Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns 480 Ruger should I be tempted

IMHO it is the best big bore hunting cartridge in terms of power and shootability. Get a couple hundred cases and you'll be set. I've been using the same Hornady brass for about 10 years and just loose a few now and again from case neck splits. Don't go crazy on belling and crimping and you'll get long life from the brass.

I'll make your load work simple, 390-410 gr cast over 21.0 gr H-110 lit off with a CCI-350. Clocks ~1200 fps from a 7 1/2" barrel and should group very tight.





Pretty flexible with 275-460 gr bullets, but IMHO a 300-320 gr is ideal for target practice and smaller game, and 400's for big game. Then again, the 310 gr @ 1000 fps target load would do in many cases for game.