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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.
The .454 Casull was finally commercialized in 1997, when SAAMI published its first standards for the cartridge. [6] [7] [8] The new Casull round uses a small rifle primer rather than a pistol primer, because it develops extremely high chamber pressures of over 50,000 CUP (copper units of pressure) (410 MPa), which are rifle levels of pressure ...
The Alaskan is available in .44 Magnum, .454 Casull/.45 Colt, and .480 Ruger, with the .480 model originally a 6-shot, replaced in 2008 with a 5-shot model to aid in spent cartridge extraction. [33] All Alaskans feature a brushed stainless finish and a Hogue Tamer rubber finger groove grip, rather than the standard GP100 style. [ 33 ]
Ruger Alaskan: Sturm, Ruger & Company.44 Magnum.454 Casull.480 Ruger 10×25mm.480 Ruger.44 Magnum.454 Casull: 5-6
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.
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