Adding a caliber...

[Rodentman]

I am adding 480 Ruger to my reloading bench. Bullets, brass, and dies and trimming tools are on order...not a wide choice of bullets but ordered a slug from MO bullets as well as some jacketed.

[hammAR]

[Ghost]

Awaiting pictures of the flame

[Rodentman]

I'll work on that. Have a good supply of H110 and Lil Gun. Should be fun.

[BigDog58]

Remind me to NOT get in a Grip contest with you. Those big dang caliber kicking gun's you love, would kill my wrist

BTW that's a Handsome Piece of Iron you got there.

[Pat Cannon]

Nice. Are you gonna get a holster for it, or just put it in your pocket?

[fine ape]

Ooo.... nice . Is that the Hawkeye gray coating on it?

[Rodentman]

It's Ruger's proprietary target grey finish. I can find references that it is sprayed on the metal, but some say that it is a tumbling in media process. Hopefully not in main stream media. I read that some feel the finish is fragile, others say it is quite durable. None of my guns gets hoisted out into the harsh hinterlands hunting, so I am sure it will stay looking better than I do.

Yes I have a Uncle Mike's holster for it. I should have the reloading supplies by Wednesday.

[INOR]

You need to install some rails on that thing and make it tacticool.


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[dleong]

It's Ruger's proprietary target grey finish. I can find references that it is sprayed on the metal, but some say that it is a tumbling in media process. Hopefully not in main stream media. I read that some feel the finish is fragile, others say it is quite durable. None of my guns gets hoisted out into the harsh hinterlands hunting, so I am sure it will stay looking better than I do.

Ruger's proprietary "Target Grey" finish is achieved through tumbling in a chemically treated medium. Looks dapper, but, from personal experience, unacceptably fragile, and there is no way to touch up the finish. I've had to send both my .454 and .480 SRHs back to Ruger several times for refinishing due to the TG finish rubbing off from just routine (and careful, I might add) handling. On both SRHs, the front face of the cylinder is thankfully unfinished (i.e., bare steel), but the blast reflected back from the C/B gap will start wearing the TG finish off the forward circumference of the cylinder right from your first range session, especially if you're shooting magnum loads. Looks pretty unsightly after a while. Ruger has indicated they can only refinish my SRHs in satin stainless the next time I send them back, which will probably be for the better.

I acquired my 9.5" .480 SRH some years ago from CDNN when they were closing out some "new old" stock for $480 apiece:



As received from CDNN, the gun had obvious handling wear, and was immediately sent on its first trip back to Ruger for refinishing.

Nowadays, I don't shoot the gun very often as jacketed/plated projectiles in that caliber are expensive and/or hard to find. Some years back, Rainier was offering a reasonably priced 328 gr. plated HP projectile rated to magnum velocities that shot extremely accurately in the SRH, but alas, they've since stopped making them. I purchased 1000 of these projectiles when they were available, and am down to my last 200 or so of them.

[Ghost]

You need to install some rails on that thing and make it tacticool.


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Don't forget the skateboard tape

[ijosef]

Very nice! Our popular calibers are ubiquitous for many reasons, many of which have nothing to do with performance. Since the market is so saturated with different types of rounds, it's tough to get a foothold. Sure, the 7mmWSM might be superior to the 30.06 in almost every way (for a specific application), but the 30.06 is still plenty good enough - not to mention far more affordable with a much larger selection of rifles in that chambering.

I like the .480 Ruger and it's a shame it didn't catch on. From most reports, it does a good job of giving you a giant magnum revolver round without breaking your wrist in the process. I find the .500S&W extremely unpleasant to shoot.

[Seismic Sam]

It's not HALF ugly enough for you to own!! Send it back immediately!!

[Rodentman]

It's not new and has been fired with no noticeable wear. I will be very careful with it, and if it turns ugly enough it will match my alleged appearance. Odd that some people find the finish fragile and others find it durable. Well, one man's confection is another man's sweet.

I'll just write it off to covféfé if it deteriorates.

ETA I ordered the Hogue grips for it.

[dleong]

By the way, isn't it a little too late in life for you to be learning about money?