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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 31, 2016 15:30:23 GMT -5
Admittedly, I want a .500 Linebaugh SRH. That will take me saving many pennies.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 31, 2016 10:18:22 GMT -5
I have a .500 JRH BFR. I went with the JRH because bullets were easier to find, and I can make brass from .500 S&W brass if I need to. Easier to find component made my choice for me. Plus, factory made gun is cheaper than a custom one-off. But if you got the coin for a custom gun, that's not an issue.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 26, 2016 22:59:19 GMT -5
So, just curious, I S there enough of a difference here to pick one over the other? Currently, I own a .500 JRH BFR and I really like it. Couldn't ask for a better .50 cal. But the Linebaugh is the original .50 caliber hand cannon. So, what differences are there performance wise? I know that the Linebaugh is a .510 but it seems to me to be somewhat of a "6 of one, half-dozen of the other," type deal.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 26, 2016 21:45:37 GMT -5
I honestly think that a 1911 I n .50 GI would be fun, but the prices right now are just way too high for me.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 26, 2016 20:34:44 GMT -5
Given the distance that cylinder half launched, he had to have done something wrong to generate that kind of force. I know Rugers are generally stronger, bit Smith does NOT build weak guns, nor is their quality control going to allow for a defect that bad.
If nothing else it has made me rethink all my safety precautions to ensure I don't do this exact same thing.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 25, 2016 20:23:51 GMT -5
So my wife and I were out yesterday at the range. It's an out door range and she was shooting. I was a few steps behind her calling out where she was hitting her target. As she finished she put the pistol down and saw what she thought was a black bird fly by behind me and land on the ground a yard to our right. At the same time I heard what I assumed was a 1911 magazine (or similar) hit the ground. She stops, walks around me and goes toward a black object on the ground. She picks it up, turns to me with a confused look on her face and asks, "Is this a gun part?"
My eyes widened as I recognized it as one-half of a double action revolver cylinder, clearly blown apart. I explained what it was and looked for the source. Way down the range on my left is a commotion. I walk over with my wife, still holding the cylinder half, to see a guy with a Smith & Wesson 586, cylinder gone, top strap bent dramatically upwards just in front of the rear sight. The other cylinder half was on the table next to the gun. It had hit the guy next to him in the torso above the hip causing a nasty bruise and a fragment had stick in his arm (small piece). He was ok, thankfully. The fragment was easily removed and only needed a band aid.
After handing him the other cylinder half, we found out he was using reloads but swore they were fine. I question this only because Smiths aren't so fragile as to launch a chunk of cylinder due to a defect. I did a measurement and he was about 25 yards to my left! He had to have done something wrong.
Scary thing is I would have been tagged by it if I had stood two or three steps further back from where I was. A bruise, a cut, and a broken revolver is not bad considering how bad that could have been.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 25, 2016 15:52:54 GMT -5
That is a giant hog. I keep thinking two things: 1) that definitely required a lot of power to take down, and (2) that is gonna make a lot of bacon.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 24, 2016 9:19:33 GMT -5
One hundred rounds of 230gr. Speer TMJ .460 Rowland. Should be good for 1300 fps.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 24, 2016 9:17:45 GMT -5
The Wildey is another good idea. That gun would be taking a lot of abuse. Being honest, it's a completely a impractical idea. Not that this has ever stopped anyone before. To me it looked cool on screen but I would prefer a Toklat or an Alaskan as the chance of something going wrong with the gun is next to nil. Not o mention that the DA operation would make reloads fairly quick.
I think having the rails be apart from the frame like on the Ruger American Pistol would be a good idea as the brutality of the cartridge would require them to be replaced somewhere down the line.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 23, 2016 19:42:46 GMT -5
I think it would be the most likely platform to be successful.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 23, 2016 15:51:53 GMT -5
Hey guys. I saw an Anime a while back called Hellsing. The main character weilded a 1911-style Semi Auto with a 10-inch barrel chambered in .454 Casull. I have to wonder: could it really be done? Could a semi auto pistol really handle the pressure, recoil, and concussive force of the cartridge? I'd think a 1911 would be a bad choice as a gas-operated system would probably be needed due to spring power being insufficient. What say you fellas? I'm curious to call someone like Jack Huntington to get his thoughts.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 18, 2016 23:02:04 GMT -5
I gotta thank you guys for all of the insight. I really want to go Henry, but the Marlin I'm looking at holds 2 more rounds in the tube and is a faster reload. Course, if I have had some spare rounds on the buttstock, I imagine that loading in spares after the initial 5 (4+1 in the chamber) one-by-one would be okay. How often would you need more than 5 shots?
And if all else failed, my BFR in .500 JRH would be packed on my hip as back up.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 16, 2016 11:08:27 GMT -5
Oh, my bad. I'll admit I have been curious about both the .50 GI And the .40 Super. More about the .50 GI as I'm guessing it would be significantly more pleasant to shoot.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 16, 2016 9:20:57 GMT -5
I appreciate the information. I believe I'd prefer the Glock for utility use. Hard to beat this lightweight gun for woods carry. I am primarily a revolver guy, but this set up intrigues me. If you're looking for a woods gun, I'd convert to .460 Rowland instead. It has higher velocities that would make for better penetration along with heavy bullets. I just did a conversion on my RIA 1911. The .50 GI is not going to penetrate on larger game IMHO. My main sidearm for the trail is my Glock 20. Just my 2 cents there. Other than that, I think it's a neat round and from what I hear is easy to shoot.
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Post by Quick Draw McGraw on Jul 10, 2016 0:20:22 GMT -5
What caliber would you fellas recommend. I have some previous purchases to remove from my credit card first. Including my .500 JRH BFR. There are the two S&W calibers, but I'm contemplating more along the lines of a rifle caliber. The main candidates are the .444 Marlin, .45-70, and .450 Marlin. I can imagine doing special calibers via precision center work or a custom Gunsmith. Like a .458 Winchester or .50-90 Sharps. Although after talking to Jack Huntington I am ruling out the .50 Alaskan as it sounds da like it would be the recoil equivalent of being kicked in the hand (and possibly the head too) by a horse. So what do you guys think?
My purpose for this would be long distance target shooting and possibly hunting someday, so a 10" or 10.5" barrel is what I'd really want.
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