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Post by bigbore5 on Dec 19, 2022 20:41:02 GMT -5
I shoot cast bullets in 355,435,& 525gr. I have no need for jacketed bullets in my 500 Linebaughs. The meplat is wide enough (.400" and larger) that expansion is not needed.
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chaos
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Post by chaos on Dec 19, 2022 20:41:02 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... Bullet selection is only a click away from mould makers like accurate. |
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Post by rangersedge on Dec 19, 2022 20:51:39 GMT -5
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Post by jfs on Dec 19, 2022 23:01:51 GMT -5
.475 (.480)... the only area the 480 Ruger lags slightly behind the 475 Linebaugh is shooting heavy for caliber bullets at high velocity..... My 475 Linebaugh built by John Gallagher. She shoots 480`s as accurately as 475`s
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Post by iwsbull on Dec 19, 2022 23:53:24 GMT -5
Regardless of nuances there is just something about dropping a big heavy cartridge into a massive hole in the cylinder and it dropping in with authority. It also makes me grin every time those big slugs hit a steel plate and you see the energy transfer.
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Post by rleprechaun on Dec 20, 2022 0:20:10 GMT -5
I have 2 .475's and a 500 JRH. My choice, a 5 shot 45 colt. The most versatile revolver you can own. If I were hunting brown bear or cape buffalo then I would go to a 475 or 500. I have hunted both. Killed a cape buffalo with 1 shoot from a 416 Taylor Encore pistol. Took the 416 and the iron sighted .475 and did not fire a shoot brown bear hunting.
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Post by bigbore5 on Dec 20, 2022 19:06:17 GMT -5
Honestly, I mostly shoot ground hog and yodel pest with the 475, and the 500's see more deer and bear than anything else.
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