Do any of you know, or are familiar with these guns?

http://www.eabco.com/bfus01.html

It looks like a variation on a simple falling block action with the action-release on the trigger-guard just like a Ruger #1 or Dakota.

It looks interesting to me because I don't really like the break-down actions of the T/C line, and a bolt-action pistol like those Remingtons, Savage, and Weatherbys just doesn't appeal to me as practical or very aesthetic.

This gun *looks* ok, and sounds good, but do any of you have any knowledge of them?

I do not own one yet but may in the future. I know several people that do own one. They shoot them in IHMSA silloette shooting. For production class they are the gun to beat. On average I feel they are more accurate than a T/C.

Do you know what calibers seem popular with them?

I was looking over their caliber selection and would probably have to go with 30-30.

The ones i have seen are 7US, 7TCU and 7-30 waters. I don't know if these are popular or not. You often see alot of strange stuff while silhouette shooting. I have contenders in 30-30 and 7-30 and i prefer the 7-30. If you don't reload then the 30-30 makes more sence. If you reload it is not difficult to make brass from 30-30 and i believe EABCO sells pre-formed 7-30 pretty resonable.

I have one of them in the 97D rifle. It is a fine little shooter in .32 H&R mag. I use it for cast boolit silhouette and it takes down the Rams nicely.

Why don't these ever show up for sale? Are there just not that many out there or are they that good that no one wants to sell them?

eskimo36
I think the reason you don't see a lot of these laying around is because, well, there just aren't that many compared to a TC. That, and I think they stay more or less in the shooting circle they were purchased for to begin with. I see or here of some one getting a new one every once in a while, but hardly ever see one become available.
The one I aquired a couple of years back is one of the real early ones, XXX#. It is chambered in 30-20. It is not a really nice piece to look at on the outside, machine marks on both sides of the action, pretty raw. But, as to the workings of it, if the trigger is anything over 5 ounces, it is not measurable. The guts to this thing are like a Swiss watch, superb. The block falls down as smoothly as to pieces of glass sliding together.
I am going to say it's only down fall is, it was not made for fat or large fingered folks, as the MOA either.

Ben589
As to wanting to know more about the BF, well have you ever seen the Sierra bullet ads with the BF in them? That is Caroll at Sierra. His is chambered in 7US. I believe this cartridge was designed from the old WASP BR type idea, 30-30 parent case. Don't quote me, but I think case capcity is the same or real close to the 6 and 7BR's. I have witnessed numerous 40x40+10 with this gun and caliber. With that being said just give them a holler at Sierra and ask for Caroll, he should be able to give more of a non biased opinion.
Jeff

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Brown's website has great ballistic info on what chamberings are hot & why for his pistol (US line) and rifle (BRM line). His US and BRM line outclass the 30-30 for IHMSA & 200 yd deer hunting.
***If you want to reachout to 250 yds+ you need 2500 fps MV, better served by a 308 Bellm/155 A-Max's or 7-30/130 in a 14" TC.
It would be super if he would chamber the pistol in the BRM! Check out tthe website to see why.