Widder, SASS #59054 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I been thinking about getting a Ruger SBH Bisley in .480 Ruger. Anyone have any experience with one? Thanks! ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 My neighbor traded away his 454 Casul for a 460 S&W. He absolutely hates that new gun, because it is SO painful to shoot. I would think the Bisley SBH might make taming those big cartridges a bit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Way too much gun for my arthritic wrists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngson Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I have one. Fun gun, you can load it mild to wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Not a Bisley nor single action, but my Super RedHawk in 480 ruger compared to my 454 Casull SRH is the 480 is much more pleasant to shoot. Can be loaded up if you want but I never had the need. More of a push compared to the snap of the Casull. 325 gr. factory for the 480 vs 240 gr. factory for the 454. Plenty of punch for me, and I used to love my hand cannons. Around here factory 480 is near unobtanium while 454 can be found pretty easily. Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twelve mile REB Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I shoot a .475 Linebaugh the original .480. There is some difference between the two namely the case 1.399 for the .475 and 1.281 for the 480.. Both of them shoot in the same neighborhood. I credit the Bisley grip with custom grips as making it pleasant to shoot for 10 or 11 rounds of full power loads. My grandson chooses the .475 over the 454 every time that was as a 12 - 14-year-old. Took both my brown bears 8' 6" and 9' 4" with the 475 using a 440 gr. cast bullet at 1100 fps. My brother also took buffalo number 5 on the all-time list with the same load. The bullet is a little heavy for the caliber but very effective on large game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Good grief (says Charlie Brown)... For grins, I ran the numbers on the 454 Casull, 480 Ruger, 475 LInebaugh and the 460 S&W. Woof! The recoil in these hand cannons is impressive. A max H110 load pushing a 325 grain XTP in a 480 Super Blackhawk is just under 32 ft-lbs of recoil. The 475 Linebaugh in a BFR-475 is far more punishing at 42 ft-lbs. The S&W 460 takes the cake with the highest Taylor Knock Out Factor of 40.0 I can see why these things hurt the wrists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 27 minutes ago, bgavin said: Good grief (says Charlie Brown)... For grins, I ran the numbers on the 454 Casull, 480 Ruger, 475 LInebaugh and the 460 S&W. Woof! The recoil in these hand cannons is impressive. A max H110 load pushing a 325 grain XTP in a 480 Super Blackhawk is just under 32 ft-lbs of recoil. The 475 Linebaugh in a BFR-475 is far more punishing at 42 ft-lbs. The S&W 460 takes the cake with the highest Taylor Knock Out Factor of 40.0 I can see why these things hurt the wrists. TN Williams told me about the same thing. I told him I wasn't gonna shoot something in the wrist. I was concerned about how much its gonna hurt the torso or brain of the animal being shot..... ..........Widder (just adding a little humor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I bought the 4 5/8 inch barreled 480 Bisley to go with my Alaskan. Only shot it once but similar to the Alaskan did not find it near as bad as expected. I didn’t mind shooting it just didn’t need to much and sold all my 480s and reloading stuff. I bought it a few years back when they were around 700 bucks and when they were going for 1,500 on GB it was too much temptation to let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Thank goodness you aren't gonna just "shoot the manure" Nice thing about those hand cannons... one can load them down if willing to put up with a flame thrower out the muzzle. AA 5744 is a very nice powder for downloading, but the very long burn time will yield an impressive flame from that still-burning power as it exits. H110 doesn't like downloading at all, but burns so long it will also throw a spectacular flame. H110 is my choice for 44 mag in 1873 carbines. Low pressure, excellent velocity from the long burn time. Trail Boss works surprisingly well for downloading hand cannons as well. Clays, Red Dot and No. 2 are very well suited for modest loads in my 2.5" Alaskan. For my needs in a revolver, I want most of the powder burned before muzzle exit. This reduces the amount of erosion on the top strap at the cylinder/barrel gap. Then again, my guns' top straps will long outlive me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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