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Are you still using this bullet and powder combo?

Very informative, thank you

You said you are running a weaver grand slam not a super slam correct ? China or Japan made ? Good Channel 👍

Great video work and good info. Only thing I can add after owning both the 454 Alaskan and Toklat the FPS loss isn't as large as you would think. With the 3 types of ammo I shoot through both guns its like 100-125FPS only loss with the short alaskan barrel vs toklat. For some reason the 454 casull doesn't seem to lose as much FPS by going shortening barrel vs say my 357's and 44's. I have no clue why maybe someone knows more than me why?

Very good sound advice on loads. Love my Toklat. Thanks!

Great very informative video. Thank you!

Can you update the brass availability?

I watched this last night. Great video, thanks for sharing. New subscriber here👍

Wild West Guns, do a super mod to these, cerakoat , trigger work, and porting , it really helps with porting having shot both before and after. but it is spendy

Answers my question about copper vs hardcast for Grizzly.... 😂

This is an old video. But really good. You should rename it. "The care and feeding of a Ruger Super Redhawk .454 Casull".

This is a very informative video - some of the comments are too. Thanks

Yes gunblue490 is a great channel. Yours is solid too.

I’m going to visit soon, for good.

Excellent.!

I agree with you on Ruger Precision rifles...just not my style either.

This is good and very well said with lots of experience of what works for your needs ! I’ve loaded and shot the 255 grain Keith hard cast bullets for years I started loading and shooting 300 grain hard cast from my Ruger with 5.5” barrel in 2007 and like the penetration ! 2018 I moved to the 310 grain WNFP and I’m considering the 330 grain to try next ! Bigger is better , biggest is best so my gunsmith always says 😂 Good one about holsters , I thought I was one of a very few with a Tupperware tub under my bed with holsters 😂 With my other .44 mag in 2020 I bought my first chest holster , it’s not the holy grail of handgun carry but I do like it and the concept behind it really is functional ! For lighter loads , Titegroup and Unique gave the best accuracy @900 fps ! In Bear country I carry the 310 grain WNFP hard cast bullet loaded using full loads H110 , Win 296 or 2400 , a great mag handgun powder is Viht -N-110 clean, accurate powder with 30% less muzzle flash ! One thing I’ve read so I tried it , when cast bullets get very far over 22 BH they become brittle, i clamped one in a vice and broke it in half using a hammer to tap it sideways ! Most cast bullet makers tell you the BH reading for their bullets ! W. D. M. Bell in Africa was an elephant hunter in Africa for years ! He always did brain shots and the first thing he did was recovery the bullet which he had pictures of in his book , deformed, bend 30*-40* degrees sideways , one was almost bend 70* sideways , they did their task !anyway you speaking of shattered or broken bullets made me think of that ! The other bullet is partition bullets , Nosler and Swift makes them in handgun calibers ! I use them in the rifle , I’m not certain Nosler still does ! From what I know after 57 years into hunting using handguns , hard cast bullets, wide Meplat is the best solution still ! Elmer Kieth said that too in 3 of his books I have ! The fine book “ Hell I Was There “ he was !

I left Alaska (vacation) 5 days ago and I miss it already!

Well you answer one question, and that is why a lot of the pros are buying this rifle in the Hogue overmolded style. I like the wooden stock and would epoxy the heck out of all the internals. (though now that I think of it, I haven't touched my guide gun). But it is ridiculous if they haven't fixed this problem. Wood actually does better than most composites if it is epoxy coated, at least with boats, but it has to be meticulously done and if there is maintenance it has to be done.

Good coverage on the muzzle brake. A few points: 1) I am not an acoustic engineer, but if you start looking into firearm noise, it is crazy loud. The db scale is logarithmic, the actual increase in db is a 10X greater sound energy for every 10 db increase. So a 160 db discharge is 10X more potentially damaging than a 150 db discharge. 2) I used to read about db levels and heard that the louder firearms are 160. Not too bad. Well actually 160 is orders of magnitude above what will cause damage, which is above 82, and above 100 where plugs and muffs are required. The very best muffs with great fit are around 30 db. Which means that if you discharge a 160 db rifle, you are standing there taking a 130 db hit, which is hugely worse than what our ears can take. 3) But there is more. The 160 number I heard for years for very loud guns is not how loud they really are, it is the point above which, meters, at least the commonly available ones, tap out. This is why people at the next bench where someone is firing a muzzle brake magnum, loose hearing from only a shot or two, no mater what they are wearing. Barrel length: The reason Alaskan rifles have short barrels is because of heavy cover, but most hunting for grizz is still in the wide open. And when the going gets nasty, your guide will take over in most cases. So what are the problems with short barrels and noise. Sound reduces at the square of distance, so shortening barrels is a double whammy on noise. You get more muzzle blast, and you get it closer to your ear. So just guessing, if the muzzle was 30 inches from you ear on a 20" Guide gun, but 34" in the African, the noise based on the distance alone would be 28% more energetic from the shorter barrel. Plus the blast effects. Speaking of blast, the 416 and 375 Rugers use the same case, so the 375 is a lot more overbore than the 416. And the 338 sounds horrendously overbore for a guide gun. Tia Shoemaker, the famed bear guide. shoots a 416 Remington but downloads it to 404 levels of around 2000 fps. Rather than her 375 Ruger she had previously carried. I don't know what her current loadings are. But that would be one way to get the blast and barrel length equation in check. The 50 Alaskan would be another. Keep loads reasonable. The moment a person gets a set of dies they seem to want to beat the factory ammo in a drag race. But for a DG rifle, just about everything is more important. Like case extraction. The Ruger barrel weight should be a great idea. The deep counter boring of rifles is a custom feature some smiths provide, and this gets you that, out of the box.

Interesting video. I love the Toklat and the 454. Since you're in Alaska, you should get Chuke from Chuke's Outdoor Adventures to come down (over or up, depending where you are) and he will accidentally shoot your chronograph for you with his Toklat. He seems to have a humorous talent for that.

By gum your correct on the not needed max velocities. In fact max velocities can reach a point of diminishing returns. Meaning faster can mean mushrooming or worse for less penetration. Now this isn't my standard idea of realistic test median but I found a 170gr cast 44 cap n ball conical bullet and a 270 gr cap n ball conical bullet at the same velocity of 1000fps will completely pass through 32" of ballistic gel. Not skull living skin and muscles, but relevancy when paired with others bullets comparison in the same media. Mountain man

Thank you for this review. One of these is on my list. Good to hear about the issues with the stock.

Good vid. I have one in factory stock, and am deciding to keep it or not. My bolt is coated black and is very slick. I can't stand the 2 round poor quality detachable junky mag box. But I do not want to turn it into an expensive single shot to seat bullets out longer. Were I to keep this 28, it would have to shoot factory length ammo well, and I hear the factory 175 ABLRs, the rounds I have are finiky. I do like the gun, as I've not sold it yet. I like it's lighter weight for long hunts/days packing. But I do not like loud brakes. How do you handle unexpected snap-shots? Any hearing protection, or not? What scope are you using? Lastly for elk and black bear, how would you compare 28 Nosler performance, with 7PRC and 300 RUM?

Great video and rifle setup. One thing that I would change, i would use the Warne quick detatch rings that are made for the Ruger. I do that with some of my regular big game rifles because many times i just like going into the thick forest in these Rocky Mountains that are just a 15 minute drive for me getting into from my home. Though now being single and no kids I'm seriously considering moving up to Alaska, maybe the interior up in Fairbanks. Thanks again for this video.

Do yourself a favor and get the Sitka Gear. I also own that exact Montana, as well as two other Gray Stock era Kimbers.

The trigger guard is not covered so you can shoot the pistol while holsterd in an emergency.

How do you load your plus 1 bullet with a controled feed? Can you still just slide a round in the chamber and close the bolt?

Too much echo on your sound.

I think Dick Casull and Elmer Keith are looking down and smiling from ear to ear. I hope you find your ceiling before you experience a catastrophic failure. Remember, with great pressure comes great responsibility. A mans got to know his limitations... and what it'll take blow up essentially a hand held cannon. Phew. You are a better man than I. Thanks, I really enjoyed the video. Be safe.

I saved this one!! I will be buying this one soon. Excellent review!! 👍👍

Two bears talkin in the woods.firat

Thanks and good luck from the UK

ok im gonna hop onto Underwoods website and pick up some of those hardcasts!

Beautiful Super Redhawk Toklat 454 Casull! I sold my Alaskan Ruger 480 due to ammo availability. My woods protection Primary Marlin 1895 GBL with Black Butterfly 576grain @1400+fps, Secondary Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan 44mag w/ Buffalo Bore & Underwood 340grain +P+, 3rd Glock 29 with X -grip ext full size G20mag Buffalo Bore 220 hardcast.

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Luv that Houge Stalk 😊

I see you are using a longer barrel instead of a standard barrel = you do know that makes a small diff. so a 40 S&W would match the 10mm for penatration, using standard barrels.

i agree 100% wirhtiur muzzle break theory don’t hear many others saying what i think and do also. i would never wear ear plugs hunting i grew up deer hunting in shitgun country and was shooting 12ga 3” mag slut loafs as a 14 year old so kick dosnt bother me either

So w reloads you could develop a 4000 ft lb load for the Ruger 375 that maybe wouldn’t recoil so strongly?? Sounds like a great idea for a one rifle battery for Africa

Spring in Alaska a large boom stick is a must.

I could just sit there and look at the view for hours. The gold is just a bonus. Hopefully I will be there next June. It's been over 25 years since I was there the last time!

Said by a True Alaskan 👍🏻

Saved the big $$$ & bought Mossb Patr. Big savings for us poor guys. 😊

Tried trail boss in my 375 RUM. The groups won’t hit minute of barn at 100 yards. The groups started holding up once minimum load book data was used with 235 grain bullets.

Great test/tutorial for hand loading the 454 Casull. You covered all the questions. Keep up the good work.

I was curious if you just don't want people to know what you look like sometimes it's nice to see the person talking

If you can shoot the round well and handle the recoil in a rifle you shoot comfortably who cares what you shoot and with what like you said bullet construction and shot placement are key

Used suppressor yet?