.45-70 revolvers?

[mike-gold]

Hi all I have been looking at a BFR in 45-70 and like how it feels but before I buy I was wondering if there were any other revolvers in 45-70 I should check out before I pick this one up.

 

[Bullet]

I don't know the answer to your thread but I bet shooting one in .45-70 is a handfull. The only handgun I've shot in .45-70 was a Contender with a muzzel brake that a friend of mine had. We shot it at a shooting range that was outside and had a roof over the firing line. Every time we shot it it looked like it was snowing. The blast from the muzzel brake was taking the paint off the roof. Have fun with your .45-70.

 

[SteelyDan]

Other than the BFRs, I don't remember hearing about any other .45-70s (not counting Contenders). Somebody can (and hopefully will) correct me if I'm wrong, but these are not exactly mainstream handgun cartridges. If I ever win the Powerball I'll definitely get one, but otherwise it ain't gonna happen.

 

[Bullet]

I think I saw a .45-70 revolver at a gun show. I believe they were called THE LADYS HOME COMPANION. It was a huge handgun. It kind of looked like the revolver shotguns that I think was called a STREET SWEEPER.

 

[pauli]

magnum research claims the bfr is the only .45/70 revolver that is "not a joke."

who the heck is joking around in .45/70??

 

[Deuce]

 

[Jim March]

Some outfit called "Century" or something like it has been brewing up "scale models" (UPscaled!) of the Colt SAA in 45-70, as a six-shooter. Ergonomics are just Godawful. Very limited production runs, as I recall.

I think Magnum Research has a point in that their BFR 45-70 is actually practical.

When you look at both the peak pressures and the massive case volume of the 45-70, it makes a good bit of sense as a woods companion to a 45-70 levergun. You'd want loads that are optimized for each but the two would eat each other's fodder in a pinch.

Both the power levels and the recoil of the BFR 45-70 are actually on the moderate side of the handcannon spectrum when compared to the hottest 454Casulls and of course the S&W500. And as the gun can take the pressures of the 454 and S&W500, you've probably got room to "hot rod" the old 45-70 in that thing .

 

[Magnum88C]

You could always get one of the American Derringers in .45-70 -- heck of a carry gun. . .

 

[twoblink]

Did you want your hand intact after shooting one??

The recoil is bad on a rifle, on a revolver, it must be a handbuster..

 

[Cosmoline]

With moderate loads the BFR is actually a pleasure to shoot. The pressures are surprisingly low, and the big revolver just rolls back in your hand. I was also impressed by the accuracy--more than sufficient for hunting even with iron sights. It was much nicer to shoot than the Super Redhawk in .454 Casull, though the ballistics weren't all that different.

I think the "joke" .45-70 handguns would include the little derringer some company made a few years back as a backup bear gun.