Magnum Research BFR .45 Colt
Model: BFR45LC4106
Magnum Research BFR .45 Colt
Model: BFR45LC4106
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About This Firearm
The Magnum Research BFR is a stainless single-action .45 Colt built for handgun hunting and target shooting. It has an MSRP of $1,719, and its cylinder is long enough to chamber .410 shotshells as well as .45 Colt, so one revolver covers snakes and deer with a change of ammunition.
The gun stands 6 inches tall and runs 15 inches overall on a 7.5-inch vent-rib barrel, with Hogue rubber grips. A transfer bar takes the place of a half-cock safety notch, so the cylinder can be loaded full. Magnum Research builds the frame, barrel and cylinder in stainless, which suits a revolver carried in a wet chest rig, and the cylinder it needs for a shotshell is wider than a sixgun's.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger New Model Blackhawk Bisley is no longer made and is a used buy. It weighs 46 oz, which is 26 oz under the BFR, on a 5.5-inch barrel. The Smith & Wesson Model 500 is a double-action revolver of much the same mass with an 8.38-inch barrel, and it holds 5 rounds in a cylinder that can be emptied in one stroke of an ejector star.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Stainless throughout, including the barrel, so a season of wet carry does not mean refinishing.
- The vent rib gives a flat, non-glare plane along the top of the barrel.
- A loading gate and ejector rod let you load and fire one round at a time without moving the cylinder out of the frame.
- Single action means thumbing the hammer for every shot, and clearing the cylinder is a one-case-at-a-time job.
- The scope mount that comes with the other BFR chamberings is not supplied with the .45 Colt and .410 version.
- Nothing about the size suits carry, so it travels in a chest rig or a case.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you mount an optic on it?
The base is a separate purchase. Magnum Research ships a scope mount with the rest of the BFR line but not with the .45 Colt and .410 gun.
Will it fire .45 ACP or .454 Casull?
No. .45 ACP has no rim to hold it at the right depth in the chamber, and .454 Casull is a longer, higher-pressure case that Magnum Research chambers in a different BFR.
Why is the cylinder longer than a .45 Colt case needs?
This gun uses the long cylinder, the same frame length Magnum Research uses for rifle rounds like .30-30 and .45-70. That extra length leaves room for a .410 hull.
