Zaydok Allen
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Yep, that's the one I was thinking of. Too bad we can't get it here.
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Yep, that's the one I was thinking of. Too bad we can't get it here.
Maybe in 50 years, we will have a "shoot by wire" revolver. The cylinder would be indexed electronically and the hammer operated electronically. The user could customize the trigger weight and pull length because the trigger would just activate an electronic switch.
The controls on airplanes operate electronically now as well as some steering and other controls on automobiles.
Maybe in 50 years, we will have a "shoot by wire" revolver. The cylinder would be indexed electronically and the hammer operated electronically. The user could customize the trigger weight and pull length because the trigger would just activate an electronic switch.
The controls on airplanes operate electronically now as well as some steering and other controls on automobiles.
There is a lot more space in an airliner for electronic controls than there is in a revolver.
Yes, but a 5 shot .32 that's smaller than an LCR is a design that is currently out of production. I'd love a little .32 H&R Magnum sized between an LCR and a NAA Mini. I could drop it in my dress pant pockets. Heck make it a .327! People braver than me could use it for woods defense."verdun59, Well as has been mentioned, I sure would like a smaller LCR in a 32 magnum flavor, primarily for H&R. It would give my arthritis a rest.".
The LCR .327federal mag shoots .32 H&R, .32short, .32 long and sometimes .32acp
The issue with this is that no one currently produces a small .32 H&R mag because there's no market for one and there's no market for one because no one produces one.As others have said, with CC so popular now, I am surprised that there isn't a 32 H&R magnum revolver smaller than j frame size.
I have really liked my Ruger Blackhawk "converibles" that let me shoot different calibers (such as 45colt and 45acp) from the same gun. I own a DA Taurus that does the same thing with exchangeable cylinders for 22lr and 22magnum, and have seen pictures of a similar S&W. If someone could do the same thing in a DA with larger calibers, such as 357 and 9mm, that might be something that would really sell. I guess ejection with auto calibers would be the real hurdle there.
It's too many moving parts that would have a Murphy's Law situation just waiting to pop up and the cost of such a thing would make it very unpopular.The whole point of the open top black powder revolver of the Civil War era was to allow the user to build six cartridges in advance (powder charge, ball, primer cap). It was just like having a little factory on the gun. The little built-in, articulated ram rod press was pure genius.
The advent of metal cartridges did away with the idea of a little on-board factory to manufacture cartridges for each chamber.
Now in the 21st century, what if separate areas of a box magazine with built-in servos & actuators (in front of the lower half of the cylinder) automatically loaded a powder charge and round into the chamber fronts, while a magazine of primers loaded through the grip frame into the back of each chamber? The chambers would not be bored-through, but would have a primer pocket to accept a primer cap.
In theory, a steam punk revolver like this could self-load 20 or more rounds on the bottom of the cylinder while continuously firing loaded chambers rotated up to the barrel. With a changeable magazine, reloads could be as fast as a semi auto. Batteries or capacitors could power each magazine servo.
This would do away with all the bulk of the metal cartridge, and get us back to "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age".
Yeah, the rimless cartridges is what makes this such an issue. Yes, there have been designs that have been out of production for decades that have some sort of blade under spring pressure that pushes it into the groove, but those are flimsy and costly.As others have said, with CC so popular now, I am surprised that there isn't a 32 H&R magnum revolver smaller than j frame size.
I have really liked my Ruger Blackhawk "converibles" that let me shoot different calibers (such as 45colt and 45acp) from the same gun. I own a DA Taurus that does the same thing with exchangeable cylinders for 22lr and 22magnum, and have seen pictures of a similar S&W. If someone could do the same thing in a DA with larger calibers, such as 357 and 9mm, that might be something that would really sell. I guess ejection with auto calibers would be the real hurdle there.
Ah, but the vast majority of folks who use a knife use a fixed blade knife.
With the regulatory climate, I could see revolvers making a bigger comeback (or in other words a higher percentage of total handguns sold). But frankly, since 1990, they have made a major comeback.