dmize
.401 Bobcat
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Post by dmize on Feb 13, 2012 14:05:44 GMT -5
I was able to get my 500 JRH out this weekend,barely, 18 degrees and wind. Following advice of a couple members and working slowly with a 397 grain cast HP,first with Trail Boss for a "nice easy shooter" and ended up throwing doses of H110 that I never concieved of putting into a handgun case. I am left with one word... WOWOUCH!!!!!!!!!!! I am naming it Rachel,after my wife,strictly because of the multiple personality thingy.
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 14:06:57 GMT -5
Excellent! Yes, if you push it hard it will bite!
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Post by subsonic on Feb 13, 2012 14:30:37 GMT -5
We definitely need to compare notes, if my brass and load data from Jack ever shows up.
I think someone at the USPS is playing hacky sack with it.
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 14:34:31 GMT -5
Definitely. Do you have the rubber grips on it? If you do, and you want to experience even more pain, get some of the Micarta grips from Magnum Research! LOL!
Glad you got it!
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Post by AxeHandle on Feb 13, 2012 14:34:41 GMT -5
The best fix for the OUCH part is just shoot it. Best in small batches too. There is a soreness I get when I haven't shot any big bore stuff in a while that I never have when I shoot on a regular basis. I kind of think that kind of soreness is a bad thing. Hunt up JT's writings from when he had to have the small bones in his wrists fused.. You and the boys need shooting gloves. Not some loose fitting thing to prevent abrasions but somthing tight fitting that will help hold your hand together...
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 14:35:21 GMT -5
You've got that right, Axe!
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Post by Lee Martin on Feb 13, 2012 14:43:52 GMT -5
I recently shot a 500 JRH BFR with rubber grips and there was no ouch factor. Wasn't bad at all and the load was close to max (Whit knows the exact charge and bullet). -Lee www.singleactions.com
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 14:49:43 GMT -5
I recently shot a 500 JRH BFR with rubber grips and there was no ouch factor. Wasn't bad at all and the load was close to max (Whit knows the exact charge and bullet). -Lee www.singleactions.comIt's a different animal with the Micartas! With Buffalo Bore's 425 grain loads (at 1,450 fps out of my revolver), that thing cut my hands to ribbons!
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dmize
.401 Bobcat
Posts: 2,825
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Post by dmize on Feb 13, 2012 14:56:38 GMT -5
It has the ugly ass non fitting rubber grips. The ouch was my the side of the tip of my trigger finger hitting the way too sharp edge of the trigger guard, pulled the grip frame and spent about 15 minutes with a Dremel tool and then some blending with emery cloth and its MUCH better. I think Ill just leave the micarta stuff alone. Im gonna hold back a bit untill I get a chronograph. I was going to type something Saturday but was double punching the mouse. Im afraid that too many years of abuse is showing its ugly head.
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 15:02:59 GMT -5
dmize, I had the same problem. The edge of the trigger guards was sharp enough to cut a divot in my trigger finger -- I fixed it with some fine sandpaper!
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Post by subsonic on Feb 13, 2012 15:19:34 GMT -5
Now you guys are REALLY making me want to shoot mine. Even worse than before....
I can't imagine it's THAT much worse than the .475... afterall, physics is what it is.
420 @ 1350 vs 440 @ 1350... can't be THAT much different, can it?
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 15:22:13 GMT -5
You wouldn't think, but IMO there is a noticable bump up in recoil for some reason.
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Post by buckheart on Feb 13, 2012 15:43:36 GMT -5
How would that 500 JRH compare to a 45/70 BFR shooting stock 300 grain federal or 325 Hornady leverlution? When I first started at the 45/70 I was feeling the recoil but after a bunch of rounds it got to be no problem. At first I was playing with different grips to try and deal with the recoil but I finally went back to the stock rubbers.
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Post by whitworth on Feb 13, 2012 15:59:48 GMT -5
It kicks a lot harder IMO. The .45/70 even loaded hot I haven't found objectionable in the least. The revolver is quite heavy. The .500 JRH is based on the short frame and consequently a light lighter.
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Post by bigbores on Feb 13, 2012 16:08:25 GMT -5
How would that 500 JRH compare to a 45/70 BFR shooting stock 300 grain federal or 325 Hornady leverlution? When I first started at the 45/70 I was feeling the recoil but after a bunch of rounds it got to be no problem. At first I was playing with different grips to try and deal with the recoil but I finally went back to the stock rubbers. The Long frame BFR's handle recoil differently, add that to the fact that half of the powder is unburned in the short barrel of a BFR and you get a push, in the 50s it starts as a push that turns into a hit as loads go up. Ive got a BFR in 450 Marlin and its much easier recoil wise than my 50s with warm loads, load them down just a little bit (1100-1200FPS)and they become pussy cats easier to shoot then a 44mag.
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