BFR 475

[barbarosa]

Any concerns from knuckle rap shooting the 475 Linebaugh with XL hands? Been thinking about getting one….

[iwsbull]

I have the Bisley grip in 500L and wear 2xl gloves or xl gloves for shooting ( they are tight) and have no problem with my knuckle getting beat on. The Ruger Bisley is much much worse for me.

[bigbore5]

It can still happen with the Bisley grip, but to me no other design controls recoil better.

One thing about the BFR is Magnum Research for some reason leaves the edges of the trigger guard pretty sharp. You will want to round them off. Especially on the inside. It's my trigger finger that takes the most abuse under the heaviest recoil.

The looks of the BFR Bisley is off putting to some, but the beauty is in the function. I talked Ronnie Wells into making me the Hager BB5 along the traditional lines of the Bisley to address the odd look but keep the same geometry of the factory grip frame. As soon as he gets stainless production going, I will be changing the big recoilers over to it.

The original BFR plow handle is not the ideal shape for true heavy recoil. JRH reshapes those to a better form that also tends to really help control big recoilers without any bite.

[bamagreg]

Jul 14, 2023 19:30:58 GMT -5 barbarosa said:

Any concerns from knuckle rap shooting the 475 Linebaugh with XL hands? Been thinking about getting one….

I have a 500 Linebaugh BFR with the Bisley grip.  No issues with knuckle rap and I have big hands (xxl gloves).  They have a lot more room for your fingers between the grip and trigger guard than a Ruger or F/A Bisley.  The Ruger Bisley kills me with heavy loads even in 41 Mag.

[ryan]

I wasn't a fan of the original grip so had Jack Huntington do a grip modification. Big improvement.

[barbarosa]

Thanks everyone!

[Quick Draw McGraw]

I wrap me left index finger in front of the trigger guard to avoid said problem. Works just fine for me.

[bigbore5]

Jul 16, 2023 17:03:41 GMT -5 Quick Draw McGraw said:

I wrap me left index finger in front of the trigger guard to avoid said problem. Works just fine for me.

You must have some big mittens for that to work with a bfr under full recoil. I wear 2x gloves and my finger doesn't find a good purchase. At least not on the bfr. M83's and Blackhawks I can. But don't.

[randominator]

I have a BFR in 475 Linebaugh and have no issues with banging my knuckles.