Thinking about getting one in 475 linebaugh would like to know what you think (good-bad) Thank you

I one in .475, one in .22 Hornet and one that has been converted to .50 Ak and they have all met my expectations. A great gun for the price, very close to custom quality.

Some of the most accurate revolvers I have shot. I have one and am very happy with it.

I really like mine in 475 Linebaugh. Outstanding quality.

I think if you don't want to spend the $$ on custom or FA they are the best buy for the money. They are very close in quality to the FA and yet a step ahead of the Rugers. They can also be worked over to improve action and function as the internal parts are Ruger or copies of. I had a 45-70 that would shoot under 3" all day long with a red dot or leupold 2x. Mine was a 7.5 which is a nice size, the longer version balances better with a scope or gives you a longer sight radius if you go irons. It also gives you another 50-100fps in velocity. If I weren't building my own now I'd lean toward the BFR, don't get me wrong I'd love to build you a 475 but I know it's not everybody's thing. I can however smooth her out for you if you get one.

The ones I've shot have all been good shooters. There a couple things I don't like though. The grip shape is horrendous for a hard kicking gun and the front sight mounting is a joke. The fit and finish is no where near FA quality but they are less expensive.

I agree. The grip frame sucks, particularly with Micarta grips. The only fix (aside from grafting a Bisley grip frame to it) is that ugly rubber grip (it does significantly change the grip angle). The aluminum front sight is cheap. Fit and finish for a revolver out in the field isn't so important to me, but I will say that the new BFRs shoot lights-out. We have managed a 1/4-inch 3-shot 50 yard group with mine and handloads -- 430man shot that group. Scary accurate. Mine is getting a Bisley grip frame and better sights.......

X3-I have one in .45-70. I wrote a little about it in the shooters bench forum. I love the gun, but a better grip would be great too. To say they are less expensive is a bit of an understatement though, from what I've seen, they are about half the price.

I have one in 454 and it is very accurate. Fit and finish is close to custom as you can get. The only thing that I don't like is the rubber grips on it. I made my own grip panels for it from Zebrawood.

Thank you for the input when I get one I'll give you a call Rod

Whit, how does one go about fitting a bisley gripframe to the BFR?

I know the newer BFRs are not a drop in replacement for a Ruger bisley gripframe, but how much work is involved in the transplant?

It's a lot of work. The old D-Maxs were a bolt-on affair, now, not so much.

I have one in 475 Linebaugh and it is very accurate.

It has already been addressed, but I'll add my 2 cents as well. The handle sucks. They seem happy with it though, and as long as they are I will not be owning one.

I would never buy a BFR if they went to a Bisley only. Sorry but you base the gun on "FEEL" not how it shoots.
Maybe they should offer both. I feel it will be a back step because the guns will not shoot as good.
Bisley, smisly!

I know I am the contrarian in this thread but I have a 6 1/2 inch BFR in .475 that is not accurate at all. It has made the journey back to the factory to correct a bad scope base. The trigger is horrible and it spits heavy slugs all over. I also shoot .460 S&W and 500 S&W in both revolvers and Encores that are far more accurate than my BFR with much better triggers as well. I am not impressed with mine at all. I have been tempted to sell it several times, I keep hoping to find the one load that makes it a shooter.

I just corrected one to the best I could in 454. The throats were really screwed up and all I could do was make them consistent which seemed to help. The spitting problem can be serious and is usually a chamber alignment problem but it could be something else. The forcing cone on the one I just worked on wasn't what I would have expected either but we had it shooting to a point where I felt it was best to leave things be. I also did the action on the BFR which also helped alot.

I keep hearing how great they shoot,but i never had that kind of luck with the one i had. Maybe i got a lemon,anyway sold it and bouhgt a FA's, happy camper now.

Mine wasn't shooting good at first either. Sent it back to MR and they installed a new cylinder from the custom shop. Shoots GREAT now!

Well the one I have seen,handled and shot needs 3or4 things.One a bisley grip frame,two some real sights(partridge front with two gold bars and a bowen rear would be nice),three barrel shortened to 4 3/4" and last fourth belongs in my collection,what do you think whit?

Like the others I think it fits in between the high dollar FAs/customs and the affordable Ruger in every aspect including price.

I have to rank mine in the top two of my most accurate revolvers. I am really happy with it.

Bisley grip? Definitely. Sights? Oh yeah, the factory units just suck. Shorter barrel, yeah, probably. Four? I know what happens when I lend you a gun -- it never comes home!! LOL!

I firmly believe this is the problem with mine. I think that one or perhaps two of the cylinder bores are out of line. It will sometimes put two right on top of another and then send the third one way off. I get a lot of two groups with this revolver. This situation has occurred with two different scopes and mounts. I mentioned it to Magnum Research when it was in the shop but they did not agree.

JLB, I called MR and told them that I tried 4 different bullet weights, 3 different brands of bullets, 3 different powders and 2 different scopes and I couldn't get it to shoot any groups smaller than 2 1/2 in. at 50 yds. from the bench. They said to try some factory ammo and if it doesn't help send it in with a description of the problem. I sent it in and about 2 weeks later I got it back. No problems now.