Converting BFR to Bisley configuration

[Onty]

Found Magnum Research BFR .480 Ruger/.475 Linebaugh http://www.magnumresearch.com/Expand.asp?ProductCode=BFR480-4757 . Contacted company and they don’t offer Bisley configuration.

Would be possible to convert this revolver to Bisley configuration using Ruger parts? Anybody done this conversion?

Thanks, Onty.

[Lloyd Smale]

anything is possible but ive seen clements and others turn down the job because of the extensive work and cost involved

[frank405]

If you turn the gun upside down and compare to a Ruger you will see that Ruger tapers the frame from the screws forward. BFR does not which means there is a quite a bit of work to get the Bisley grip frame to fit. If you have average hands you might be ok with a stock BFR but it bitesd the heck out of my trigger finger because it isn't tapered. Just have Dustin Linebaugh build you a real gun. 307-899-5368

[Onty]

Are internal parts, like hammer, trigger, etc., identical to those from Ruger NM Blackhawk or Super Blackhawk, can they be swapped? Thanks.

[KENTDEP]

I talked to Dave Clements about that conversion about a month ago. He told me that he did it once and probally would not try it again. He said that the gripframe had to be split down the middle and re-welded I think. He lost me in the conversation somewhere. Anyway it sounded like a big pain to do.

I thought that it would be cool to try to replicate Elmer Keith's No. 5 but on the large scale with a .45-70 BFR to Bisley conversion but Clements made me think twice about trying it.

.02 cent,

Jay

[512]

dont know about the long frame but i just shot a 475/480 bfr that a guy had at the linebaugh seminar. it was a 5.5''? with a bisley grip frame. he installed it himself. the grip was in round butt configuration. he did exellent work. the load was a 370gr. at 1400+ and it was very shootable. i was way surprised as usually the bisley pounds the heck out of my middle finger. he may have done something to the grips too. if you want his name, i could try to find it for you.
512

[Onty]

dont know about the long frame but i just shot a 475/480 bfr that a guy had at the linebaugh seminar. it was a 5.5''? with a bisley grip frame. he installed it himself. the grip was in round butt configuration. he did exellent work. the load was a 370gr. at 1400+ and it was very shootable. i was way surprised as usually the bisley pounds the heck out of my middle finger. he may have done something to the grips too.

If you want his name, I could try to find it for you.
512

Definitely, you could e-mail me on ibcdiesel@netscape.net. Many thanks, Onty.

[oregon45]

Send it to Gary Reeder for his "gunfighter grip" conversion. I've shot a Vaquero (old style) 45 Colt with this grip and the recoil with 310 grain bullets over a stout load of H110 was similar to that of my Bisley Blackhawk. While the Bisley comes straight back with a big push, the gunfighter grip combines the recoil profile of the XR3-RED and the Bisley for kind of a "push-roll" without the violent twisting that a standard SA grip can give. I think you can get this conversion done for less than a hundred bucks on a stainless gun.