480 Ruger

[James B]

When I bought the Ultralite Taurus 44 Mag yesterday, the salesman was pushing the 480 Ruger. There in the store they have a Brown Bear that he took last spring with the 480. Nice Bear. For those who have the 480 , What can you tell me about them? He has the Redhawk.

[hardcorehunter]

I have a 2 1/2'' bblRuger Alaskan Super Redhawk in .480. Love the gun and it is one of them that I won't ever sell. Never killed anything with it. I have only shot 6 shots through it just to see what it was like. Very hard recoiling gun because it is so lightwight. Way more recoil then my .500 S&W but my smith weighs more and has the 8 3/8'' bbl. Mine is for personal protection against bears and two-legged verminin the wilderness when my wife and I are on self-guided bow hunts. My smith is on the left and the alaskan on the right.

[James B]

Thanks. A friend of mine has the Ruger Alskan. I have not fired it but he told me that he can kill and grill a critter as the same time. He fired it at night and was quite impressed with the Muzzle Flash. I looked at the Redhawk and liked the feel of it. I also like the finish of the Redhawk.

[chma]

I have a Ruger Super Redhawk in 480 Ruger I have taken 2 deer with it they just cant wait to drop. chad