Magnum Research BFR .450 Marlin

What a rush! Magnum Research BFR .450 Marlin. Very nice gun! Ted described shooting it best by saying " it was like getting hit in the hand with a baseball bat". You definetly have to hang on to it, but it is not as bad as I expected. Lot of fun to shoot. Thanks for watching.

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[xbones101]

Really, if you want a BFR in either .45-70 or .450 Marlin, factory ammo simply will not do well. Factory loads are designed for 18 inch+ rifle barrels. Reload both calibers with a powder that burns up in a 10-12 inch barrel. None of the factory stuff is designed to do that, so if you want optimum ballistics, reloads are absolutely a must.

[alternatehistories]

@tubevideoguy762 It may handle it, but it is not recommended by MR and who knows the long term effects of using hot loads. My original point was that in a revolver, the .45-70 can match the more obscure and expensive .450 Marlin in terms of ballistics...so to shoot .450 is more or less a waste of money over the cheaper .45-70.

[tubevideoguy762]

@alternatehistories

I've seen my brother in law shoot buffalo bore and hornady ftx out of his bfr so yeah it's very strong and will handle all ammo.

[alternatehistories]

But you can't shoot full power .450 Marlin loads in your BFR. The BFR in .45-70 will handle the #2 loads...but not #3. So your own BFR is basically firing .450 Marlin at the same velocities as the .45-70. Also I don't see how .450 could be cheaper since .45-70 is well over 130 yrs. old and so many weapons have been chambered for it. It's still a top seller among reloading components. Maybe someone else will chime in and set one of us straight since we obviously have opposite veiwpoints LOL.

[tubevideoguy762]

@alternatehistories

actually the 450 marlin is much more modern and is more powerful in every barrel length and ammo is a little bit cheaper than the 45-70

[alternatehistories]

Hey Bud...if you want to save money on ammo, get the optional .45-70 cylinder fitted to your revolver. .45-70 is every bit as powerful in handgun appropriate loadings and probably less than half the price of the less common .450 Marlin.