“Believe it or not, the first gun I owned was this gargantuan BFR revolver chambered in th

“Believe it or not, the first gun I owned was this gargantuan BFR revolver chambered in the .45-70 Government RIFLE round. Dad had taken me shooting before, and my friends at college were avid shooters, too. One of them had a big farm near the university, so we’d head out there all the time to shoot bottles, vegetables gone bad - pretty much any "reactive” target, really. Eventually, I decided to get my own gun, and it just had to be something over the top: the Magnum Research BFR (short for “Biggest, Finest Revolver,” right?). I still remember the look of shock and confusion on Dad’s face when I brought it home. The concussion, recoil, and utter destruction of the target is something I never get tired of. Range days on the farm led to challenges of who could shoot the BFR with hot loads to see how many sheets of steel it would penetrate. I found some insane 430 grain +P .45-70 ammo loaded by a company called Underwood. I shot one with my dad’s leather gloves on - and it tore them apart immediately. He’s still angry about those gloves!“ - Brownells Customer Gregory S for Sunday Gunday