Freedom Arms Mid-Length Barrels 83

[jfo4]

Any one have photo's of mid length barreled 83's.

I'm thinking of a 5" .50 WE to go with my 4 3/4" 97 in .45 colt.

Should make a perfect pair....

Jfo4

[kings6]

This is a 5 1/2" 41 Mag Model 83 I ordered.

[bigbores]

here's my 5 1/2" JRH, its a good compromise between a short barrel for carrying and a longer hunting rig, if it was me I would get the standard 6" barrel or better yet the 7 1/2" being you already have a 4 3/4" for carry, the weight of a 83 doesn't change much with the longer barrel in the big 50.

[Ken O'Neill]

I don't understand a 5", it being just 1/4" longer than the standard 4 3/4" FA, but I think I've seen a 6" .500 WE somewhere:



And a 4 3/4" to compare to:

[AxeHandle]

Pretty short list of shorter barrel FA 83s here. 50 bore 4, 4 3/4, and 6... No 5s yet...

[Mark Terry]

Ahh, we may have uncovered a void in the "sets"...

[AxeHandle]

Don't you know it! And you boys have ground my gun fund into nothing but a nub... Of course I do have some at the other extreme to keep me from feeling too bad.. 22-32-357-44

[jfo4]

I understand that 5" just sounds weird. Reeder has made two .500 Linebaughs last year at 5". They just look "right".

Thanks for the photo's!
J.O.

[AxeHandle]

Nothing wrong with any length I can think of.... My FAs run from 4 to 10. I did have a 5.5 FA 97 a while back. I think my Gallagher 500L is a 5 1/4.