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Post by edk on Nov 5, 2019 13:46:13 GMT -5
Like most everything about the BFR except the frame size. Ed, that frame size is what allows them to digest heavy loads in big calibers without so much as a hiccup. Understood. You are posting in a 357 thread. Another post mentioned the FA model 97 - I'd settle for a model 83 size. Even a short cylinder BFR is considerably larger. Don't always need the Biggest Finest Revolver. Even just Finest Revolver is something Ruger cannot match.
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Post by magman on Nov 5, 2019 14:07:50 GMT -5
I'll keep my 83 in 357 that I got for little more than a BFR.
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 5, 2019 14:14:23 GMT -5
Makes me wonder if this gun will handle the FA 353 loads for the 357 Magnum?
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Post by whitworth on Nov 5, 2019 14:19:39 GMT -5
Makes me wonder if this gun will handle the FA 353 loads for the 357 Magnum? Sure they will, they're stronger.
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 5, 2019 14:21:28 GMT -5
Makes me wonder if this gun will handle the FA 353 loads for the 357 Magnum? Sure they will, they're stronger. Well, as strong. I agree the BFR is usually stronger, but the New BFR 357 Magnum will be a 6-Shot. Still a lot of steel around those chambers.
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Post by whitworth on Nov 5, 2019 14:29:50 GMT -5
Sure they will, they're stronger. Well, as strong. I agree the BFR is usually stronger, but the New BFR 357 Magnum will be a 6-Shot. Still a lot of steel around those chambers. It's also a larger diameter cylinder - 1.750 versus 1.780-inches. I just don't think you'll ever be able to get to the point where you can over-pressure one of these things - nor the 83 for that matter.
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Post by Encore64 on Nov 5, 2019 14:49:05 GMT -5
Well, as strong. I agree the BFR is usually stronger, but the New BFR 357 Magnum will be a 6-Shot. Still a lot of steel around those chambers. It's also a larger diameter cylinder - 1.750 versus 1.780-inches. I just don't think you'll ever be able to get to the point where you can over-pressure one of these things - nor the 83 for that matter. I'm tending to agree and having evil, evil thoughts...
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Post by magnumwheelman on Nov 5, 2019 15:27:48 GMT -5
The long cylinder is available in 375-444 from the custom shop... hmmm... thinking 357-444
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Post by edk on Nov 6, 2019 19:51:34 GMT -5
It didn’t take me long to turn my Ruger Bisley in .454 into a loose clap trap. This may be off topic and warrant a new thread but since it has already been mentioned in the context of BFR vs Ruger: - Has this been documented anywhere on this forum (or in the press)?
- Has Ruger addressed your particular specimen? Was it repaired, replaced, etc?
- Has Ruger addressed this in ongoing production as they are still available?
Seems the 454/480 Blackhawk series was introduced with quite a bit of fanfare in these forum pages. Besides matters of grip fit and general fit/finish I cannot recall an instance of failure but yet here we are. It doesn't seem like Ruger to manufacture a firearm on an ongoing basis which is prone to failure - historically that has been attributed to S&W.
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Post by whitworth on Nov 7, 2019 10:10:04 GMT -5
It didn’t take me long to turn my Ruger Bisley in .454 into a loose clap trap. This may be off topic and warrant a new thread but since it has already been mentioned in the context of BFR vs Ruger: - Has this been documented anywhere on this forum (or in the press)?
- Has Ruger addressed your particular specimen? Was it repaired, replaced, etc?
- Has Ruger addressed this in ongoing production as they are still available?
Seems the 454/480 Blackhawk series was introduced with quite a bit of fanfare in these forum pages. Besides matters of grip fit and general fit/finish I cannot recall an instance of failure but yet here we are. It doesn't seem like Ruger to manufacture a firearm on an ongoing basis which is prone to failure - historically that has been attributed to S&W. I'd say it's been pretty well documented. I named the revolver "Lucy" because she's as loose as a goose, and have made references and explanations of its condition in numerous articles. I never had it addressed by Ruger as they likely would have replaced it and it is a pre-production gun that is as accurate as the day is long, despite the horrendous end-shake.
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Post by edk on Nov 7, 2019 14:49:27 GMT -5
Well then I stand corrected. I try to follow the 454/480 buzz and I recall forum members getting various issues addressed but I don't recall hearing how Ruger handled the durability issue for their production guns. Enough thread drift for one day!
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Post by crazycarl on Nov 27, 2019 0:02:34 GMT -5
It's looking like early 2020 - a six-shot .357 and .44 Mag. Hmmm.... Wonder if the Precision Center could be talked into a 6-shot .41Mag at that point?
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Post by cmillard on Nov 28, 2019 11:38:56 GMT -5
I sent an email a while back inquiring about 5 shot .41 mag BFR. They said they were looking into it and could do when when they sourced barrels.......eagerly awaiting
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Post by sportster on Sept 9, 2020 14:26:17 GMT -5
Magnum Research now lists a 357 on their home page as an option but it isn't on any other page on their website. Does anyone have one in their possession yet?
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Post by powderkernel on Sept 10, 2020 15:10:13 GMT -5
I would love a smaller bfr. Peace maker/ vaquero size. Ill keep my fingers crossed!
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