As far as camp protection, while the 480 is cool, but it doesn’t do anything that the 454 or even 45-70 doesn’t do in a lever gun… at least not enough better to justify the difficulty in finding a lever chambered in it.
This is not true, the 480 hits noticeable harder and generally penetrates a Thad more. A larger diameter with a larger meplat shows a more visual impact.
As well as being a somewhat shorter, lighter gun, as the .480 would be on an 1894 action vs the .45/70 1895 action. I think shorter, lighter, more rounds in the magazine (shorter cartridge) is significant in a “camp protection” gun.
