I went to the range and shot my handloads: .480 Ruger, 410gr. High Performance hard cast WFNGC, 20 gr H110, 20" bbl yielded right at 1300fps. This is about what I want. I wanted to try and duplicate the factory 45/70 loading and this is damn close. The recoil while not severe will get your attention. The factory 325 loading is a gas to shoot.

Last edited by pak; 04/03/08.
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