I bought the Ruger in .480 when it first hit the market.(impulse buy)lol The Taurus was not available then, but now that it is, I'd still go with the Ruger. Mainly because of the ported barrel. The recoil of the .480 is very manageable without a being ported and the muzzle-blast is much less. I'm not taking anything away for the Taurus, but I'd go with the Ruger because, like you said, "its a Ruger".
