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Who here has one of these bad boys? I’ve been thinking about getting one and wanted to hear from those who own one. How do they shoot? I’m looking at getting the 5.5” barreled bfr for backwoods protection in bear country and for hunting. Would love to hear your thoughts and conclusions on this pistol

This is one of my favorite revolver configurations ever. I have two of them right now with a 5 1/2-inch barrel. The power to weight ratio of this revolver is significant. I've killed some really big animals with mine and they've never left me feeling I needed something more. This Cape buffalo fell to one of my BFR .500 JRHs last year. It's a lethal caliber when loaded correctly.

Very nice. Where do you get your brass at? Do you cut down 500 s&w to 1.4” and call it good?

You can cut .500 Smith brass to 1.4-inches and call it good. The BFR is cut (counter-bored) to handle the larger rim of the .500 Smith. I use Starline .500 JRH brass. Got my first .500 JRH eight or nine years ago and have always had Starline brass.

I also have 2 in 500 JRH one us built on a FA83 with a 5 1/2" barrel and the other usxa BFR with a 5" barrel. I Shiva mature bull elk through the rib cage with a 440 grain flat point gard cast @ about 1000 FPS that blew a 3 to 4 inch exit. The terminal perform is outstanding

I also use Starline brass

Mine's a Ruger but IMHO, the .500JRH has really superseded the .475 in terminal performance. To me it just makes more sense than either Linebaugh cartridge. It costs more but I got properly headstamped brass from Buffalo Bore.

Does star line sell 500 jrh brass? Didn’t see any on their website

They do runs from time to time

Good to know. Just curious what kind of optics you all use and what type of accuracy is the BFR 500 jrh capable of?

500 JRH is very accurate, I do not use an optic on my handguns. Whitworth I believe still uses an Ultradot.

The Buffalo Bore brass is Starline.

And as of right now, the only source for that brass is Buffalo Bore.

I use an Ultradot Four on one and open irons on the other.

My favorite too. Accuracy is crazy. I shot this at 100 yards.

Good accuracy right there. Where can I find hogue mono grips for the BFR 500jrh? Ask when loading the 500 s&w cases do you all use wlp primers or large rifle?

Are they hard to clean and how do they taste?

LP

I use Fed 155, LP mag. You need to watch S&W brass, some were cut for LP and others for LR, just use LP in both.

Get it with their Bisley grip frame, it's much better.

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