Bfr custom

[foxtrapper]

gunblast.com/Ross-BFR45.htm

[hunter01]

Ryan is doing cylinder work for me now. He was referred by Mr Harton. Looks like he does good work.

[bigbore5]

For about the same total you could get a #5 frame octagon dual cylinder from the MRI custom shop. I've seen a few of Ross' Rugers. They are really nice looking and the actions are sweet.

[hunter01]

Mar 1, 2024 15:58:41 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

For about the same total you could get a #5 frame octagon dual cylinder from the MRI custom shop. I've seen a few of Ross' Rugers. They are really nice looking and the actions are sweet.

Id bet a dollar to donuts that the MR custom shop is fully capable of matching or exceeding just about anyones work at a better price to boot. People tend to want to put a specific name with their expensive toys. Good looks and a big name are fine.......but accuracy is final.

[bigbore5]

In all honesty my #5 bfr cost about the same as a new FA 83, but it surpasses the FA 353 I have on trigger pull. Finish is a little finer on the FA, but the bfr is perfectly fitted and has a nice brush without flaws. I am saving up to send it to Ronnie for a Wells #9 in stainless.

[joeygoods67]

I saw this the other day. Really interesting piece. I can't wait for his website to come up so I can see his offers.

What was interesting of note in the video was how Ronnie thinks the BFR makes for a better custom job than the ruger super blackhawk. I wonder about that simply because the biggest complaint I constantly hear about the BFR is weight. Though I'll be honest I know nothing about the balance of that firearm.

[bigbore5]

The BFR is large, but well thought out and very proportional. I don't yet own any of the smaller chamberings and my only long frame is a custom Bushwhacker so I can't speak for those.

The 475's and 500's I have balance very similarly to the Super Blackhawk. The 5-1/2" and less barreled ones balance close to the hand. My favorite is a 5-1/2" 500 Linebaugh that, though heavier, handles very similarly like my 4-5/8" SBH as to balance and feel.

My favorite pass time has been coursing bear with dogs. It can get exciting quickly, so I do practice with quick drawing them. My times to first shot on target at 25yds are identical between the BFR and the SBH. At 50, the extra weight and superior sights allow me to be a hair faster with the BFR.

[sixguntech]

Very nice work…. I can’t believe that anyone would keep the standard BFR hammer though?

[bigbore5]

Mar 3, 2024 9:01:20 GMT -5 sixguntech said:

Very nice work…. I can’t believe that anyone would keep the standard BFR hammer though?

All of mine have the SBH old style. The new one is horrible.

[gnappi]

I wrote MR and widespur hammers are $75.

Shoot the slim one and widespur and you get spoiled real fast.

[iwsbull]

Mar 3, 2024 7:02:45 GMT -5 joeygoods67 said:

I saw this the other day. Really interesting piece. I can't wait for his website to come up so I can see his offers.

What was interesting of note in the video was how Ronnie thinks the BFR makes for a better custom job than the ruger super blackhawk. I wonder about that simply because the biggest complaint I constantly hear about the BFR is weight. Though I'll be honest I know nothing about the balance of that firearm.

I have a BFR Bisley grip 5” 500 Linebaugh empty it weighs in at 51 ounces, I have a Ruger Bisley flattop 44 special 4 3/4” that is 44 ounces. Considering the frame difference it is not much and the BFR sets in my hand really well and as a bonus the BFR does not crack my knuckle.

[bigbore5]

My only complaint about the standard production BFR is that it will come with some sharp edges, especially in the trigger guard. Not hard or overly time consuming to round off, but if you shoot the big recoil rounds, you will bleed.

Not the middle knuckle since it handled recoil so well, but instead it's the trigger finger hitting the front of the guard that seems to get most people. The big 525gr in my 500 Linebaugh's isn't as bad about it as the 435's loaded to potential. They have a very fast recoil.

[gnappi]

Mar 3, 2024 21:54:22 GMT -5 bigbore5 said:

My only complaint about the standard production BFR is that it will come with some sharp edges, especially in the trigger guard. Not hard or overly time consuming to round off, but if you shoot the big recoil rounds, you will bleed.

Not the middle knuckle since it handled recoil so well, but instead it's the trigger finger hitting the front of the guard that seems to get most people. The big 525gr in my 500 Linebaugh's isn't as bad about it as the 435's loaded to potential. They have a very fast recoil.

  Funny, my "Bisley" gripped .44 whacks my middle finger like the early SBH did on many shooters while my .454 with rubber grips have the rubber contour in back of the trigger guard and it just feels better.

[bigbore5]

I should add I use Chigs grips on all mine. The plastic factory ones let the gun move around too much during recoil