Hi there!
I'm wondering if there are any BFR shooters hanging out on this site. I've got a 10" .45/70 and a 6 1/2" .480/.475. There are other revolvers in the safe but these are my pets.
Randy
Hi there!
I'm wondering if there are any BFR shooters hanging out on this site. I've got a 10" .45/70 and a 6 1/2" .480/.475. There are other revolvers in the safe but these are my pets.
Randy
Just out of curiosity, how much does that .45-70 rig weigh?
"Stand your ground.
Do not fire unless fired upon.
But if they mean to have a war let it begin here."
- Capt. Parker, Lexington Militia, April 19, 1775
It weighs 4.36 lbs according to the catalog so it's probably around 5 lbs. plus with scope and rings and bases. My .500 Smith X-frame with an Aimpoint red dot weighs about the same.
Let's face it, these are specialty revolvers, not hip holster "packables" in the 40 ounce range, although I have a few of those too. In a northern Wisc. deer stand, where a 100 yard shot is a long one, I feel quite well armed with a 400 gr. bullet lumbering along at 1300 to 1400 fps. Accuracy is outstanding with 1" to 1 1/2" groups at 50 yards off the bags and recoil is more pleasant than a 4" N-frame.
The numbers sure are impressive. While they're a little out of my price range, I do enjoy hearing about them. It would be interesting if they came out with one in .30-30 too. I did fire a Contender in .45-70, and while the recoil was noticable, it was still managable - I imagine your rig is even easier to control. Now if it had been a rifle in the same weight I'd have had two left hands after firing it. One of the mysteries of life....
"Stand your ground.
Do not fire unless fired upon.
But if they mean to have a war let it begin here."
- Capt. Parker, Lexington Militia, April 19, 1775
As a matter of fact, they DO chamber the long cylinder BFR in .30-30 although I have no firsthand experience with one.Originally Posted by versifier
Hmmmm. Do you have a link for them? You've got me curious now. I have to think about what can I sell...already got rid of the wife, but she wouldn't have fetched enough to buy a wrist rocket.
"Stand your ground.
Do not fire unless fired upon.
But if they mean to have a war let it begin here."
- Capt. Parker, Lexington Militia, April 19, 1775
The link is www.magnumresearch.com. As far as being affordable, they can be found at around $800.00 or so. My dealer orders directly from MR in Minneapolis and I got mine for less than that.
As far as the net worth of a wife........I ain't touching that!
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |