Those BIG BFR's

[AxeHandle]

Since I have a 444 BFR one more BFR in the safe is the most significant thing for me! Kind of comes back to the old 41 vs 44 discussion.. No wrong answer.

[humanoidtyphoon]

Aug 9, 2010 10:14:13 GMT -5 texashoosier said:

I'm wondering how they avoid case set-back with the .30-30 BFR. Anyone have one or shot one?

I have the 30-30 BFR and have had no problems with case set back. I have loaded it really really hot and still no problems. My problem with it is the velocities you get. I can only get a 190g bullet to 1600 fps. So that is why I have been talking to Brett at BFR about getting it re-chambered.

What would the 405 give over a 444 Marlin BFR? Sounds cool but is there anything to be gained?

Your bullet would be closer to the barrel because the brass is longer and the cartridge would be loaded to greater pressures(If you don't want to improvise with your load data). This could potentially make the round more accurate and you should get greater velocities...I would think.

But to be honest their shouldn't be much difference on any game animal with the 444 marlin, 45-70, 450 marlin, 500 smith or the 460. I am sure I have left out some others, but you get the idea.

I have a BFR in the 444 Marlin too and I just ordered a bullet mold from Mountain Molds. 505g with a real long nose so I can fill up the cylinder, get some powder room and shorten the jump to the barrel. Should be interesting

[AxeHandle]

My main driver to the 405 is the fact that I have fallen off into a 405 Winchester abyss with the Reeder wildcats in TC Encore barrels...

[Lee Martin]

I got hooked on 405's years ago. My dad is a Winchester collector and has an early take-down 1895 in 405. He later converted a 30-40 Krag '95 to 405, so we've been shooting that for the past 10 years. Hooked me hard so I bought a stainless #1 in 405 as well as the new Winchester '95. There's something about that old round that grabs me.

-Lee
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