custom fancy grips. It’s available with ivory polymer or black Micarta grips that are hand fitted. One and done. That fallow deer fell easily to the big BFR, which will be heading to the game fields again soon. We make our own No. The massive, oversized, five-shot cylinder is counter-bored and unfluted. One of those was SIG announcing its P320 FCU and Custom Works program. In all sincerity, the Elmer Keith BFR drew a lot of attention at the range, mainly due to that recoil. There are a number of .50-caliber handguns readily available commercially that are chambered in .50 AE, .500 JRH, .500 Wyoming Express and the “horsepower king”—the .500 Smith & Wesson Magnum. The all-new Magnum Research Elmer Keith BFR is a custom beauty and, thanks to the .500 Linebaugh cartridge, it may very well break your wrists. Thank you! Big-game hunting, plainly and simply. An LPA adjustable rear sight rounds out the sighting system. View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message Boolit Buddy Join Date Jun 2013 Location Idaho Posts 249. The Elmer Keith model is the fifth frame available. For more than three decades, the .500 Linebaugh has been a custom proposition only, typically built on massaged Ruger full-sized, single-action revolvers that cost a premium to construct … until Magnum Research boldly went where no other gun manufacturer has gone before. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 01-05-2019, 06:24 PM #19. Magnum Research brought the .500 Linebaugh out of the shadows of obscurity into the light of recognition, where we hope shooters and hunters, alike, discover its charms and attributes. I have used a number of .50-caliber handguns on all manner of game, including the .500 Linebaugh on a custom platform on black bear and moose, so I am very familiar with its terminal effectiveness. There is more versatility in these big .50s than one might realize. I might need one. SKU # HGN-MAGRES-BFR500LB7B SHOW MORE + Why Customers Bought This. That’s a fun revolver.”. Disclosure: Some of these links are affiliate links. Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. As I’ve already mentioned, for me, .50-caliber handguns are in their element when hunting big game. It’s OK, we didn’t really like our wrists anyway. It’s a little late to the party, but it’s looking good! So, John Linebaugh used the large-rimmed .348 Winchester, cutting it down to 1.4 inches and blowing the case out to a .510 bore. 5 style locking base pins. And for those wondering, BFR stands for “Big Frame Revolver”; not what you were probably thinking. The free-wheeling pawl is a great feature that enables the cylinder to rotate in either direction with the loading gate open. The.500 Linebaugh BFR is available in four configurations. It took 33 years, but here it is, in the flesh—er, stainless steel. If the S&W 500 would of been on the market before the 500 Linebaugh the Linebaugh would of never been invented. Show up at the range with a .50-caliber handgun, and folks don’t fail to notice. Barrel Length 7.5. So, there you have it. It was absolutely one of our favorites from Rendezvous. custom 5 1/2' barrels. Magnum Research Debuts The .500 Linebaugh BFR. I have read the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and Cookie Policy, and I hereby agree to those terms. Magnum Research’s BFR (Biggest Finest Revolver) is truly the biggest, finest revolver on the market today. If the loading gate encounters an empty hole, it is unsupported and can thereby tip forward a considerable amount. They are deep cut rifled and the actual steel is re-sulferized and stress relieved. Sweeet hand cannon!!! Phone 307-645-3162.) I was also able to do a little hunting on its 12,000-acre ranch, where I took a beautiful fallow deer with one 350-grain Buffalo Bore jacketed hollow-point. The all-new Magnum Research Elmer Keith BFR is a custom beauty and, thanks to the .500 Linebaugh cartridge, it may very well break your wrists. Caribou Media Group may earn a commission from qualifying purchases. A great number of my handguns, particularly my single-action revolvers, have been customized in one way or another. GIVEAWAY: Win the Robocop Auto 9 or the .44 Mag Dirty Harry Revolver! This is the best grip frame commercially available for controlling heavy recoil—bar none. The revolver sport Magnum Research's interpretation of the Bisley grip frame. The Elmer Keith model is the fifth frame available. There are always a handful of new products at the annual Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous that catch our attention for a variety of reasons. Well, that changed it up a little for us. .357 Magnum, .454 Casull, .44 Magnum, .50 AE, .500 JRH, .500 Linebaugh, 475 Linebaugh Early .500's were built on both Seville and Ruger Super Blackhawk Single Actions, but all current .500's built by Linebaugh are on the Ruger Bisley. The cylinder rides in the frame on a locking base pin. Let’s also talk grip frames, because they matter. However, the .500 Linebaugh has the deepest roots of all. 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