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The .480 Ruger is built on the same frame as the .454 Casull, and was introduced as a six-shot model. While the .480 Ruger is not loaded to the rifle-like pressures of the .454 Casull, the bigger (.475 caliber, 12 mm) bore allows the use of heavier bullets than the .454 Casull, making it a good choice for handgun hunting.
Pages in category ".454 Casull firearms" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Ruger Blackhawk; Ruger Super Redhawk; S. Smith & Wesson Model ...
The wildcat cartridge went mainstream when Freedom Arms brought a single action five-shot revolver chambered in .454 Casull to the retail firearms market in 1983. Ruger followed in 1997, chambering its Super Redhawk in this caliber. Taurus followed with the Raging Bull model in 1998 and the Taurus Raging Judge Magnum in 2010.
Ruger Super Redhawk. Ruger Alaskan: Sturm, Ruger & Company.44 Magnum.454 Casull.480 Ruger 10×25mm.480 Ruger.44 Magnum.454 Casull: 5-6
This new design, dubbed the Ruger Super Redhawk also introduced a revised stub grip similar to that of the Ruger GP100 revolver. [15] It was later determined by Ruger engineers that the Redhawk barrel separations were the result of overtorquing threads on pre-lubricated barrels as they were being screwed to the frame, causing stress fractures. [15]
The Super Redhawk was already the only 6-shot .454 Casull revolver in production, as all other makers used 5-shot cylinders to keep the cylinder walls thicker to handle the high pressures. The .480 Ruger uses lower pressures than the .454 Casull, at 48,000 psi , [ 5 ] [ better source needed ] so the .454 Casull can produce higher velocities and ...
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Casull began building a number of five-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames. The Freedom Arms Model 83 single-action revolver chambered in .454 Casull was introduced in 1983. [11] This model remains in production as the Model 83. [12] A number of variants upon the Model 83 have been produced, all with five-shot cylinders.