.480 Ruger Handgun Cartridges

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From a performance perspective this cartridge falls in between the .44 Remington Magnum and the .454 Casull cartridges. It has slightly less relative recoil than either the .454 Casull or the .50 Action Express cartridges. Designed initially for use in Sturm Ruger's Super Redhawk revolvers, Magnum Research and Taurus now also have revolvers chambered for this big game hunting round.

.480 Ruger Handgun Cartridges

Cartridge Specifications
Case Type:	Semi-rimmed, straight
Introduced:	2003	Made For:	Revolver
Cart Len:	1.650-in	Case Len:	1.285-in
Case Dia:	0.504-in	Bul Dia:	0.476-in

Ballistics measured with:
7.5-inch revolver barrel

Cartridge Variants:
	Weight	Velocity	Energy
From:	275 gr	1550 ft/sec	1467 ft-lbs
To:	425 gr	1200 ft/sec	1359 ft-lbs

Cartridge Used in Database
Weight	Velocity	Energy
400 gr	1200 ft/sec	1279 ft-lbs

Rankings for Cartridge Used in Database
PF:	480000	TKO:	32.606

**See below for further reference regarding the power rankings listed in the tables above:

MV-Muzzle Velocity
Muzzle velocity when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in feet-per-second.

ME-Muzzle Energy
Muzzle energy when fired from a typical handgun. Measured in foot-pounds.

PF-Power Factor
In shooting competition the Power Factor is used to determine the competitive division in which a particular handgun/cartridge can be used. A simple calculation of the bullet's mass times its muzzle velocity.
PF = bull. mass x muzzle vel.

TKO-Taylor Knock Out Formula
Developed by big-game hunter John Howard Taylor in the 1940's. Calculates the relative effectiveness of bullets for hunting game.
TKO = (bull. mass x muzzle vel. x bull. dia.)/7000

Link back to the main table listing of handgun and rifle cartridges HERE.