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Post by reflex264 on Dec 19, 2022 10:51:19 GMT -5
Truthfully the critters wont know the difference. I got curious about a year ago searching the various forums for what hunters were loading in their .475s. When the smoke cleared 99% of them were loading them down to well below the .480 loads in the Hodgdon manual. Using the Hodgdon data in a .480 produced some of the fastest kills I have ever seen on deer. The animals wont know the difference. It is what satisfies you the most.
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Post by sj6g on Dec 19, 2022 10:55:46 GMT -5
I can tell you I clobbered a 300lb hog with factory Hornady .480 Ruger 325GR last week at about 30 yards and it was plenty effective (out of a 4 3/4" barrel no less)
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Post by Thunderjet on Dec 19, 2022 11:19:05 GMT -5
If you choose the 475 and shoot jacketed bullets make sure you lay in a good supply. They are becoming very difficult to find. Hornady doesnt even make them anymore and Speers are always on back order. .500 jacketed are much easier to find.
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Post by magnumwheelman on Dec 19, 2022 11:26:41 GMT -5
I don't have one, so I'm speaking with only general knowledge... but I do have 475 Ruger & 500 JRH guns... if I were going to buy one, I'd choose the 500, because it's bigger ( potential wider meplat ) & because I have a 50-70 ( thinking the right bullet would interchange between the two )...
The 500 is actually bigger than it sounds, in comparison, being actually .510" compared to the other being .475"
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Post by chaos on Dec 19, 2022 11:39:50 GMT -5
I can tell you I clobbered a 300lb hog with factory Hornady .480 Ruger 325GR last week at about 30 yards and it was plenty effective (out of a 4 3/4" barrel no less) I use accurate molds 48-395BG in my Linebaugh. Life got in the way and I didnt deer hunt with it the year I got it or the following year. I settled on a load somewhere in the 1050fps range. Zeroed my dot at 50 yards. I had a chance at a small spike at about 105 yards this year. I held high and let fly. Deer acted like a mack truck hit him. Far more devistating than any I have hit with .430 cast. I see no need to load it Hot.
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Post by zeus on Dec 19, 2022 11:49:05 GMT -5
90% of what I shoot is the 385 with the big hollow point at 1100.
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Post by bula on Dec 19, 2022 11:49:17 GMT -5
Intended uses ? Here, cannot imagine a long shot. Here, want pest loads too. In my case, I'd go BIG. To take shots of opportunity, prefer subsonic, and bigger bore is more boom vs blast. Less abusive of ears. If plains or tundra hunts in your future, the .475". Things where you will want range.
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Post by gunsbam45 on Dec 19, 2022 12:39:07 GMT -5
I like the .500 for several reasons.
!. It leaves a bigger hole simply due to larger diameter and meplat size.
2. a 435/440 LFNGC at moderate velocities of 950 to 1050 is really nice to shoot because it's a way low pressure round.
3. It's QUIETER due to that lower pressure.
So for me, it's an overall better choice, HOWEVER...
The .475 is an inherently more accurate round, BUT most shooters won't see much difference, or any.
The .475 with full potential powder charges and a 425 LFNGC is the winner in straight line penetration, but like someone else said, that is not a factor for most things, since either of these calibers are going to go on through and keep on trucking on most things anyway. A friend of mine has killed 13 or 14 hogs with his .500 Linebaughs all with the same load. 17 of HS7 behind his lino type 400 LFN that actually weighs 385 to 390 from his alloy. He has never recovered a bullet from any of the hogs at distances from a few yards to well over 100 with that 1000 fps class load. He's used everything imaginable to kill hogs handgun wise, and the .50 is by far his favorite.
Those aren't the only factors like other guys have said. Pretty easy to just go buy a model 83 in .475 and you're in business for .480 or .475 with easily accessible ammo if you like the factory stuff.
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Post by kings6 on Dec 19, 2022 12:41:42 GMT -5
Totally subjective here but the 500s are gone and the 475 is still here. For some reason I shoot it better and enjoy it more. I have not tried 480 rounds in it yet.
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Post by akray on Dec 19, 2022 12:52:31 GMT -5
If I'm getting only one it would be the 500 Linebaugh and that's mostly for bragging rights. No one else is going to pull out a standard sized revolver and show me a loaded round that is bigger than a loaded 500 Linebaugh cartridge. No one. The 475 Linebaugh is also impressive but the visual impression is less when next to the 500. Neither is particularly enjoyable to shoot, and both tend to eat up a lot of powder and lead in handloads.
If you're looking for a revolver that you will shoot and enjoy and hunt with the 45 Colt would be another good way to go. Some guys go even farther in the smaller caliber direction and get a Linebaugh gun chambered in 38-40. You have a lot of options available to you and really no wrong answers.
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Post by Encore64 on Dec 19, 2022 13:11:40 GMT -5
The OP seems to be long gone...
But, since JRH built my 480 Ruger Midframe Flattop Bisley, I've abandoned the 475 Linebaugh. The 480 does all I need and more.
I've come around to the 38-40, 44-40, 44 Special, etc.
I kept one each of the revolvers chambered for the Linebaugh Cartridges, but they rarely see sunlight.
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Post by pacecars on Dec 19, 2022 13:12:27 GMT -5
Never had a .475 but have had a .480 Ruger Blackhawk. It was a great gun and I ran 400 WFN bullets at 900 a 1000 FPS and it was a deer and pig slayer. Low recoil and none of the critters ever stopped a bullet from any angle. I now have a John Linebaugh built .500 Vaquero Bisley with the idea of shooting heavier bullets at about the same speed. I did find that the .500 beats the crap out of my middle finger so it is in Ronnie Wells hands at the moment for some of his magic. It is going to be my everyday woods gun. I also just got one of Doc’s IWB holsters for it!
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Post by sj6g on Dec 19, 2022 13:33:53 GMT -5
The OP seems to be long gone... But, since JRH built my 480 Ruger Midframe Flattop Bisley, I've abandoned the 475 Linebaugh. The 480 does all I need and more. I've come around to the 38-40, 44-40, 44 Special, etc. I kept one each of the revolvers chambered for the Linebaugh Cartridges, but they rarely see sunlight. I break out the Fully-engraved Linebaugh 500L occasionally, but shoot the 475L more solely because it's an FA83 and I don't worry about it getting trashed in the woods. That said, I shoot moderate 45 Colt out of a Linebaugh 5-shot more than either...I have the 500 & 475 if I need them, but I can't imagine a time that I'll actually need them.
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Post by ldmay375 on Dec 19, 2022 15:19:18 GMT -5
The 500 Linebaugh is no doubt impressive in its capabilities, performance, and looks. For whatever reason, my attraction to the bigger bores stopped at the .475. And one lead to another and more. Were I not so heavily invested in the 475 / 480's, I would have a 500 JRH. The 500 JRH has a lot of appeal to me. It would my choice of an above .475, if I were in the market.
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Post by Encore64 on Dec 19, 2022 18:06:35 GMT -5
The 500 Linebaugh is no doubt impressive in its capabilities, performance, and looks. For whatever reason, my attraction to the bigger bores stopped at the .475. And one lead to another and more. Were I not so heavily invested in the 475 / 480's, I would have a 500 JRH. The 500 JRH has a lot of appeal to me. It would my choice of an above .475, if I were in the market. The 500 JRH is the best of the big bores due to bullet selection. I've got two early BFRs so chambered. I don't feel I need any customs in this chambering. These guns are completely superb...
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