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THank you guys for all the commentary. I've learned a lot here, and the 45 Colt which I am very familiar with, is really what interested me in this gun in the first place. But Mathman, you are spot on

Jorge -- look at this thread:

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...rican_Hunter_First_Look_new#Post10262120

Because I have yet to meet an X-frame in .460 that will shoot .454 Casull or .45 Colt worth a damn and then there is the fact that you are stuck with a 4 1/2-lb crew-served weapon that doesn't kill any better than a .454 that is louder than anything you have ever experienced.

I think it's called sarcasm

Man up. Digital Dan says this is all you need for hogs.

yeah, but wasn't Dan a chopper pilot?

Ruh roh.

Well, it surely wasn't clear from the post. And believe it or not, there are those who think the X-frame is an answer for something -- an unknown something.

Jorge, I killed this hog last Saturday with the new .454 Bisley:

Thanks for the link!

Abusive to the shooter is right! The .454 in full power loads just is not a pleasure for me to shoot. I used to have a 9.3 JDJ in an SSK TC with a scope, and the FA .454 had sharper recoil. Maybe John Wayne would enjoy it, but I didn't. Well built pistol, for sure.

They will put the whoop-ass on hogs.

The hog I shot last Saturday was dispatched with Garrett 365 grain .45 Colt +P loads. It shoots them so well, I saw no reason to use anything else.

Did someone call?



That's a beautifully composed photo. Some see a new box of bullets for the kids. Maybe a gallery exercise? Teaching the wife to shoot?

I see a loaded Kenworth headed to the processing plant.

Bacon, bacon, bacon!

Hogs are not that hard to kill. 45 Colt, 454, 44 magnum, 45 ACP, they all will get it done if you shoot straight. One hog was taken with the FA 454 the others with my Springfield 45 ACP's. The hogs didn't know the difference .

Do you have matching mud flaps?

I looked for them, but couldn't find any

I think you will like it...as long as you don't shoot .454's.

(BTDT)

^^^This^^^

I've killed hogs with handguns in 357 mag, 357 sig, .41 mag, .44 spec, .44 mag, 45acp, 45 Colt, 454 casual, & .480 Ruger.
And I'll agree that a handgun in 44 mag & 45 Colt are more than ample hog medicine for even the biggest of feral hogs.

That being said, I will own one of the new Ruger Bisley 5-shot models that the OP mentioned as soon as I can get my hands on one.
But I will buy the .480 Ruger. Version. Because I firmly believe a 350 grain LBT hard cast bullet at 1150 fps will kill any big game in North America and Alaska. And I won't have to deal with the sharp crack and ear killing decibels of the .454. Casual or the brutal muzzle blast either.

A factory 5 shot Ruger Bisley...well, it only took 30 years to connect those particular dots. It just drives me nuts that Ruger takes so damned long to figure these things out. All right enough beaching...

OMG I'm in love! I have zero use for a .454 or a .480 but I just gotta have one!!!!

Jorge, you know your chit and you know damned well that you could search for years and not come up with something as perfect. Bisley grip, stainless. 6.5" barrel OMG what's not to love?

All I can say is, it's about freaking time Ruger!

OK so cartridge wise both are comfortably overkill for even the biggest hogs. But the .454 lets you use other .45 cases such as the Colt or Schofield. A mid level load (the old "Ruger or T/C Contender" only loads) in the .45 Colt would be perfect and easy shooting.

I'm actually a big fan of the .480 even though I've never had a need for one. Again lighter loads with a WFN cast bullet are just a pleasure to shoot and they're very efficient killers.

I have no love for the .454 Cassull cartridge, but a factory 5 shot Ruger could entice me.