Ruger 480 - The Firearms Forum

Rugermanws · 01-30-2012, 09:06 PM

What happened to this cartridge ? Did the .454 eliminate it from production? I fired this in an Alaskan and it was very powerfull and never heard why it's not available anymore.

hansom · 01-31-2012, 02:50 AM

buy one and put it away unfired in the box or lightly used , they are going to worth a fortune in 10-20 yrs if that long.

V509 · 01-31-2012, 05:24 AM

CDNN was selling Super Redhawks for under $500

I had one of the early ones and empty cases would stick. I polished the cylinders lightly and problem solved.
I purchased the 480 just to compare to my 454 and I liked the 454 better (the ability to shoot 45C)
fairly few bullet choices might have had a bit to do with the lack of popularity

01-30-2012, 09:06 PM	#1
Rugermanws V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: White Oak Pa Posts: 225	Ruger 480 What happened to this cartridge ? Did the .454 eliminate it from production? I fired this in an Alaskan and it was very powerfull and never heard why it's not available anymore. -->

01-31-2012, 02:50 AM	#2
hansom Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 81	Re: Ruger 480 buy one and put it away unfired in the box or lightly used , they are going to worth a fortune in 10-20 yrs if that long.

01-31-2012, 05:24 AM	#3
V509 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Buckeye State Posts: 189	Re: Ruger 480 CDNN was selling Super Redhawks for under $500 I had one of the early ones and empty cases would stick. I polished the cylinders lightly and problem solved. I purchased the 480 just to compare to my 454 and I liked the 454 better (the ability to shoot 45C) fairly few bullet choices might have had a bit to do with the lack of popularity