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Post by Encore64 on Dec 9, 2017 9:23:54 GMT -5
I often read in peoples posts here comments like, since I'm not going to Africa, or not going to Alaska, or staying in the lower 48, I don't really need the big boomer. With grizzly, bison, elk, a growing number of black bears and the odd Watusi running around the lower 48 even, no such thing as overkill when it comes to handgun hunting. IMHO. Will also say the 45 is more than adequate as many here with hands on experience can attest to. Last point, the big bores can be loaded down. I made the decision to get a 480 while sitting on the couch watching Jurassic Park, and realized the 44spec in my pocket suddenly seemed inadequate. My thoughts as well, so I got JRH to build me a 5" 480 Ruger on a midframed flattop frame. Still my top pick. |
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Post by eskimo36 on Dec 9, 2017 10:14:20 GMT -5
The easy thing to do is pick up a BFR in 500JRH, 475 Linebaugh or 454 and go to shooting. Great guns, reasonable price, choice of grip style, choice of barrel length, scope ready, and no waiting. They all have their particular virtues
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Post by bigbrowndog on Dec 9, 2017 10:21:57 GMT -5
Another point to consider, is caliber is only one choice to make if you’re going custom. Look at as many pictures on here as you can and get a good feel for what really catches your eye. There are a lot of beautiful guns here and then there are some that are very utilitarian but nice.
I was able to get a much better feel for what I liked simply by gazing at pictures of others guns,.......when I saw wildwillalaska’s (I believe) post with a bunch of his shorty’s I was wanted one immediately. Then stuff like grips, barrel options and sights needed to be addressed, but there is nothing like the “help” (enabling) you get from the folks here on the forum.
Good luck on your quest.
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Post by tradmark on Dec 9, 2017 10:24:34 GMT -5
A 5 shot 45 colt is all ya need but in 45 cal u have lots of options without going full custom and the cost associated with it id do something special. Whitworth here has taken a few near 2000lb dangerous game animals with the 480 but the 480 cannot be loaded to the level of the 475 and with monometals or punch bullets it offers a comfort margin over the 480 at the extreme ends of the spectrum. The 500’s are great and can be loaded mild to wild and jack huntington was the first to pioneer the 525 gr flatpoint from the 50 alaskan in the 500L. He also was the first to disprove the arbitrary ultra low pressure limit attributed to the 500L. That all said, i would go 500jrh, better brass and better bullet availability with all the advantages of a 500linebaugh. I own them all and and thats what id do and where id end up with if i was in your position.
Fyi, i would talk to jack huntington. He made me my best grade 41 mag i just recieved and its the nicest and most precisely built revolver ive ever held. Ive had all the big names and id put him at the top of the list imho though u cant go wrong with any of the big custom builders. Jack pioneered the 475L with the smaller rim for the FA475, load developed the 500L with ultra heavy bullets and numerous other contributions he is not often publicly credited with but hes got some insight well worth hearing. Id give him a call.
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Post by dhd on Dec 9, 2017 11:15:38 GMT -5
Ah Yes, we do tend to enable... Scott, Pay very close attention to this quoted post please. Get a very loose dollar figure in your head and be prepared to go over it. Going custom, and unless you take the very good advice of a BFR you will, it will have a new cylinder, barrel, internal work, and hopefully some very nice grips. WHAM BAM Thank you Ma'am, that'll be $2758.38 or $3269.52 depending on grips. Oh man, I forgot the dies, brass, and a mold or 4. We havin' fun yet. If you go down this road, and you are HERE aren't you, you may as well get the one you don't have yet and start planning for the next one. It happens. Some (like me) are still working and buying this stuff on the down low, some are retired and buying this stuff with full permission from the significant other, some have serious $$ to buy toys, and some are just flat out lucky and find nice revolvers under a rock somewhere. Which one you are ain't gonna matter when you get a taste for beautiful grips and steel. Good luck to you Sir and don't come back and say you weren't warned. I have truly been there and done that and have the revolvers to prove it. Hope my bride ain't reading this...... |
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Post by Snyd on Dec 9, 2017 11:45:11 GMT -5
Hello all, I have been doing a lot of research on both conversions and that is how I found this web site. I guess I'm looking for pros and cons of both I already have a 5.5 Ruger BH in 45 that I reload for and hunt deer with, I will probably never go to Alaska to hunt but never know. I guess my main reason for wanting one is to have a custom made revolver, I'm leaning towards the 45 since I already have everything for it, but like the idea of having something not ever one has meaning the .475. Thanks Scott How about a custom Bowen Redhawk 475 with Bowens custom L-Frame barrel with machined in muzzle brake. Bowens Redhawks are NICE! I've fondled a couple of them. forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5451078981/m/9241066632 |
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Post by wildcatter on Dec 9, 2017 12:40:31 GMT -5
I often read in peoples posts here comments like, since I'm not going to Africa, or not going to Alaska, or staying in the lower 48, I don't really need the big boomer. With grizzly, bison, elk, a growing number of black bears and the odd Watusi running around the lower 48 even, no such thing as overkill when it comes to handgun hunting. IMHO. Will also say the 45 is more than adequate as many here with hands on experience can attest to. Last point, the big bores can be loaded down. I made the decision to get a 480 while sitting on the couch watching Jurassic Park, and realized the 44spec in my pocket suddenly seemed inadequate. My thoughts as well, so I got JRH to build me a 5" 480 Ruger on a midframed flattop frame. Still my top pick. I often read peoples comments here that seem to think they have more experience in someones own encounters and turn things into general, not personal experience and life styles. Maybe I should have better said, where I have hunted for the past 63 years I have yet to find anything the 5 shot 45 Colt has failed to blow two holes in. But If that chance ever was possible to run into a buffalo or grizz, even over a 400# bore, I would take my 480 just in case, or get a 475. I am pretty sure I have made my last trip to anywhere I would have questioned this response, if not I would have stated it. Not a lot of post, but have been rolling my own and smoke'n anything I point it at fer over 50 of them years, the main reason I sold the 454's was I got tiered of not being able to hold my coffee cup the next day after playing with the 340 and 360 grain heavy hitters. That was after realizing I really DON'T NEED it, I settled on something that allowed more pleasure without setting days cause I couldn't hold the gun. I also know a mild 41 mag would a give me the same results where I have been able to hunt the last 10 years with my physical condition,, but I think I mentioned if I was younger and possibilities. I seldom ever decide anything I do or need from watching science fiction on a TV, but that's just me. But like I did say, if I had a winkling that I might ever have the use,, I would go with the 475 or 480. But I found a long time ago, most here have BEEN THERE,, and DONE THAT,, and usually have pretty good idea what they are saying is right for them! |
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Post by Encore64 on Dec 9, 2017 12:49:53 GMT -5
I believe the O.P. asked for various members opinions and suggestions. Most have done so very pleasantly.
Regardless where their ideas come from, they were asked and free to post.
And as far as throwing around age, I'd be careful. Usually just a sign of some folks taking longer to learn than others.
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Post by wildcatter on Dec 9, 2017 12:55:49 GMT -5
Hello all, I have been doing a lot of research on both conversions and that is how I found this web site. I guess I'm looking for pros and cons of both I already have a 5.5 Ruger BH in 45 that I reload for and hunt deer with, I will probably never go to Alaska to hunt but never know. I guess my main reason for wanting one is to have a custom made revolver, I'm leaning towards the 45 since I already have everything for it, but like the idea of having something not ever one has meaning the .475. Thanks Scott How about a custom Bowen Redhawk 475 with Bowens custom L-Frame barrel with machined in muzzle brake. Bowens Redhawks are NICE! I've fondled a couple of them. forums.accuratereloading.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5451078981/m/9241066632Indeed Snyd, that is a sweet looker, I'm not a fan of the ports, but many loke em. I have not shot this gun, but shot a conversion on the SR 44 Alaskan that Bowen does it was left in 44 mag. I just talked to him this week and am looking for a base 44 mag Alaskan for the shaved down conversion, I want the SR frame in the Redhawk size to have the nicer trigger and like the grip frame on the SR better. I just gotta decide, another 5 shot 45, maybe a 6 shot 45 in this huge cylinder??? I think since I have that covered, I may just go with the 6 shot 480 in the bored 44 cylinder and BP Chamfer, 4.5" barrel on this one though, I just want it, and don't really have a need or purpose, but do still have a 325 grain mold. No promises but 9-12 months sounds like the time frame after talking with Hamilton this week. www.bowenclassicarms.com/image/catalog/RD07GP_Super_Redhawk_Alaskan_GP44.jpg |
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Post by bigbore475 on Dec 9, 2017 13:18:53 GMT -5
I’m a huge fan of the 45. But if it’s a choice to make it a 5 short Or get a 475 Linebaugh, I would lean more towards the 475 Linebaugh.
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Post by Snyd on Dec 9, 2017 13:41:29 GMT -5
Indeed Snyd, that is a sweet looker, I'm not a fan of the ports, but many loke em. I have not shot this gun, but shot a conversion on the SR 44 Alaskan that Bowen does it was left in 44 mag. I just talked to him this week and am looking for a base 44 mag Alaskan for the shaved down conversion, I want the SR frame in the Redhawk size to have the nicer trigger and like the grip frame on the SR better. I just gotta decide, another 5 shot 45, maybe a 6 shot 45 in this huge cylinder??? I think since I have that covered, I may just go with the 6 shot 480 in the bored 44 cylinder and BP Chamfer, 4.5" barrel on this one though, I just want it, and don't really have a need or purpose, but do still have a 325 grain mold. No promises but 9-12 months sounds like the time frame after talking with Hamilton this week. www.bowenclassicarms.com/image/catalog/RD07GP_Super_Redhawk_Alaskan_GP44.jpgYa I hear ya as far as the SRH/RH goes but I tell you what. A Bowen massaged Redhawk has one sweet action. Also, remember that his L-Frame barrel is not just holes drilled in a barrel. Spendy though. It's $2100 bucks alone just to have that barrel installed on a Redhawk. I bet it really helps tame full house 475 loads and would keep that gun from jumpin out of your hand! "Optional muzzle brake (cat. no. RD08MB) is a chambered style with a restrictor plate, all machined integral to the barrel. Unobtrusive and effective, the brake is especially recommended for the .475 and .500 Linebaugh chamberings."  |
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Post by mar on Dec 9, 2017 15:20:27 GMT -5
Indeed Snyd, that is a sweet looker, I'm not a fan of the ports, but many loke em. I have not shot this gun, but shot a conversion on the SR 44 Alaskan that Bowen does it was left in 44 mag. I just talked to him this week and am looking for a base 44 mag Alaskan for the shaved down conversion, I want the SR frame in the Redhawk size to have the nicer trigger and like the grip frame on the SR better. I just gotta decide, another 5 shot 45, maybe a 6 shot 45 in this huge cylinder??? I think since I have that covered, I may just go with the 6 shot 480 in the bored 44 cylinder and BP Chamfer, 4.5" barrel on this one though, I just want it, and don't really have a need or purpose, but do still have a 325 grain mold. No promises but 9-12 months sounds like the time frame after talking with Hamilton this week. www.bowenclassicarms.com/image/catalog/RD07GP_Super_Redhawk_Alaskan_GP44.jpgYa I hear ya as far as the SRH/RH goes but I tell you what. A Bowen massaged Redhawk has one sweet action. Also, remember that his L-Frame barrel is not just holes drilled in a barrel. Spendy though. It's $2100 bucks alone just to have that barrel installed on a Redhawk. I bet it really helps tame full house 475 loads and would keep that gun from jumpin out of your hand! "Optional muzzle brake (cat. no. RD08MB) is a chambered style with a restrictor plate, all machined integral to the barrel. Unobtrusive and effective, the brake is especially recommended for the .475 and .500 Linebaugh chamberings." |
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Post by mar on Dec 9, 2017 15:23:52 GMT -5
Ya I hear ya as far as the SRH/RH goes but I tell you what. A Bowen massaged Redhawk has one sweet action. Also, remember that his L-Frame barrel is not just holes drilled in a barrel. Spendy though. It's $2100 bucks alone just to have that barrel installed on a Redhawk. I bet it really helps tame full house 475 loads and would keep that gun from jumpin out of your hand! "Optional muzzle brake (cat. no. RD08MB) is a chambered style with a restrictor plate, all machined integral to the barrel. Unobtrusive and effective, the brake is especially recommended for the .475 and .500 Linebaugh chamberings." I I always thought one of these in a 500L would be the ultimate. Isn’t there one on Ruger forum in 475L? |
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Dec 9, 2017 17:18:12 GMT -5
I recommend a .475 or .480 .Good for anything
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Post by wildcatter on Dec 9, 2017 17:44:51 GMT -5
I always thought one of these in a 500L would be the ultimate. Isn’t there one on Ruger forum in 475L? In the first post from snyd he shows a link to the very gun were talk'n about. Nearly new! |
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