That's the first I've seen of it, too.
I ran across this, moments ago.
https://www.shootingillustrated.com/content/tech-wisdom-the-history-of-the-475-ruger-ca...
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Ran Across Something I Had Never Seen
- Jim Taylor, 2025-06-20, 19:03
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I have an old box of 400 gr. .475 LB Hornady
- WB, 2025-06-21, 09:21
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actually, the 500 came first
- AlanT, 2025-06-21, 14:43
- By golly your right. I didn't know Linebaugh, only through - WB, 2025-06-21, 16:50
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My Home-Made .475 Linebaugh Ammo
- Jim Taylor, 2025-06-21, 11:01
- I'm with Jim - AlanT, 2025-06-21, 14:31
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So you didn't have to trim rims to clear the pawl gear?
- WB, 2025-06-21, 13:05
- Yes. The reason for the smaller rimmed cartridges - Jim Taylor, 2025-06-21, 13:41
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actually, the 500 came first
- AlanT, 2025-06-21, 14:43
- The original .480 Ruger designation - plowboysghost, 2025-06-21, 06:28
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I have an old box of 400 gr. .475 LB Hornady
- WB, 2025-06-21, 09:21