Recent content by TimM

I played with top-end loads in the 500S&W when they first came out using the relatively cheap BFR's and X-frame's. Pierced some primers and one of the pierced primers broke a firing pin on the smith, also blew off the front compensator (on a custom barrel I had made up for the smith) This was...

Don't tell my 500SW BFR that frame strength is a non issue, its been shoot loose and its got the big BFR frame! Here's a photo of that gun

Well then sounds like you need to have a Blackhawk chambered in 454C built and shoot 65,000psi loads in it. I bet John Try's to talk you out of that idea.

Bucks, I was talking about the Ruger frame stretching, takes a lot, like shooting 65,000PSI pressures of the old top-end 454C Loads, but it will loosen one up.

I have a few BFR's and I really Like them.... but I find it funny when strength is questioned the BFR is mentioned as tops because of its extra beefy frame, but when size and weight is talked about they seem to shrink down to basically the same size and weight as a Ruger. This hasn't been my...

OK OK John, I can't stand it... PM will be sent over on Lee's "singleactions" site TimM

Just a friendly little bump!

+1...The way John Linebaugh's guns have appreciated in the last couple of years I'm surprised no one has grabbed this one, if for nothing else as an investment, John won't be making gun's forever.

Bump...for a beautiful gun...

With the extra cost John charges for a stainless conversion not only is that a steal without the 3 year wait, I would bet there's not many of them out there compared to its blued brothers.