt: 425 Grain WFNGC
Velocity: 1200 fps

Hornady: 480 Ruger
Bullet Wt: 325 Grain hollowpoint
Velocity: 1350

As you might expect the 425 Grain Grizzley kicked the most, yet it was entirely manageable if I held the grip down from the top where it would tend to slap the area between my thumb and index finger with a pretty hard whack and hurt a bit, although it didn't seem like it was going to split my joints open, if you get my drift. If the grip were positioned a little better for the shape of my hand I don't think that would bother me as the Alaskan has a softer area in that position for, I assume, exactly that reason. There is a gap between the grip and my hold in that area when I grip the Alaskan which I believe accentuates the slap. I suspect, by common logic, that the 440 at 950 in the .500 JRH would kick considerably less, although logic does not always work with gun stuff.

The Hornady didn't kick too bad and its pretty cheap, relatively speaking at $15.40 for a box of 20, but why a hollow point type bullet for this gun?

The Punch round was the less stressful of the group and it is designed for penetration so I took that to Alaska on my recent fishing trip.

The thing I like about the Ruger Alaskan is that you can put it on a belt over your waders, or hiking or hunting in a Simply Rugged holster and hardly notice its there. Compare that with lugging around a rifle or some other option.

The problem I have with the Ruger is that when I went to shoot it and get the sights set is that I had to reverse the adjustible sight screw all the way out to the right about a quarter inch or so, I mean the screw is sticking out of the sight a long ways and superglue it so that I could hit a good target at 20 yards. It almost seems like the groove built in the gun for the rear sight was miscalculated or the front sight was placed in the wrong position. I am going to have to send it to someone for better sights so I may end up getting Jack to build me a 500 JRH Ruger Alaskan on it while I have it worked on.

I did talk to him on the phone a couple of weeks ago and he is an engaging fellow. I liked him. Please feel free to offer any suggestions here or in a P.M.

September 5, 2007, 09:44 PM	#8
Sharptop Junior Member Join Date: September 4, 2007 Posts: 4	Socrates, My Ruger Alaskan loads were as follows: Grizzley Cartridge: 480 Ruger Bullet Wt: 370 Grain Punch Bullet Velocity: 1200 fps / ME 1250 Grizzley cartridge: 480 Ruger Bullet Wt: 425 Grain WFNGC Velocity: 1200 fps Hornady: 480 Ruger Bullet Wt: 325 Grain hollowpoint Velocity: 1350 As you might expect the 425 Grain Grizzley kicked the most, yet it was entirely manageable if I held the grip down from the top where it would tend to slap the area between my thumb and index finger with a pretty hard whack and hurt a bit, although it didn't seem like it was going to split my joints open, if you get my drift. If the grip were positioned a little better for the shape of my hand I don't think that would bother me as the Alaskan has a softer area in that position for, I assume, exactly that reason. There is a gap between the grip and my hold in that area when I grip the Alaskan which I believe accentuates the slap. I suspect, by common logic, that the 440 at 950 in the .500 JRH would kick considerably less, although logic does not always work with gun stuff. The Hornady didn't kick too bad and its pretty cheap, relatively speaking at $15.40 for a box of 20, but why a hollow point type bullet for this gun? The Punch round was the less stressful of the group and it is designed for penetration so I took that to Alaska on my recent fishing trip. The thing I like about the Ruger Alaskan is that you can put it on a belt over your waders, or hiking or hunting in a Simply Rugged holster and hardly notice its there. Compare that with lugging around a rifle or some other option. The problem I have with the Ruger is that when I went to shoot it and get the sights set is that I had to reverse the adjustible sight screw all the way out to the right about a quarter inch or so, I mean the screw is sticking out of the sight a long ways and superglue it so that I could hit a good target at 20 yards. It almost seems like the groove built in the gun for the rear sight was miscalculated or the front sight was placed in the wrong position. I am going to have to send it to someone for better sights so I may end up getting Jack to build me a 500 JRH Ruger Alaskan on it while I have it worked on. I did talk to him on the phone a couple of weeks ago and he is an engaging fellow. I liked him. Please feel free to offer any suggestions here or in a P.M.