Written by Jeff “Tank” Hoover
Social media is dangerous. While sifting through the regular riffraff nonsense, fellow gun nerds sometimes post striking guns, catching our eye. I know, because it has happened to me on several occasions! One of my latest seductions is a Magnum Research BFR. This one has a shorter octagonal barrel and is finished in what can be described as a “well-worn gun blue.”
Since all BFR revolvers are stainless steel, I know it can’t be a traditionally blued gun, but I really like the looks of this shooter. The gun is a dual-cylinder beauty belonging to Brett Pikula, production manager for Magnum Research. Pikula pulls a fast one, posting his own personal sixgun (even though it’s a 5-shot), knowing darn well it will lure dedicated sixgunners like flies to a Venus Flytrap.
It surely captivated my feelings of lust, want and need. I couldn’t get it out of my mind. And being an addicted handloader always on the prowl for new cartridges to load, hence, more new dies, I had a double dose of good fortune. For this seductive shooter was chambered for the .500 BFR and .50AE, two cartridges I’ve never had the pleasure of handloading — yet.