I put this together a couple of months ago, but today was the first opportunity I had to take it to the range for zeroing the Trijicon Reflex sight.
All I can say is that I had a HUGE grin on my face as I went through the process! To think, I was going to sell off the old unused Bushy when an email message from Randy Cain convinced me to give the Beowulf a try.
I did put in a heavy buffer and replaced the collapsable stock for the A2 stock -- and added the optional muzzle brake. To me, the recoil was no worse than my AR-10 firing milsurp ball.
With the Rainer 334 gr HP bullet producing 1800 fps and 2400 ftlbs at the 50 yard mark -- it should do quite well on Hogs. It is essentially similar ballistics to the 500 S&W Magnum out of an AR platform. Owning the 500 S&W Magnum both in a revolver and a single shot rifle, I can tell you that this is much more comfortable to shoot.
One thing I might mention, although the muzzle brake reduces the felt recoil, it does make the rifle extremely loud to those on the firing line. When I walked up to the rifle line, I purposely went to the far end -- knowing this would produce a retort. Several AR shooters were on the line. One was showing off a suppressor and another was blasting away with an SBR. Negative comments were already being made about the loudness of the SBR as I loaded up quietly -- turning my back to the rest of the line, lest the secret be spoiled.
Amidst the pop - pop - pow -pow, I squeezed the trigger... Curiously, the range fell silent. A "DAAAAY-UMM" was uttered somewhere down the line -- and then someone spied the box of ammo labeled Beowulf.
It turned out to be the crowd pleaser for the day.
Once I have the opportunity to use it on some meat, I'll post another range report -- along with some pics. For now, just a few of the set-up:
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