Author Topic: .475 Linebaugh...How low can you go? (Read 1495 times)

Woodchuk · « **on:** February 18, 2003, 03:21:58 PM »

A quick question with a change of pace...With everyone wanting to know what the MAX load is for various cartridges, I'd like to know what the lighter/lightest loads y'all have used or worked up for a .475 Linebaugh or .480 Ruger. How's the recoil with these loads? Are any of them light enough to be comfortable for plinking?

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2003, 12:09:41 AM »

9 grians of unique with a ballistic cast 350wfn real pleasant less recoil then a .44 mag and alot less sharp.

MS Hitman · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2003, 01:15:14 AM »

8.0 grains WW231 with a 405 LBT for 850 fps. Accurate and will kill anything in the lower 48.

Mike C · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2003, 01:25:09 AM »

15 gr. of HS-6 and a 400 wfn in the ...475 is a real nice load, 1050 fps, not as slow as the other guys mentioned but real nice to shoot and accurate. Mike C

Woodchuk · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2003, 06:11:17 AM »

I appreciate the info.

I'm looking into the .475/.480 because I have less of an aversion to recoil than I do to muzzle blast. Recoil itself doesn't seem to bother me but I don't like high velocity muzzle blasts.

I'm getting the impression that a .475/.480 would be better for me 'cause I could "push" a heavy bullet a little slower and cut down of some muzzle blast (as compared to say .454 Casull). Am I correct in this assumption???

Thanks again for you help.

Hud · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2003, 10:13:06 AM »

I have just tried 7.5 grains of Universal Clays and a 380gr bullet. I could see the bullets in the air. They still penitrated a steel water tank at about 80 yds. The barrel is leading up just in front of the forcing cone so the bullets I am using are a little to hard for that low of velocity.

I upped it to 8.5 grs and am still getting leading.

Hud

MS Hitman · « **Reply #6 on:** February 19, 2003, 05:00:44 PM »

Woodchuk,

Loading a 400 grain or so bullet to velocities up to 1000 fps should give you an easy shooting load with little blast or recoil. I know a 440 grain bullet from a .500 Linebaugh loaded to 750 fps will penetrate 31" of wet newsprint. You should expect similar performance from a .475 Linebaugh.