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Why would you pick one over the other?

Seriously, for someone with experience with both, I ask that you would compare and contrast the two.

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Get the .500 JRH in the BFR revolver. It is amazing. You need nothing more for anything on earth.
Here is a 50 yard group made while working loads and it has done 1/2" at 100 yards.
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Is the 500 JRH going to be a regular option in the BFR or is it only from their custom shop?

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The 500 JRH is going to be offered in the over the counter madel as well as the Custom Shop



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Do any of y'all have a picture of a loaded 500 JRH next to a 500 Linebaugh?

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Originally Posted by Landrum
Do any of y'all have a picture of a loaded 500 JRH next to a 500 Linebaugh?

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Landrum, I will take a picture later on for you. The .500 Linebaugh is a really fat case. Actually, I may have a photo in my archives. Standby.....


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I have both -- a custom Ruger SRH in .500 Linebaugh, and a BFR in .500 JRH. Love both calibers, but have to say that I am dumbfounded by the accuracy we are getting with the JRH. Here is a photo of a group I shot at 50 yards and I am not particularly good at shooting groups:

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Here is a group photo of some .50 cals. From left to right, .50 AE, .500 JRH, .500 Linebaugh, and .500 Smith and Wesson.

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The .500 JRH is indeed a production caliber on the BFR line now.



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Are the dimensions the same as the 500 S&W besides the length?

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The rim is smaller as well. It was designed originally to fit in a Freedom 83.


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Bovine Bullet Test
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I guess my question is: If both were offered in the BFR, for example, which would you prefer?

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500JRH, alarger selection and less expensive bullets in .500 VS.510 diameter



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Originally Posted by Landrum
I guess my question is: If both were offered in the BFR, for example, which would you prefer?

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Most definitely the .500 JRH......jwp is correct in that there are a lot more bullets avaiable in .500 caliber.


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The Gun Digest Book of Hunting Revolvers:
https://youtu.be/zKJbjjPaNUE

Bovine Bullet Test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmtZky8T7-k&t=35s

Gun Digest TV's Modern Shooter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGo-KMpXPpA&t=7s

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