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Post by whitworth on Apr 1, 2012 11:06:48 GMT -5
Good looking set of customs. I like how nonchalant Lee looks shooting those monsters. You can tell by how his arms are flexed though that he's wrenching down. Also looks like he spends a lot of time in the gym which probsbly doesn't hurt in contolling 'em. Lee can definitely handle it without a hiccup. He actually likes recoil (okay, I will admit that I am fairly fond of it too.... ;D). Subsonic, I see you shoot in a Weaver stance. I can't shoot heavily recoiling revolvers flat towards the target. I have to get my left foot out front. It allows me better control. That load looks like a comfortable shoot. Is it accurate? Thanks!
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Post by ChrisO on Apr 1, 2012 17:23:56 GMT -5
Mark & Lee, Nice video's! Looks like that .50 Alaskan gets meat on both ends! :-D I wanna shotem'...WAAAAA!
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Post by jwp475 on Apr 2, 2012 3:39:25 GMT -5
Awesome you guys! It looks like the porting on the Alaskan tames the flip down a bit. I see a lot more flip on the 500 Max. I can't imagine I'd handle either one very well. I shoot 335's @ 1200 in a 5.5" Bisley. That's plenty for these pretzel wrists of mine. Very cool stable of firearms there. Is that Lee's 218 Bee on the bottom of the top pic? Did you get around to shooting that one too? Here is a picture of the 50 Alaskans before Whit bought it being shot by a friens at a Linebaugh Seminar That revolver is light an kicks hard. Let your guard day just a bit and it will hurt. I must say that it is accurate though Congratulations guys on a fine day at the range
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Post by whitworth on Apr 2, 2012 5:54:55 GMT -5
Thank you, sir! That gun is definitely a horse and deserves all of the respect a person can muster. As you pointed out, it can and will get away from you if you let your concentration up for a moment.
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 2, 2012 7:50:49 GMT -5
Here are some more photos of our day at the range: Whit and his new Hunington 500 Max: Whit shooting his Bisley Hunter in 44 Magnum: Whit and his 500 Max off the bench: -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 2, 2012 8:23:35 GMT -5
Let me add my two cents on the 50 Alaskan. The recoil is much harder than it appears in that video. As Whit noted, I was clamping down hard. In fact, my whole arm was flexed. You let up a little or get lax with focus and that gun will easily get away from you. And by "getting away" I mean you'll either have a front sight in the forehead or an airborne gun. That said, we were shooting top-end 50 AK's (525 WFNs @ 1,600 fps). Downloaded it would be manageable, but what's the fun in that? -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by whitworth on Apr 2, 2012 8:32:33 GMT -5
Let me add my two cents on the 50 Alaskan. The recoil is much harder than it appears in that video. As Whit noted, I was clamping down hard. In fact, my whole arm was flexed. You let up a little or get lax with focus and that gun will easily get away from you. And by "getting away" I mean you'll either have a front sight in the forehead or an airborne gun. That said, we were shooting top-end 50 AK's (525 WFNs @ 1,600 fps). Downloaded it would be manageable, but what's the fun in that? -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" Well said. I cannot make this point more clear. The gun weighs 4-lbs on the nose. Loaded with 525s at nearly 1,600 fps, it exceeds what I would consider heavy recoil by a really significant margin. You simply must exert a lot of muscle tension or things can get ugly in a hurry.
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Post by subsonic on Apr 2, 2012 20:23:52 GMT -5
Subsonic, I see you shoot in a Weaver stance. I can't shoot heavily recoiling revolvers flat towards the target. I have to get my left foot out front. It allows me better control. That load looks like a comfortable shoot. Is it accurate? Thanks! To be honest, I don't remember it well. I would say it is similar to the .475 loaded with the load you and Jim shoot. My friend taking the video thought it kicked harder than the .475. I did not do much accuracy testing that day, as I was running out of daylight and just wanted to shoot a new toy. The two groups I shot at 25yds were under 1.5" from bags, but there was no load work-up and that was with irons.
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Post by COR on Apr 3, 2012 6:40:09 GMT -5
Just noticed Whit and Lee's signature lines say....
"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"
Truer words may not have ever been spoken!
Lee mentioned 1000 rounds of those monsters per year...yep that will probably do it.
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Post by whitworth on Apr 3, 2012 8:09:47 GMT -5
Just noticed Whit and Lee's signature lines say.... "Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time" Truer words may not have ever been spoken! Lee mentioned 1000 rounds of those monsters per year...yep that will probably do it. Haha! After touching off a couple of rounds out of the .50 Alaskan, we came up with that tag line!
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 3, 2012 8:32:43 GMT -5
It's fits us well. And we will put 1,000 rounds of 525's through out Max's this year. I'm 200 in and will get Whit caught up in no time. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time"
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Post by AxeHandle on Apr 3, 2012 9:01:18 GMT -5
Good luck on those 1000 round runs this year... Be careful. FWIW I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV but I believe destroying your wrist (carpel) bones is well beyond carpal tunnel. JT has written about thinking he was impervious at one point in time. Don't believe that there are any fixes, beyond fusing, for battered up carpal bones like there are for carpal tunnel. Any idea of how much more difficult all of that fine gun building of yours will be if your wrists don't bend?
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Post by zeus on Apr 3, 2012 9:21:16 GMT -5
Awesome you guys! It looks like the porting on the Alaskan tames the flip down a bit. I see a lot more flip on the 500 Max. I can't imagine I'd handle either one very well. I shoot 335's @ 1200 in a 5.5" Bisley. That's plenty for these pretzel wrists of mine. Very cool stable of firearms there. Is that Lee's 218 Bee on the bottom of the top pic? Did you get around to shooting that one too? Here is a picture of the 50 Alaskans before Whit bought it being shot by a friens at a Linebaugh Seminar That revolver is light an kicks hard. Let your guard day just a bit and it will hurt. I must say that it is accurate though Congratulations guys on a fine day at the range I didn't realize that was the same gun. The guy shooting this gun in this picture is a very good friend of mine and can handle recoil with the best of them and after seeing it that day, I didn't really want to mess with it. I don't remember the load though.
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Post by whitworth on Apr 3, 2012 9:52:03 GMT -5
Same load (Buffalo Bore's 525), Zeus -- yeah, Rob is a good freind of mine as well! He can definitely handle recoil. He still says that this .50 AK is the most unruly revolver he has ever tripped the trigger on! Coming from him, that statement carries weight -- lots of weight -- LOL!
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Post by whitworth on Apr 3, 2012 9:57:48 GMT -5
Good luck on those 1000 round runs this year... Be careful. FWIW I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on TV but I believe destroying your wrist (carpel) bones is well beyond carpal tunnel. JT has written about thinking he was impervious at one point it time. Don't believe that there are any fixes, beyond fusing, for battered up carpal bones like there are for carpal tunnel. Any idea of how much more difficult all of that fine gun building of yours will be if your wrists don't bend? I know. I do try to limit the number of real heavies per session, just for that reason. Add 20 + years of boxing that battered my hands pretty well, and you have a recipe for disaster. I will nearly always wear a good, supported glove when I shoot the heavies as well. I do feel that my Max will require a lot of powder, lead and trigger time to master, so I will have to shoot it frequently. I want to use it on bear, boar, deer, and whatever else presents itself later in the year. Lee is in really good shape and he is able to control recoil quite well. I think this helps.
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