First 5 at 200 yards from the .500 JRH, BFR.

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31 August 2011, 02:47

bfrshooter

First 5 at 200 yards from the .500 JRH, BFR.

I wanted to measure drop. I had 2 shots with more barrel rise from the rest. I need to tame that. I seen and felt them, called them high.
I had 3 in 1-5/8" so I measured to them. 20".
The gun is sighted dead center at 50 and hits center at 100 on water bottles and cans. I need more loads and time.

31 August 2011, 02:57

mete

An excellent way to learn to shoot large revolvers is metallic silhouette.Keep shooting !

31 August 2011, 03:17

bfrshooter

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Posted 31 August 2011 01:57 Hide Post
An excellent way to learn to shoot large revolvers is metallic silhouette.Keep shooting ! Smiler

Did that for years but not with the recoil I now use.
79 out of 80, International class production revolver with the lowly Ruger .44.
More 40's then I kept track of with all guns.

31 August 2011, 03:22

bfrshooter

No beginner. How about a single shot at 100 and 200?

31 August 2011, 07:04

Lar45

Excellent. Did your's start out as a 50AE, or did you just order it in 500 JRH? What's the barrel length?

That's quite the shootin Iron in the last picture.

31 August 2011, 21:24

Whitworth

Did you ever measure the barrel? I'll bet it's longer than 7.5-inches.

"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP

If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.

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31 August 2011, 21:47

bfrshooter

quote:
Did you ever measure the barrel? I'll bet it's longer than 7.5-inches.

Yes, by 9/16", WOW, makes it a rifle I guess. I would prefer a 10" anyway. OOPS, 10 and 9/16".
Just what is the importance?
Remember the forcing cone takes up barrel length and only starts the boolit so it adds nothing to length. You need to measure from rifling start. That is the barrel.
I like where they measure from because 9/16" is nothing after subtracting the cone length.
Your point is meaningless and amounts to 1/4" to 5/16" in the end. Is that 1 FPS or 2 FPS? Less, I would say, how about spin?

31 August 2011, 22:03

x-caliber

BFR,

How do you shoot when you shoot from the bench? Were you resting the grip on a rear bag when you fired the five shots in your first post above?

I have struggled with vertical stringing for years when shooting from the bench.

I would love to hear how to beat it. I try to rest my hands or wrists on the rear bag instead of the grip in order to let the gun recoil consistently from shot to shot. However, this isn't as steady as resting the grip on the bag so my groups open up.

My bolt action handguns are the only handguns that I can shoot from the bench, resting the grip on a rear bag, without constantly struggling with vertical stringing. I'm not sure what is different about the bolt actions; they have barrel rise too?

31 August 2011, 22:38

bfrshooter

Yes, I am old and need to have a solid rest. The rear bag gets pounded and changes tension. I rest the butt on the rear bag and it causes the problems.
The bolt guns have the bullet leave faster. Recoil factor is less then a revolver. recoil and the exit in a point of time will drive you nuts.
I tend to ignore stringing, it is not the gun itself. It is just the hardest gun to keep the same.

31 August 2011, 22:45

Whitworth

Now who pee'd on your wheaties? I was trying to determine whether or not your gun came from the Precision Center or if it came down the regular production line. Stop being so bleeding defensive.

"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP

If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.

Semper Fidelis

"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"

01 September 2011, 01:04

bfrshooter

Not, it is only the difference is so small it has no meaning at all.

01 September 2011, 16:36

jwp475

quote:
Originally posted by bfrshooter:
quote:
Did you ever measure the barrel? I'll bet it's longer than 7.5-inches.

Yes, by 9/16", WOW, makes it a rifle I guess. I would prefer a 10" anyway. OOPS, 10 and 9/16".
Just what is the importance?
Remember the forcing cone takes up barrel length and only starts the boolit so it adds nothing to length.The forcing cone is part of the barrel and that is included in tbarrel length. You need to measure from rifling start.No one measures a barrel from the start of the rifling. A semi auto pistol and single shot pist and all rifles include the chamber as part of the barrel length That is the barrel.
I like where they measure from because 9/16" is nothing after subtracting the cone length.
Your point is meaningless and amounts to 1/4" to 5/16" in the end. Is that 1 FPS or 2 FPS? Less, I would say, how about spin?

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01 September 2011, 18:17

Whitworth

quote:
Originally posted by bfrshooter:
Not, it is only the difference is so small it has no meaning at all.

That wasn't my point. I will reiterate for the hard of hearing (hard of reading?). Precision Center revolvers feature barrels that are correctly measured whereas the regular production BFRs will typically have longer barrels because BFR measures them from the frame. This is all I am saying and was simply trying to determine whether or not your new BFR came down the regular production line or if it was indeed screwed together by the Precision Center.

That is all, I swear!

"Ignorance you can correct, you can't fix stupid." JWP

If stupidity hurt, a lot of people would be walking around screaming.

Semper Fidelis

"Building Carpal Tunnel one round at a time"

01 September 2011, 18:44

Peter

X-caliber I think that you can solve your "bench problem" by resting the grip but NOT using a hard surface to rest it on. All you need is something that will hold the gun steady until you press the trigger. I use a few layers of towel or a soft pistol case under the grip. I use an MTM pistol rest and put this stuff between the grip and the plastic rest.
Peter.

Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong;

02 September 2011, 00:39

x-caliber

Thanks for the suggestion Peter, I'll give that a try.

11 September 2011, 19:41

bfrshooter

JWP, that is true for all guns. A barrel is the total length no matter the chamber, yet 9/16" must be so important that I just can't see it.
Would you explain the disadvantages or advantages of it for me? A lot of nit picking over nothing.