All I could find on the subject in Taurus literature wasMy Taurus 856 Owners manual said to load 5, so - I do it that way. I'd probably do it that way anyways.
Nope, not unless I had an old single action where I had to.Just wondering if anyone else only loads 5. Primarily I did it with my Colt [clone] single actions now I do it with any type of revolver. It has become habit. even the Ruger Vaquero.
I had an 856...can you show me the page? I definitely don't remember that, and it would make no sense with a transfer bar. But I may have not read the manual, and who knows with taurus. Maybe it's generic revolver manual from when at some point they made an old school single action or something.My Taurus 856 Owners manual said to load 5, so - I do it that way. I'd probably do it that way anyways.
It would just be super weird to make a big deal of updating the model 85....to the 856 BECAUSE of the sixth shot. That was their while gimmick. Basically same size as the 85 bit with an extra shot.I had an 856...can you show me the page? I definitely don't remember that, and it would make no sense with a transfer bar. But I may have not read the manual, and who knows with taurus. Maybe it's generic revolver manual from when at some point they made an old school single action or something.
Well it states in the owners manual, at least 7 times(or more) not to carry on a loaded chamber, so I reckon it must be good adviceYeah FA is weird. There is a manipulation of the 83 hammer that is supposed to get it into a safe condition, better than old quarter cock, but then they say to load 4. The 97 has a transfer bar.
page 8 or 9, maybe referenced on other pages too, but yea - it is just a general carry recommendation they make for all their revolvers.I had an 856...can you show me the page? I definitely don't remember that, and it would make no sense with a transfer bar. But I may have not read the manual, and who knows with taurus. Maybe it's generic revolver manual from when at some point they made an old school single action or something.
I know. Timid/liability averse bunch.Well it states in the owners manual, at least 7 times(or more) not to carry on a loaded chamber, so I reckon it must be good advice
I have two 5-shot J-fames and that's my practice too.All of my 5-shot J-frames get loaded with 5 rounds ...
The FA Model 83 is a 5 hole revolver with a "Safety Bar"(hammer Block) however, the instruction manual states this revolver must only be carried with the hammer down on an empty Chamber!Never saw the need in a modern revolver, with a hammer block.
I do the same thing. I'm that guy at the end of the line who only shoots five times. I don't do any single-actions anymore, but even with the one semi-auto I've got, I only load five. Why? Because that's what I want to do. And I hate to get to the end of a box of ammo and have two left over.Only at the range. I guess it's part of my OCD. Cartridges come in boxes of 50 in 10 rows of 5. I tend to shoot in 5 round strings just to keep the ammo organized in the boxes. Even with a semi-auto I load in 5's. I load 5 and shoot 5 shot strings with revolvers. With Semi's even if the mag holds 17, I only load 15 and can to 3 strings of 5.
But when carrying I load them up.
At the time they introduced the safety notch, and I imagine for many decades thereafter, it was viewed as a perfectly safe means of carrying the revolver with all 6 rounds loaded. It was likely viewed as an improvement over the cylinder notches of previous cap and ball models, since the cylinder is now locked via the bolt. A hammer safety notch is the same system that lever action rifles had at the time as well, before the cross-bolt safety became popular. Colt ads of the time instruct to fully load the gun, and put the hammer into the safety notch. Even today it's probably safe, but obviously not worth the risk. We know better today.with the older cap & ball Colts and Remington revolvers, you could rest the hammer in notches between the caps on the back of the cylinder
I've always wondered why Colt stopped doing that with the SAA ????
with the older cap & ball Colts and Remington revolvers, you could rest the hammer in notches between the caps on the back of the cylinder
I've always wondered why Colt stopped doing that with the SAA ????
Just load 6 and put the hammer down between the rims.
At the time they introduced the safety notch, and I imagine for many decades thereafter, it was viewed as a perfectly safe means of carrying the revolver with all 6 rounds loaded. It was likely viewed as an improvement over the cylinder notches of previous cap and ball models, since the cylinder is now locked via the bolt. A hammer safety notch is the same system that lever action rifles had at the time as well, before the cross-bolt safety became popular. Colt ads of the time instruct to fully load the gun, and put the hammer into the safety notch. Even today it's probably safe, but obviously not worth the risk. We know better today.