Originally Posted by desertoakie
Originally Posted by deflave
[quote=458 Lott]480 is my favorite for a practical shootable big bore. If you can handle a 44, you can move up to the 480 pushing 400's @ 1200 fps.

What could be more "UBER" than a .480 Ruger? The Bisley is a nice package in 480 at an affordable price.

BTW: I have a BFR .50AE and it's a PITA to load, meaning to get a firm enough taper crimp on the bullet so that they don't "jump" from recoil. Someone once suggested using superglue to assist in bullet adherence...nonsense, who wants to get into that much minutiae to reload? One of these days, my BFR is going to make the trip back to Magnum Research for a .500 JRH cylinder.

Good luck on your choice.


Excellent point. I don't even carry 454's anymore for the same reason. I know of two different people whose gun tied up while shooting a grizzly that was coming for them. Stick with the 480 IMHO>


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