Busyhands94
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i figure that they would make a revolver out of strong materials. after all, it is meant to be shot, loaded with black powder and lead, enjoyed. through Google i turned up some information. if you look at bronze it has a slight brownish hue to it. if you look at brass you can see greenish sometimes grayish, or bluish coloring. bronze has a more yellow color, where brass is kind of a golden brown color. bronze is made of copper and tin, whereas brass is copper and zinc. you can also tell the difference between brass and bronze when you work with it. bronze will produce threads of metal when it is drilled, and brass will produce flakes instead. if you REALLY want to test it out you could take a tiny drill bit, and drill a little bit into a hidden area of the frame on a cheap gun, like maybe remove the grips and test it on the part that isn't exposed without drilling all the way through. i wouldn't do it but people are free to make their own decisions.
that's why i figure they are bronze. now I'm not saying a bronze frame is stronger than a steel frame. i would definitely advise against putting a heavy load of Triple Seven into a brass or bronze framed gun. i just figure it's made of strong materials, i mean if i ran Pietta i would make the guns out of a strong material to prevent idiots from damaging the gun and hurting themselves. if you look at these two images, the trumpet is brass, the cannon is bronze. i notice that the bronze has the same color that my revolver is. I'm not shooting down anybody's ideas, i just wanted to explain the differences between brass and bronze. my theory is that if a company makes a gun, they should design it with the worst case scenario in mind. that could be some idiot packing it with 30 grains of Triple Seven or FFFFG powder and a heavy conical, one can't help but imagine that they would thing about overloading and how to make the gun strong. i think with standard or light loads you should be fine.
that's why i figure they are bronze. now I'm not saying a bronze frame is stronger than a steel frame. i would definitely advise against putting a heavy load of Triple Seven into a brass or bronze framed gun. i just figure it's made of strong materials, i mean if i ran Pietta i would make the guns out of a strong material to prevent idiots from damaging the gun and hurting themselves. if you look at these two images, the trumpet is brass, the cannon is bronze. i notice that the bronze has the same color that my revolver is. I'm not shooting down anybody's ideas, i just wanted to explain the differences between brass and bronze. my theory is that if a company makes a gun, they should design it with the worst case scenario in mind. that could be some idiot packing it with 30 grains of Triple Seven or FFFFG powder and a heavy conical, one can't help but imagine that they would thing about overloading and how to make the gun strong. i think with standard or light loads you should be fine.
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