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Post by CraigC on Sept 2, 2017 12:35:43 GMT -5
I'd try to get a blued one.
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Post by bigbore475 on Sept 2, 2017 13:28:02 GMT -5
I'd try to get a blued one. I'm a stainless guy for the most part. But that looks nice
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Post by steve on Sept 2, 2017 17:10:13 GMT -5
Case color?....Now that I like even better!
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Post by CraigC on Sept 3, 2017 12:54:24 GMT -5
Yep! I just didn't like the stainless ejector but I went back to look at it again several times.
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Post by whiterabbit on Sept 4, 2017 23:47:52 GMT -5
What What What?
There goes more of my money. I bought and sold the JRH because for me it just wasn't worth dealing with the pain compared to the 460 S&W. But the full pedigree of the full .510 caliber? OK, I'm going to have to go all in on that one. Even if it means starting over to get my 100 yard accuracy back.
Only question in my mind is, 7.5 inch barrel or 10?
I talked to MR years ago about 500 linebaugh, they said they would NEVER do a .510 cal. What changed? Not that I am complaining!
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Post by callmaker on Sept 5, 2017 6:40:10 GMT -5
I couldn't tell, but is that their new "Bisley" style grip frame? I haven't handled one of those yet, how do you guys like it? I've got their "Bisley" grip on my .475L. It is more comfortable than any plow handle I have tried, and has not busted my knuckle like occasionally happens with heavy loads with a Ruger Bisley. I like it. It has a different feel for sure, takes a couple of cylinders to settle into that, but then it's all good.
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Post by whiterabbit on Sept 5, 2017 10:34:24 GMT -5
Can someone tell me about the case color BFR custom?
Is it a blued carpenter steel gun, with "fake" CCH?
Or is it a new-metal frame they put together, and can take traditional bluing, including (for those who want to spend the money) the ability to buy, strip down, send to turnbull, and have a REALLY special BFR?
I ask, because a turnbull CCH BFR is another unicorn I will have to own if they make it, just like a factory 500L...
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Post by whitworth on Sept 5, 2017 11:07:10 GMT -5
Can someone tell me about the case color BFR custom? Is it a blued carpenter steel gun, with "fake" CCH? Or is it a new-metal frame they put together, and can take traditional bluing, including (for those who want to spend the money) the ability to buy, strip down, send to turnbull, and have a REALLY special BFR? I ask, because a turnbull CCH BFR is another unicorn I will have to own if they make it, just like a factory 500L... That revolver is chrome moly but I wouldn't count on Magnum Research actually building these guns and offering them to the public. I've had long conversations with them about this very topic!
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Post by whiterabbit on Sept 5, 2017 11:21:45 GMT -5
That surprises me "not at all". I'm not a professional metallurgist, but as a materials engineer I would be skeptical in the extreme taking a gun that built its success (basically) on construction using carpenter steel and was using the same molds or mold concept and using 4xxx steel.
And of course one could use 4xxx steel for the frame but maintain the use of carpenter steel for the cylinder, but that would be an aesthetic (IMO) nightmare, though people do seem to occasionally mix steel and stainless steel in the same gun (good for them, but that drives me nuts)
But it's all good! I will happily plunk my money down for a stainless 500L BFR. Even if it's going to be a $1400 purchase..
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Post by whiterabbit on Sept 5, 2017 12:02:56 GMT -5
Max, You ever try shooting the Lyman 515141 in the 500L? I have this mold and I use it because it feeds very nicely in .50-cal based rifles. "typical" large meplat pistol bullets don't. I tried it briefly in my 500 JRH, crushed down to .500, with mediocre results, but I hardly gave it a full shot before I sent the 500 JRH down the road. For a 500L, this bullet is at the top of my list to make work. I don't need meplat when I have 450 grains of weight, 50 caliber worth of diameter, and enough case capacity to get me over 1000 fps. But the nose still worries me since it is not a "standard" profile for pistol bullets. So, think it can be made to work for 100 yard accuracy in the BFR?
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Post by whitworth on Sept 5, 2017 12:07:10 GMT -5
That surprises me "not at all". I'm not a professional metallurgist, but as a materials engineer I would be skeptical in the extreme taking a gun that built its success (basically) on construction using carpenter steel and was using the same molds or mold concept and using 4xxx steel. And of course one could use 4xxx steel for the frame but maintain the use of carpenter steel for the cylinder, but that would be an aesthetic (IMO) nightmare, though people do seem to occasionally mix steel and stainless steel in the same gun (good for them, but that drives me nuts) But it's all good! I will happily plunk my money down for a stainless 500L BFR. Even if it's going to be a $1400 purchase.. The only company using Carpenter 465 is Ruger and only in the construction of their .480 and .454 cylinders. Chrome moly is plenty strong, but I just don't think they are looking at this seriously. Those frames were made a number of years ago.
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Post by whitworth on Sept 5, 2017 12:10:02 GMT -5
Max, You ever try shooting the Lyman 515141 in the 500L? I have this mold and I use it because it feeds very nicely in .50-cal based rifles. "typical" large meplat pistol bullets don't. I tried it briefly in my 500 JRH, crushed down to .500, with mediocre results, but I hardly gave it a full shot before I sent the 500 JRH down the road. For a 500L, this bullet is at the top of my list to make work. I don't need meplat when I have 450 grains of weight, 50 caliber worth of diameter, and enough case capacity to get me over 1000 fps. But the nose still worries me since it is not a "standard" profile for pistol bullets. So, think it can be made to work for 100 yard accuracy in the BFR? That would all depend on your intended use. For me, that meplat is way too small as I use these guns primarily for hunting. I love the .500 Linebaugh, but the .500 JRH actually makes even more sense from a components standpoint. You should have given it more of a chance! I have two BFRs in .500 JRH and frankly they are some of the most accurate handguns in my arsenal.
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Post by whiterabbit on Sept 5, 2017 12:36:28 GMT -5
There were a couple issues. It did have the huntington grip frame modification, but the barrel was just too short for me, and having no other .500 caliber at home, it makes more sense to stick with .510. I think a 7.5" linebaugh is just the ticket.
Don't you think that bullet would kill just fine, meplat or not? 50 cal roundballs have been killing deer and pigs just fine, yes? It's a big hole....
And I thought the BFR cylinder was carpenter steel? no? I could have sworn.
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Post by whitworth on Sept 5, 2017 13:21:07 GMT -5
There were a couple issues. It did have the huntington grip frame modification, but the barrel was just too short for me, and having no other .500 caliber at home, it makes more sense to stick with .510. I think a 7.5" linebaugh is just the ticket. Don't you think that bullet would kill just fine, meplat or not? 50 cal roundballs have been killing deer and pigs just fine, yes? It's a big hole.... And I thought the BFR cylinder was carpenter steel? no? I could have sworn. To take full advantage of what that bullet diameter has to offer, the meplat needs to be bigger. The meplat size dictates the size of the wound channel. This is why I really like WFNs and WLNs (roughly 80% meplat). I don't know what you intend to hunt with it, so I cannot speculate. The BFR has a 17-4PH stainless cylinder. Only Ruger uses Carpenter 465. That said, there is no strength deficit!
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Sept 5, 2017 13:33:31 GMT -5
Hey Whit, you think they'll do a .500 Maximum on the long cylinder BFR? Maybe custom-caliber order only?
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