OT - The Bison Bull

shawn_c992001 · Post by **shawn_c992001** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:31 pm

Just wondering if anyone has a Bison Bull. I just saw one in the new "Guns of the Old West" magazine.

www.BisonBull.com

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:35 pm

Looks a little too spendy for me.

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:19 pm

I kind of have to wonder about a manufacturer that can't spell caliber...

CALIBUR .45/.70

shawn_c992001 · Post by **shawn_c992001** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:59 pm

I'd still like to squeeze off a cylinder full though. Looks like a fist full, but I'd say with the weight it's pretty tame. I shot my buddies Encore with a 15in pistol barrel it was pretty intense. I'd say that revolver isn't that bad.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:26 pm

I don't have one or know of who does, but, ask BlaineG, he has a BFR in 45-70. He loves it, or did the last I knew.

hfcable · Post by **hfcable** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:19 am

i had the steel frame version years ago, and it weighed as much as a rifle, so with factory loads it was actually much more tame than a 454. i think it weighed nearly 7 pounds.

PPpastordon · Post by **PPpastordon** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:55 am

This handgun looks like the .45-70 revolver that has been in production several times over they years. The advertisement even sounded familiar. It has been made here in Indiana, in the Evansville area. I believe it was produced here (in Indiana) by more than one manufacturer.

A man who was selling one at a gun show told me that because of muzzle blast it was difficult to reach .454 ballistics, much less pass them. He did say that the use of heavier bullets was much easier, though.

My .45-70 handgun experience is limited to a Contender. It was enough!
Grace and Peace.

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:23 am

Why in the world would anyone want to lug around a revolver that weighs 6lbs.

.not Me.