How come nobody made a Roots sidehammer rifle conversion to use brass cartridges?
I know the big problem with a Roots sidehammer rifle was that holding the 30 inch barrel up with your off hand puts that very same hand at risk in case of chain fires.
However, brass rifle rounds should eliminate that problem. You would think Kirst Konverters or R&D would be able to make a conversion cylinder for this rifle. Especially since the rifle is designed to have quick changeout cylinders, like Remington Army revolvers do. That is the reason why it is a side hammer gun. The arbor pin that the cylinder rotates around can be pulled out from the back of the frame, dropping out the cylinder (remingtons pull forwards, provided you have the ramming lever dropped).
I guess I am thinking it would be fun to have a revolver action longarm that is safe to use.
I know the big problem with a Roots sidehammer rifle was that holding the 30 inch barrel up with your off hand puts that very same hand at risk in case of chain fires.
However, brass rifle rounds should eliminate that problem. You would think Kirst Konverters or R&D would be able to make a conversion cylinder for this rifle. Especially since the rifle is designed to have quick changeout cylinders, like Remington Army revolvers do. That is the reason why it is a side hammer gun. The arbor pin that the cylinder rotates around can be pulled out from the back of the frame, dropping out the cylinder (remingtons pull forwards, provided you have the ramming lever dropped).
I guess I am thinking it would be fun to have a revolver action longarm that is safe to use.