Magnum Research BFR .460 S&W: Big Bore Handgun Hunting
Magnum Research BFR .460 S&W: Big Bore Handgun Hunting. Magnum Research BFR in .460 S&W tested for handgun hunting. Raw recoil, accuracy challenges, and the coolness factor of one of America's most powerful { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization", "name": "Greyhive", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://greyhive.com/static/uploads/images/ae198483-01c9-44b4-a16a-03f516ceaf66.svg", "width": 512, "height": 512 }, "sameAs": [ "https://x.com/greyhive", "https://www.instagram.com/greyhive/", "https://www.youtube.com/@Greyhive", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/greyhive/" ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website", "url": "https://greyhive.com", "name": "Greyhive", "description": "Greyhive is a censorship-resistant video platform for the firearms, 2A, hunting, and outdoor industries — where creators build, review, and monetize unfiltered content.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#organization" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/c/mud_lake_ranch#person", "name": "Mud Lake Ranch", "url": "https://greyhive.com/c/mud_lake_ranch", "description": "Mud Lake Ranch is a Greyhive creator producing original 2A, firearms, hunting, and outdoor content.", "image": "https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/b13a95c8-8786-49b0-8bc5-29c4373712a7.png" }, { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/magnum-research-bfr-460-sw-review#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com#website" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://greyhive.com/blog/magnum-research-bfr-460-sw-review" }, "url": "https://greyhive.com/blog/magnum-research-bfr-460-sw-review", "headline": "Magnum Research BFR .460 S&W: Big Bore Handgun Hunting", "name": "Magnum Research BFR .460 S&W: Big Bore Handgun Hunting", "description": "Magnum Research BFR in .460 S&W tested for handgun hunting. Raw recoil, accuracy challenges, and the coolness factor of one of America's most powerful", "articleSection": "Gun Reviews", "articleBody": "The Magnum Research BFR .460 S&W is a five-shot, single-action big bore revolver built for handgun hunting — brushed stainless steel, a 10-inch barrel, and 4.7 pounds of mass tuned to soak up one of the largest pistol cartridges you can buy. BFR stands for \"Biggest Finest Revolver,\" and in this field review from Mud Lake Ranch, that name earns itself. The reviewer at Mud Lake Ranch spent a full afternoon — from 10:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on one of the hottest days of the summer — running the BFR through zeroing, 30-yard accuracy work, and 100-yard attempts, then graded it on practicality, accuracy, and coolness. Along the way he fought three failed optics, three broken shooting bags, and recoil that bruised his elbow, trigger finger, and the back of his hand. His verdict up front: this is not a practical hunting gun for the average deer hunter, but it is a rare, gorgeous, seriously powerful collectible that does exactly what a big bore handgun-hunting revolver promises to do. Key Takeaways The BFR .460 S&W weighs 4.7 lbs with a 10-inch barrel, 17.5-inch overall length, and 6-inch height minus the scope. Magnum Research offers the BFR in 12 different calibers; .460 S&W was chosen partly for relatively affordable big-bore ammo. Measured trigger pull averaged in the 2 lb range on a Wheeler gauge — lighter than the factory's stated 3-to-4-pound spec. Felt recoil was \"absolutely ridiculous,\" domina…