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Walking Horse Texas,480 Ruger bullet choice
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 Posted: Wed Jan 31st, 2007 02:39 AM
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I got the dies from CB today for WHT`s new 480 Ruger.Anyone have a bullet recommendation for a bullet that will do well with whitetailed deer,wild hogs and the occasional Armadillo..:lol::thumbs:
Seriously,I need some info and thoughts gents of what to use.I am not into handgun hunting,YET.. So help me and WHRT`s Ruger 48O out...:thumbs:



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I am going with Barnes pistol bullets the next time I load some in my .454. I saw one a buddy recovered that was amazing. It opened to more than twice the original diameter with four sharp copper petals and retained 100% of its original weight. They are damn expensive, but from what I have seen, they are the best. I recovered a Hornady XTP from my .454 and it lost from 240 grains down to around 180 grains. Go Barnes. Just my opinion.



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If I can remember, The next time I see him I will take a pic of the bullet.



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Evening Gene  >>  I have the heavy for caliber bullet, moderate velocity thing going in all my revolver rounds.  I'd stick with that theme.  If it were my .480, I'd be looking at a 370 - 410 gr. Cast Performance LBT solid.  None of the animals you mentioned really require that heavy a bullet but I've found these heavy bullets to be extremely accurate and then tend to be a little more manageable at their moderate speeds then the quicker snap of the lighter bullets at quicker velocities.  That's my impressions, anyways.  Going heavier and slower, you're not going to loose anything penetration wise.  There's plenty of capacity to that case ensuring nice performance regardless of which weight you chose.

One thing's for sure, if you aren't into handgun hunting and big bore handgun reloading and shooting yet, mess with that .480 long enough and you'll be feeding the fix just like the rest of us.  LOL.  Good luck to ya with the reloading.  >>  korey



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Thanks guys.We are gonna start soo.I am gonna give WHT a  bit of teaching on how we do this handloading ,starting with his 480..Korey ,makes sense bro on that hard cast bullet..:thumbs:



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