CB loads for 480 Ruger

[reddun]

New owner of Ruger Super Blackhawk in 480 Ruger. Have order the following bullets from Montana Works:

LBT 325gr LFN (22 Brn) -- want to load to 1000 FPS
LBT 385gr LFN (22 Brn) -- want to load to 1200 FPS


Neither of these bullets have gas checks. My problems is that I can not find loading data for these bullets anywhere.
Can anyone help.

Thanks, Jack

[dougader]

You can look at data for 325 grain j-bullets from Speer, Hornady. Maybe Hodgdon online data also?

Check out 400 grain j-bullet data for your 385. There is some data on the single actions website, too. Dick Thompson (Sixshot), Hoover and Zeus all have posted data.

I have some pc MiHec hp boolits, 385 grains, that I shot for velocity last Saturday, 12.7 grains Hercules Blue Dot, standard primers, avg = 1008 fps, 30 fps extreme spread, 868 ft lbs. muzzle energy. There's some room left for more velocity if needed.

The guys have been using 13.6 -14.6 HS6 to good effect. Dick likes 21 grains 4227 with the Mihec and several people have taken moose, bison and hogs with those loads.

I shot my Blue Dot load at 25 and 50 yards and was getting minute-of-deer groups offhand.

[osteodoc08]

Sounds like a nice thumper