Having recently been showered with several hundred .480 Ruger cases, I'm looking for someway to put them to use. I was originally thinking of digging up a No. 1 rolling block action and barreling it up, however, after looking up some loading data, I'm a bit leary of it. Pressure data shows the round running about 43-45,000 psi. Seems a bit much for a No. 1 action even with the firing pin hole bushed and a smaller firing pin tip. If this was a much smaller case head, I'd be less concerned doing it, but with a rim of .542 and head of .504, would case head thrust be excessive? I'm not looking at using a Ruger action because of cost reasons, but I don't see a lot of options for a low cost action. I could just use the rolling block with lesser loads, but I don't want to create a trap for a user 20 years from now if someone puts a factory round in it.
My second choice was a Contender carbine barrel, but I see MGM no longer shows it as an option. Any other makers for this?
I'd appreciate any input on either of these ideas. I look at this as a possible really handy heavy cover deer and black bear carbine.