.480 Ruger - Why didn’t it catch on?

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

It's more like bigger recoil amplifies anticipation, especially when that recoil results in increasing levels of actual pain. But it can come from shooting anything though, even like with the relatively silent, recoil-free bow you're talking about. Anticipation itself is more about the perceived consequences going around in your brain, keeping you from being clear-minded and in-the-moment. Things like a trophy animal, or the last shot in an otherwise perfect string of shots, tend to amplify it a lot more than a culling shot or the first round in a string. It's about what you're making it mean. Add in painful recoil, and that's like throwing an exponent onto that mental equation.

I feel like this would be a great conversation to carry on elsewhere. We’ve thoroughly hijacked the thread, but I have really enjoyed the side quest.

 

[Luke S]

I think the problem with the 480 is it came out about the time the 10mm became popular as a bear defense choice. You can debate that (see various posts above) but the undeniable fact is a LOT of guys in Alaska choose a 10mm now, Glock 20 seems to be the most popular. I think people figured out revolvers bigger then a standard size 44 are just hard to carry regularly. A 480 in a Super Redhawk is on the upper end of practicality for carry (to big for me actually). I think a single action 480 would be cool but my recollection is that was only available briefly with a longer barrel. A shorter 480 single action would be interesting.

 

[Steve300xcw]

One thing to consider, when a bear has you down and is chewing on you, at least a revolver doesn't have a slide to disengage and make your shooting iron inoperable if you have to shoot with the muzzle pushed into him!

Personal experience?

 

[3gunyotehtr]

Personal experience?

Nope!!! Just conjecture!!

 

[Choupique]

The more rounded shape will also make it hurt less when the bear shoves it up your poop chute