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Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk® (Distributor Exclusive) in 454 & 480 Ruger

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I'd like to shoot one, and when Ruger first announced the .480, I cursed them for bringing it out only in the SRH, when Bowen Classic Arms was making .475 Linebaughs out of Ruger SAs. My .44 Vaquero with heavy loads appears to be far more demanding to control, if those were full powered loads, the recoil in the video looks more like a .357. If the recoil is, as I suspect, proves to be a bit more dynamic, I doubt that the factory adjustable rear sight will stand up (I had one fail on a .44 SBH) so I'd swap it out with Hamilton Bowen's Rough Country rear sight, which uses opposing screws for windage adjustment, rather than a single adjustment screw and a spring.
Here's a Bowen .500 Linbaugh Ruger conversion where they installed a S&W .500 barrel and the gun wears the Rough Country rear sight . . .
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there is no extra strength in an unfluted cylinder. outside wall and chamber to chamber thickness is still the same.Hmm ! a 500 Linbaugh with a FLUTED cyl ?
there is no extra strength in an unfluted cylinder. outside wall and chamber to chamber thickness is still the same.
Just surprised they use a fluted cyl when the 44 Mag SBH are unfluted and the 454 & the 480 are also UNFLUTED ! RJ
Not all Super Blackhawk cylinders are unfluted...
http://ruger.com/products/newModelSuperBlackhawkStandard/specSheets/0811.html
Clay from Prophet can... JP.
I called prophet river...they will get back to me on Tuesday...once I get a price from them I will share it with you folks and help drain your bank accts also!!!



























