{"id":1290,"date":"2024-09-06T17:15:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2024-09-06T17:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T17:15:52","slug":"ammo-brief-480-ruger-gun-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1290","title":{"rendered":"Ammo Brief: .480 Ruger &#8211; Gun Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"> <noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/480-Ruger-feature-768x496.jpg\" alt=\"Ammo Brief: .480 Ruger\" title=\"Ammo Brief: .480 Ruger\"\/><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-take-a-quick-look-at-the-480-ruger-cartridge-bill-ruger-s-handheld-namesake\"><strong>We take a quick look at the .480 Ruger cartridge, Bill Ruger\u2019s handheld namesake.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>After a half-century of production, millions of shooters use Bill Ruger\u2019s firearms\u2014but only one very special pistol cartridge bears the man\u2019s name. The .480 Ruger was never intended to be the biggest and heaviest-recoiling handgun cartridge on the block. It splits the difference between the .44 Remington Magnum and .454 Casull cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>Using a Hornady 325-grain XTP Magnum bullet (diameter 0.475 inch) and Hornady brass, the .480 Ruger offers a significant velocity and energy increase over the .44 Remington Magnum cartridge, but without the recoil disadvantage of other super-powered handgun cartridges.<\/p>\n<p>The key to delivering the two-thirds of a ton of muzzle energy is a well-reasoned balance among bullet weight, velocity and operating pressure, in a cartridge derived from the venerable .45-70 case.<\/p>\n<p>The cartridge is chambered in Ruger\u2019s rugged double-action six-shooter, the Super Redhawk, which wears an integral scope mounting system on the top strap. It has served big-game handgun hunters and metallic silhouette target shooters with distinction.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-480-ruger-factory-ballistics\"><strong>.480 ruger Factory Ballistics<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BULLET<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>POWDER<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>GRAINS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>VELOCITY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>ENERGY<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>SOURCE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>325 Hornady XTP<\/td>\n<td>FL<\/td>\n<td>FL<\/td>\n<td>1,350<\/td>\n<td>1,315<\/td>\n<td>Hornady<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>This article is an excerpt of\u00a0<em>Gun Digest&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gundigeststore.com\/product\/precision-rifle-marksmanship-the-fundamentals-a-marine-snipers-guide-to-long-range-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gundigeststore.com\/product\/cartridges-of-the-world-17th-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cartridge&#8217;s Of The World<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Raise Your Ammo IQ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-27\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333; text-align: center;\">Next Step: Get your FREE Printable Target Pack<\/h2>\n<p>Enhance your shooting precision with our 62 MOA Targets, perfect for rifles and handguns. Crafted in collaboration with Storm Tactical for accuracy and versatility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to the Gun Digest email newsletter<\/strong> and get your downloadable target pack sent straight to your inbox. Stay updated with the latest firearms info in the industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take a quick look at the .480 Ruger cartridge, Bill Ruger\u2019s handheld namesake. After a half-century of production, millions of shooters use Bill Ruger\u2019s firearms\u2014but only one very special pistol cartridge bears the man\u2019s name. The .480 Ruger was never intended to be the biggest and heaviest-recoiling handgun cartridge on the block. 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