Many years ago I stepped into the local gunshop and they had this single action monster in the discount rack. It came in a BFR shoebox and the guy that processed my paperwork made me feel like a clown for buying it.
At the time I was looking for a big bore single action for hunting game in the Mid South.
This thing fit the bill to a T. I had done research on BFRs and knew about the frame strength, etc.. I knew that because it was a JT prefix it was good to go from a reliability standpoint. # is JT009xx . What I never knew, and what I need from THR is how many of these things were made? Unless I am mistaken, anything currently produced in .475 is a Linebaugh/ .480 Ruger, not simply .480.
It is tremendously accurate and is surely worth more than the $xxx I paid for it 8ish years ago.
I truly am curious how many of these that they made in .480 R. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.
At the time I was looking for a big bore single action for hunting game in the Mid South.
This thing fit the bill to a T. I had done research on BFRs and knew about the frame strength, etc.. I knew that because it was a JT prefix it was good to go from a reliability standpoint. # is JT009xx . What I never knew, and what I need from THR is how many of these things were made? Unless I am mistaken, anything currently produced in .475 is a Linebaugh/ .480 Ruger, not simply .480.
It is tremendously accurate and is surely worth more than the $xxx I paid for it 8ish years ago.
I truly am curious how many of these that they made in .480 R. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.