greygt
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Post by greygt on Nov 13, 2009 9:26:42 GMT -5
Has anyone ever seen one of the factory 5 shot 480 Super Redhawks before Ruger killed them? Ruger listed them in the catalogs a few years before they dropped them but I have yet to see one?
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Post by sugarriver on Nov 13, 2009 9:35:05 GMT -5
One of each. Not sure if you're asking about Alaskans though.
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greygt
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Post by greygt on Nov 13, 2009 9:38:47 GMT -5
Well any 480 Ruger Super Redhawk in the 5 shot version that Ruger listed in their catalogs before they dropped the caliber .
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Post by whitworth on Nov 16, 2009 21:15:52 GMT -5
I don't think any of the 5-shot SRHs with 7.5 and 9.5-inch barrels made it to production, but a handful of the 5-shot Alaskans did.
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Post by greygt on Nov 16, 2009 21:28:29 GMT -5
I don't think any of the 5-shot SRHs with 7.5 and 9.5-inch barrels made it to production, but a handful of the 5-shot Alaskans did. Yeah I found out the bad news the day after I posted this. It's amazing what sort of info you can get calling on a friday! ;D I saw on the ruger forum someone had brought up the idea of taking a 5 shot 480 and rechambering into a 475. But even if I found one of 25 (so I am told) Alaskans I wouldn't go through the expense for a short barrel 475.
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Post by jeffquinn on Dec 25, 2009 0:49:42 GMT -5
I have one of the five-shot Alaskans.
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 25, 2009 10:42:15 GMT -5
Most of the Big Dawg gunsmiths will make you a 5 shot SRH from a 6 shot copy... My 5 shot BCA 500L SRH is a good example..
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greygt
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Post by greygt on Dec 25, 2009 10:56:22 GMT -5
It looks like a BFR in 475 will be a cheaper alternative to buying a SRH in 480 and sending it off for a 5 shot cylinder.
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Post by boxhead on Dec 25, 2009 11:03:18 GMT -5
It looks like a BFR in 475 will be a cheaper alternative to buying a SRH in 480 and sending it off for a 5 shot cylinder. Without a doubt. I gave the equivalent of $500 for mine, NIB. Nice gun too.
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 25, 2009 11:49:08 GMT -5
The BFR is just another single action 475... Kind of misses the DA slot a bit... Hard to question the dollar value though... Absolutely the best starter point for a 475L...
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Post by boxhead on Dec 26, 2009 10:58:41 GMT -5
I guess I just can't see what a DA 475 L offers over a SA?
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Post by whitworth on Dec 27, 2009 10:41:32 GMT -5
I guess I just can't see what a DA 475 L offers over a SA? I'll explain it to you: recoil. ;D Seriously! I have a SRH in .475 and it will most definietly beat the shooter up more thoroughly than a SA shooting idetical loads. Alas, mine is so accurate and shoots so well, that it s my go-to gun for hunting.
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cj3a
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Post by cj3a on Dec 27, 2009 13:46:06 GMT -5
Whitworth, whats the story behind the 50 BFR pictured in your post? That thing looks like a monster.
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Post by whitworth on Dec 27, 2009 14:02:08 GMT -5
It's not a BFR actually. It started life as a prototype D-Max frame (no holes drilled and minimal machine work) -- the first BFRs were made on D-Max frames. It was built by Jack Huntington. It's chambered in .50 Alaskan, has an 8-inch barrel and a brake (it really needs it!). It has aBisley grip frame and custom micarta grips. It's pretty light and handles well, but is absolutely brutal wth the 525 grain Bffalo Bore loads -- that is 1,575 fps. I will post up some pictures of it later on.
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Post by cj3a on Dec 27, 2009 14:29:02 GMT -5
[/i525 grain Bffalo Bore loads -- that is 1,575 fps]
ouch! Time for a shoulder stock.
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