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Big Yac

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A Magnum Research BFR in 45-70 and a S&W 500 that is. Both are beautiful guns and really got my mouth watering. They were at Gander Mountain in Canton Ohio. The S&W 500 was priced at $799, is that a good price for this gun? I'm thinking about going back and picking it up :D
 
$800 seems to be the going rate for BFRs. I sometimes see them NIB for low $700s, but by the time you pay for shipping and the transfer, you haven't saved much.

I own a few BFRs and agree that they're outstanding revolvers.

Lee Martin
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Does the .500 come with bipod and wheels:):):). Was shooting my PPK/S last week and they put a guy with a .500 next to me. Holey s#@t thought it was 155 arty rounds.

Kevin
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I'm really tempted to go and pick up that S&W 500....I think it had an 8.375" barrel on it, I do like long barrels :D

Something else I've been wondering. I currently shoot a Ruger SRH in .454 Casull and I love it. I have no trouble shooting the 250gr, 260gr and even 300gr bullets. I even tried some 335gr stuff and it didint bother me. I am wondering though, whats the recoil gonna be like from the S&W 500 as compared to my Casull? Will it be alot worse? I remember being nervous before I first shot my Casull then after pulling the trigger it was like...is that all?? Could the 500 be similar to this?
 
Since I can speak from experience, I will tell you what you can expect. The .500 BFR comes in either 7.5" or 10" barrel length. Since it is a single action and has no comp in the barrel, the muzzle will climb past 90 degrees with full power loads. You can't hold it down, so don't even try. Don't lock your elbows either. Maintain a very firm grip, and just let it go straight up. But the part that hurts is those hard rubber grips. Because of the excessive grip rotation in your hand, those grips will literally grind the skin off your palm after about 50 full power rounds. Smooth wood grips or a shooting glove is the way to go. The Smith comes more straight back into the hand, and the BFR spreads the recoil impulse out over a longer distance and timeframe. There is no such thing as a follow up shot. It is called the recovery period. Is the BFR fun to shoot? Hell yes!!!!!!!!! I like it better than the Smith. It is not as well balanced as the Smith, but that long barrel keeps the viscious muzzle blast well in front of you, and most flinching is a reaction to muzzle blast. One other thing....those BFRs are very accurate indeed, at least the four examples that I have shot are...the three that had optics (2 scopes, one red dot) could shoot big ragged one holers at 35 yards. Didn't matter if the ammo was low powered plinkers or the hot Cor-Bon stuff. Handloading is the only practical way to get enough experience to really handle these behemoths
 
well I checked and the S&W .500 with the 8 3/8" barrel is $800 out the door. I dont remember what the Magnum Research in 45-70 is but I think I"ll be picking up the S&W first :D
 
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