michael458
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The 500 B&M is not in the standard line up of B&M Cartridges. It is or was more of an experiment and something to play with. The 500 MDM is a 2.8 inch RUM case, at .500 caliber. The 500 B&M is a 2.5 inch RUM case. Both designed for the Winchester M70 RUM Control Feed action, long action.
At 2.5 inches one can load full length nose projection Raptors, with the added Talon Tip, and work in the full length magazine of a long action Winchester M70, RUM
Now there was only 2 of these guns built, they were never standard B&M Cartridges, just something we played around with. The cartridge is great actually, totally on its own. I like it a lot, and it has performed extremely good. I built the first one, then Russ Green built one. Russ got out of the Big Bore rifles, and I bought the barrel from him and had it here for a couple of years anyway………
Back last year, I saw that Wes at Accurate Innovations had an incredible looking stick of Myrtle. Very nice looking blank and I figured it would make a dandy stock.
I had this 500 B&M barrel, so why not just build the 2cd 500 B&M and get Wes to make a stock with this incredible stick of Myrtle? I could not think of a down side so off we go…………
Now, we all know that Myrtle turns brownish orange over time. When first cut, it is just drop dead gorgeous and leans more toward white/yellow, but over time it turns……. Wes studied the issue, and believes that a high gloss poly over it will protect the wood and keep its color original. I love Myrtle, so that is what Wes did………
Wes happened to be not too far away this week, and decided to drop by after a meeting and personally deliver the rifle which he had, fitted to the stock…………… Needless to say, Michael is a very happy boy with this……………
At 2.5 inches one can load full length nose projection Raptors, with the added Talon Tip, and work in the full length magazine of a long action Winchester M70, RUM
Now there was only 2 of these guns built, they were never standard B&M Cartridges, just something we played around with. The cartridge is great actually, totally on its own. I like it a lot, and it has performed extremely good. I built the first one, then Russ Green built one. Russ got out of the Big Bore rifles, and I bought the barrel from him and had it here for a couple of years anyway………
Back last year, I saw that Wes at Accurate Innovations had an incredible looking stick of Myrtle. Very nice looking blank and I figured it would make a dandy stock.
I had this 500 B&M barrel, so why not just build the 2cd 500 B&M and get Wes to make a stock with this incredible stick of Myrtle? I could not think of a down side so off we go…………
Now, we all know that Myrtle turns brownish orange over time. When first cut, it is just drop dead gorgeous and leans more toward white/yellow, but over time it turns……. Wes studied the issue, and believes that a high gloss poly over it will protect the wood and keep its color original. I love Myrtle, so that is what Wes did………
Wes happened to be not too far away this week, and decided to drop by after a meeting and personally deliver the rifle which he had, fitted to the stock…………… Needless to say, Michael is a very happy boy with this……………
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