Recent content by bglimpse

Good to hear.... Those 700gr rounds sound pretty mean. I'm picking up the ES this weekend, I'll give it a workout and report back!

I appreciate all the responses, I know this is a big issue with most. There is a difference between a one-in-a-million issue like a spec of dirt locking up the action and a known engineering flaw. Everyone on these sites are passionate about firearms, but it's funny that you can only be...

Sarcasm noted I'm glad you have been lucky with your ILS guns, there are 27+ pages of those who are not so lucky in the ILS thread. I don't give a crap about the looks, I want to be sure my 500 will actually fire when I need it to. If my question offends you, don't answer.

Ya, I know there are more than enough threads on the lock. I didn't want to start an sh%t storm, just wanted info on the 500 specifically. Thanks for the info. I skimmed over that ILS thread and didn't see anything on the 500. I'm not too worried about it, my 642 has a lock and hasn't given...

I hate to bring up the lock but I was wondering if anyone has seen a failure with the 500 Magnum? I don't really have a choice but I won't buy one if they suffer from the same issues as the light weight, hard recoiling guns. Thanks!

I hate to bring up the lock but I was wondering if anyone has seen a failure with the 500 Magnum? I don't really have a choice but I won't buy one if they suffer from the same issues as the light weight, hard recoiling guns. Thanks!

Old post, I know... Anyone use this ammo?