Has anyone used or own the win. 94 in Ruger 480 cal. Just would like some input , before i decide to purchase one. Have had a ruger .44 mag. carbine for 30 yrs. just looking for something new to play with.( For whitetail's and moose) Thank's: Rick.
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This chambering in the 94 was indeed shelved for some reason. I was going to get one too but they never made it to market. The newly announced Marlin will be in .475 Linebaugh and will also handle .480 so it sounds like a better deal anyway. One of those I WILL have!
Quote: Has anyone used or own the win. 94 in Ruger 480 cal. Just would like some input , before i decide to purchase one. Have had a ruger .44 mag. carbine for 30 yrs. just looking for something new to play with.( For whitetail's and moose) Thank's: Rick.
In the early days of the .454 Casull, a number of M 92 Winchesters were converted to shoot it. The main problem that surfaced was not excessive backthrust, but bulged chambers due to excessive pressures for normal barrel steel. When the barrels were replaced with ones made of tougher steel, this problem disappeared. It seems likely that putting an even larger diameter case in what is already a marginal barrel/receiver diameter combination, which would happen it you tried to use a .480", or worse, a .500" case, in the M94 would be very chancy!
But it might work O.K. in a Marlin 336-size action.
