I want to thank everyone again for their advice. I couldn�t find a Ragging Bull 6 �
480 anywhere in Phoenix so I ordered one and picked it up yesterday. It was a tuff decision but the 480 was $130 cheaper than the 454 which helped. The lock up is tighter than any of my other revolvers.

I bought 3 boxes of ammo and went right to the range. The very first shot was a bulls eye at 25 yards so needless to say I was very happy. This gun will take some practice after 40 rounds in a short time span my groups started to open up. It didn�t take long for my hand to start getting fatigued. I can only imagine some 400-grain hotter loads. I can say that the Taurus felt great and didn't have the muzzle flip that I thought it was going to have but then again I was only shooting the hornady 325 grainers. I am very pleased with my purchase. It is defiantly a quality piece.

The only challenge is that the cast lead is not on any store shelves. I do have a question does anyone no of a place online to get cast bullets in 300 to 325 grains? I can�t find any.

Grape Creek, yes the mulies are good sized in Arizona.
The 325 grain loads should be perfect for that.

Thanks again

Good day to ya, Paul
Our take on these handguns is probably extremely close, but the focus of my response is different from yours. I was thinking of a first timer who lives in arizona where the purpose of a large handgun is for use at the club or out on the desert on jacks or maybe a mulie if the guy really takes to the gun and does enough shooting to feel comfortable with it. I was also thinking of the guys out there who are reading us who are dreaming of a large handgun but haven't been exposed to the reality yet. I believe that a large number of the handguns in caliber above 44mag are purchased, shot a few rounds, then put in the gun cabinet or sold, because they are too violent for the shooter to feel comfortable with. The 480 is not a bad offender with factory loads, the 454 is. If he handloaded, he could shoot the 454 with reduced loads and slowly work up to the larger rounds. My friend with the 480 doesn't reload, and is shooting factory ammo...as you say, pleasant to shoot.
For handloaders who are experienced with the rounds, the 475 and the 480 should be really potent rounds, especially with the larger bore area on which to apply pressure. I was drooling when you mentioned a 400 gr slug.... I'm using 330gr gas-checks at 1700 for protection or 350 alloy cast at about 1300 for practice (the 350 is a nice shooter).
For what it's worth, I have no preference in caliber, but i really do like the raging bull itself. I happened to find my stainless RB 454 5 inch on sale for $500+ a few years back when wallyworld sold off their handguns. I needed the stainless and the 5 inch because i backpack, but had the gun had been in 480, i would have bought it regardless.
(most of my backpacking is solo out by Cantwell on the Denali Cutoff. A shotgun is too awkward to carry, so this handgun is second choice... or tenth. Beats a sharp stick or a pocket knife)

Bronco......... we're all smiling..... you did good