Arthur Morgan
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I thought the Callahan had a cylinder length of 1.698" vs the original Vaqueros 1.703" I might be wrong as I know you know more than me, but surely if that's true that .005 shouldn't matter. Or should it? Are SBH cylinder a little longer at that?You gain effectiveness with bullet weight. Not velocity. The short cylinder of the Callahan precludes much over 300gr. The cylinder is only slightly larger than their SAA. In short, I'd rather have the length for heavier bullets than diameter for more pressure. In other words, I'd rather have a 330gr at 1000fps than a 240gr at 1400fps or a 300gr at 1200fps.
Edit: I did some research on both and the Vaquero measurement is pretty spot on but, I've found 2 different measurements for the the Callahan, 1.75" and the aforementioned 1.98" with some saying the chamber are recessed and some saying its not
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