Mannn,I can't wait!! Jack is finishing it up now,"HELLBOY"should be here in a few days...Getting over 1200fps+ with 440s..Working on a load with the Barnes 275Hp's!Havn't weighed it yet,but we are hoping 38-40 ounces!Next off to the engraver after Pig Season!

I love it!!!

Maybe some micarta slabs too for the most extreme conditions.

Perfect for defensive shooting and follow up shots.

Would'nt that caliber be more packable in a derringer? Probably quicker to get into action too! Just kiddin ya. It looks very nice.

Ouch!!

Ouch is not the word!
It needs a BIG rubber doughnut on the muzzle or wear a helmet! Those nice stag grips should shed skin like a snake.
I want to see videos!

That should be fun to shoot...

Thanks and HNY Guys!....Yes,I think its sweet and as far as recoil goes,No Problemo!I just "deal with it"! Nothing can be worse than my 2.5" 50/110 BFR As far as the grips go,I am crazy about Stag(my Knives too)and I had to pay $365 for those presentation grade customs!I will just wear gloves when they are on,But,i also have the Great Walnut ones Jack made in the pic and a pair of Ivorys too!So I am set...He also loads a 900fps 425FlatNose that he has gotten full penetration on Bison Himself from his 500JRH!...I think the Barnes All Copper Huge Hollow Points at maybe 1500 +/- will take any North American Game out,including Grizz and Hogzillas too!
What I like is its compact "horsepower/weight ratio"!That is a Custom crossdraw I had made by RedHawks Leather man and it should wear well in the front and be ready for backup,"justincase" ...Jack will chrony both loads and I will have two front sight blades,one for each load(Now ain't that snazzy!)...More pics and details when Hellboy shows up (Having that deep relief engraved in the backstrap)

Half-inch hole -- no need for expansion!

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Originally posted by Whitworth:
Half-inch hole -- no need for expansion!

You got that right..

wow someone thats actually ALOT crazier then me! Youd have to do some serious bribery to get me to shoot that with full power loads. I shot a 4 inch 500 linebaugh with a blackhawk grip frame and shot one cylinder full and put it down. I doubt id get that far with that birdshead gun.

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Originally posted by Lloyd Smale:
wow someone thats actually ALOT crazier then me! Youd have to do some serious bribery to get me to shoot that with full power loads. I shot a 4 inch 500 linebaugh with a blackhawk grip frame and shot one cylinder full and put it down. I doubt id get that far with that birdshead gun.

You and me both...

I would love to shoot it

I think I gotta go visit family in Georgia this year and would love to get some of Safarikids boomers on video to see the recoil.

I like the birdshead grip the most.

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Originally posted by SAFARIKID:
Mannn,I can't wait!! Jack is finishing it up now,"HELLBOY"should be here in a few days...Getting over 1200fps+ with 440s..Working on a load with the Barnes 275Hp's!Havn't weighed it yet,but we are hoping 38-40 ounces!Next off to the engraver after Pig Season!

Very beautiful... The 275 grain Barnes XPB is getting 1675 FPS acording to Jack. Now that's a man stopper.. I'm thinking about a small 500 JRH on a cut down Redhawk..

Tom, the 440 grain wide flat point hard cast at 950 FPS made this exit in the rib cage of a 6X7 Bull Elk

"Boomer".let me know when your in the neighborhood...Lets kill some trees and I also own several Sportsbars here for all the Afterwards! Maybe I can get Corbin to bring his 577 and 600 Jeffery along,a few "popguns" for plinking cans!
JW,now that is Impressive ...for game,I must agree on the BIG Hole Cast at moderate velocity will do the job,as we all know...I just dont feel right unless it hurts when it goes off! ...I will try some of those from Jack and also the "Hotties"!..With the 275HP's I can sip coffee from and also love the more dramatic results on the softer critters-armadillos,coons,possums and watermelons!

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Originally posted by SAFARIKID:
"Boomer".let me know when your in the neighborhood...Lets kill some trees and I also own several Sportsbars here for all the Afterwards! Maybe I can get Corbin to bring his 577 and 600 Jeffery along,a few "popguns" for plinking cans!
JW,now that is Impressive ...for game,I must agree on the BIG Hole Cast at moderate velocity will do the job,as we all know...I just dont feel right unless it hurts when it goes off! ...I will try some of those from Jack and also the "Hotties"!..With the 275HP's I can sip coffee from and also love the more dramatic results on the softer critters-armadillos,coons,possums and watermelons!

Sounds great SAFARIKID!

JWP475...I had a Redhawk 500JRH 2 3/4"..Loved it,sold it,regretted it! Jack Chronied 440s well over 1200fps!Nice lil wrist snapper!

That is an awesome piece, a great CCW piece and a man stopper that's sure to leave a mark..

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Originally posted by SAFARIKID:
JWP475...I had a Redhawk 500JRH 2 3/4"..Loved it,sold it,regretted it! Jack Chronied 440s well over 1200fps!Nice lil wrist snapper!

I have one similar by Jack Huntington, Mine is a 454 Casull, 45 Colt, 45 Win Mag with moon clips and a 45 ACP with moon clips, also has a bobbed hammer. I would of loved the 500 JHR like the one you had.

Now all we need is the 550! shoot 20 gauge sabots holding .500" bullets to keep it legal on a bfr frame. If you forget the sabot and shoot a 550 bullet... oh well

ART time:


Test shot this lil gun, and, with 440's at 950 fps, it was about the same as a 44 mag, in other words, felt like a 22lr.

I would have loved to have bought this Ruger, but, didn't have the money at the time...

What I'd like to see is a BFR, short cylinder, like this one:



Cut down to shroud, or a bit less length, and made into a snub.

But, that's just me...

I love this Redhawk Jack did. Tasteful, powerful, just an awesome gun:

I think I've got to get one of these, when an X frame comes up, and, just shoot .500JRH out of it:



A Jack Huntington as well...

GS -- great revolvers!! Thanks for posting the pics! I would love to build a Redhawk like that one!

Thanks for the pics...I forgot that I had aptly named it "Redbull"!

Your welcome. It was fun testing your guns!

More to come !Jack promised me he would ship "Hellboy" Monday!Look forward to taking some lil piggies with it and maybe a black bear this fall...He tells me the 275gr"flying ashtrays" are devastaing at 1600! I think I will get another cross draw made for it in Cape Buffalo!

I really like that lil gun. Wish I'd had a chance to test shoot it as well.
Enjoy. Sounds like a great setup. Wonder if it works in thunderwear???

Today IS Monday,tell ole Jack to get it overnighted TODAY! I NEED my Fix,Now!

hmmmm. Recoil table follows:2.5 pound gun:

440 @ 1200 fps:Recoil Energy of 44 foot pounds, and Recoil Velocity of 34 fps.
440@950:Recoil Energy of 28 foot pounds, and Recoil Velocity of 27 fps.
If you can't get it done with the above load, you REALLY need a rifle...
275@1500fps: Recoil Energy of 31 foot pounds, and Recoil Velocity of 28 fps.
275@1600:
Recoil Energy of 35 foot pounds, and Recoil Velocity of 30 fps.
Either of these loads would be great on deer to black bear. Wonder if they penetrate enough for brown, or hogs?
430@1350 fps:
Recoil Energy of 54 foot pounds, and Recoil Velocity of 37 fps.

Very Interesting statistics,but,Is he shipping today?!

Shipped it while I was on the phone with him this afternoon.........

Kewlllllllllllllllll!