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.500 S&W BFR

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04 April 2003, 08:58
Lee Martin
.500 S&W BFR
I just received confirmation from Magnum Research that their new .500 S&W will be on the .45-70 length frame.....personally, I was hoping for an intermediate sized platform (ie, Ruger Maximum length), but oh well.....at least it's a single-action.

Lee Martin
www.singleaction.com
04 April 2003, 09:59
BER007
quote:
Originally posted by Lee Martin:
I just received confirmation from Magnum Research that their new .500 S&W will be on the .45-70 length frame.....personally, I was hoping for an intermediate sized platform (ie, Ruger Maximum length), but oh well.....at least it's a single-action.

Lee Martin
www.singleaction.com
I have talked with David Clements about small cartridge in a large cylinder. My example was a .50 AE round as extra cylinder in a .357 Max convert in .500 S&W. He told me I'll have in all case poor accuracy with small cartridge in a large cylinder. May be BFR will made a small cylinder in this huge frame and put an internal extension of barrel to fill the gap.

I'm not excited to see the new BFR in this caliber.
04 April 2003, 10:17
Lee Martin
David's right......since a cylinder isn't rifled, you essentially have free-bore before the bullet hits the barrel. Again, I was really hoping that they'd use a smaller frame for the .500 S&W. Not sure I'll buy one on the .45-70 version.

Lee Martin
www.singleactions.com
04 April 2003, 20:44
Lar45
I saw one of the earlier 45-70's and it has a shorter cylinder with the bbl extending back into the frame window. doesn't look right to me. The 45-70 has a bit of free bore, about 1/2" in my loads. Mine is quite accurate though. I also was hopeing for a maximum length frame. I guess I'll have to send my Ruger max off and have a 475 long built. I need to get a job first though.
05 April 2003, 09:47
BER007
Lar45,
I guess I'll have to send my Ruger max off and have a 475 long built. I need to get a job first though.[/QUOTE]

You can have a .357 Max convert into .500 S&W but the case will be trimmed to 1.610" instead of 1.625" in the S&W X frame.