Bfr 500

[starmac]

What is a BFR 500, 10 in barrel worth.
There is one listed on craigslist for 575 with 2 boxes of shells.
It sounds like a good buy, if someone was looking for one.

[Alan]

Well, 2 boxes of shells is $120 right there. Sounds like a good deal, if you want a gun that you need and accessory sling and a pack mule to lug around.

[starmac]

the 500's are actually pretty popular here. You used to see the BFR's at fred meyers all the time, they stock more smiths nowadays.

[oldgeezershooter]

i didn't think Craigs list allowed firearms.

[starmac]

They don't but you can list them, anybody can flag them, but doesn't for the most part around here. There are some nearly any day.

[Snyd]

I wonder if it's a 500 S&W or a 500 JRH. Probably a 500 s&w I bet.

[44man]

I would look for the .500 JRH. Much better then the S&W.

[Alan]

I would look for the .500 JRH. Much better then the S&W.

Um, why? Not being a smartazz, just genuinely curious. Have a JR S&W 500, and love it.

[starmac]

The add doesn't say. The two boxes of ammo is called high grain thunder makers, if that means anything.

[44man]

Um, why? Not being a smartazz, just genuinely curious. Have a JR S&W 500, and love it.
Smaller, lighter gun, same boolit weights, less powder, easy to work with and about the same recoil or less. Enough velocity to kill any thing on earth.
I have shot the S&W's and the big BFR .500 S&W and I enjoy the JRH more.
All are accurate but the JRH would be better for a shorter barrel too.
It is a shorter .500 S&W case.

[saz]

Smaller, lighter gun, same boolit weights, less powder, easy to work with and about the same recoil or less. Enough velocity to kill any thing on earth.
I have shot the S&W's and the big BFR .500 S&W and I enjoy the JRH more.
All are accurate but the JRH would be better for a shorter barrel too.
It is a shorter .500 S&W case.

I believe you are right on the money with the JRH. It would be better suited for a shorter barrel, and would make for a dandy packin pistol. But I came across my S&W at a Fred Meyer for a deal I could not ignore. Almost half the price of a JRH? I can deal with 1.1" longer cylinder for that. I also do not load my 500 to its full potential either. I use a lot of 4759 under heavy boolits, and it is VERY accurate. I can't wait to get back and take it hunting!

[subsonic]

I wonder if a Super Redhawk could be made into a 5 shot JRH? Cut it to 4" and I think you'd have something.

[Whitworth]

I wonder if a Super Redhawk could be made into a 5 shot JRH? Cut it to 4" and I think you'd have something.

Of course it can. Jack Huntington has built them. I have an SRH in .500 Linebaugh, and have had one in .475 Linebaugh. It's a good platform for these big cartridges.

[44man]

Of course it can. Jack Huntington has built them. I have an SRH in .500 Linebaugh, and have had one in .475 Linebaugh. It's a good platform for these big cartridges.
Very, very accurate too I might add.

[saz]

i wonder if a super redhawk could be made into a 5 shot jrh? Cut it to 4" and i think you'd have something.

drool!!!

[starmac]

How does the recoil in a jrh compare to a 44 using 300 grain boolits.

[Whitworth]

How does the recoil in a jrh compare to a 44 using 300 grain boolits.

The JRH is a considerable step up. Not even in the same ballpark -- assuming top-end loads.

[subsonic]

How does the recoil in a jrh compare to a 44 using 300 grain boolits.

From the formulas I've seen, the .475 is about 2x a standard .44 mag load for recoil. That would be with the .44 in something the weight of a M29 and the .475 in a BFR. The .500 JRH shoots a little heavier boolit at the same speed as the .475.

[saz]

How long of a bullet will fit into a JRH? I had mountain molds make a long nosed 550gr boolit for my 500 S&W and I was just curious if it would fit.

[saz]

BTW, the nose is .680".....

[subsonic]

The BFR cylinder is about 1.9" IIRC. JRH case is 1.4", so about a .5" nose would be it at most. Probably more like a .45" nose just to be safe.

I think the JRH is really happy in the 420-440gr area. But I'd bet you could make a 500gr shoot OK.

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

Smaller, lighter gun, same boolit weights, less powder, easy to work with and about the same recoil or less. Enough velocity to kill any thing on earth.
I have shot the S&W's and the big BFR .500 S&W and I enjoy the JRH more.
All are accurate but the JRH would be better for a shorter barrel too.
It is a shorter .500 S&W case.

What do your revolvers chambered in 500 JRH weigh? Just curious.

[44man]

What do your revolvers chambered in 500 JRH weigh? Just curious.
With the Ultra Dot it weighs 4-1/8#. Subtract 6.1 oz for the dot, rings and the weight of the base?? Maybe a few more ounces.
It is actually more pleasant to shoot then my .475, seems to have less wrist twist from the bench but off hand I can't tell any difference.
Shooting the big BFR in .500 S&W needed me to put a glove on, my knuckle was getting banged a little.

[Whitworth]

What do your revolvers chambered in 500 JRH weigh? Just curious.

I believe they weigh right around 3.5-lbs.

[IllinoisCoyoteHunter]

The John Ross Performance center 500 SW Mag weighs 3.5 pounds.

[Alan]

Um, JR .500 Smith weighs 57 oz. That's um, lets see. about 3.5 lbs.

[Whitworth]

Um, JR .500 Smith weighs 57 oz. That's um, lets see. about 3.5 lbs.

Apples to walnuts -- a 4-inch X-frame weighs that little. I'm sure if the BFR were cut down to four inches it wouldn't weigh more than a typicl Ruger SBH. I have a 6.5-inch .500 Smith and it definitely weighs more than my BFR in .500 JRH -- much worse when loaded.