Loyalist Dave
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The .38 rimfire launched a 150 grain lead bullet at about 900+ fps..., so not a bad round for 1870-1900 in a vest-pocket-piece in a town or city, especially in the East.
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More like 500+ FPS I believe in actuality on a good day with a tight bored gun. .38 S&W ammo I have chronoed from 2" Terriers do high 600/low 700 fps with various modern ammo. Even the snappy ones only go less than 750 FPS . The same loads do 100 fps more in my post war Webly with 4" barrel. These guns have tight bores for a good gas seal and smokeless powder with higher pressures than the 10 grains of black the old .38 rimfires had , Also closer flash gap ect. So I'm saying the 900+fps with 150 neverwas, not even close. We know with a 75 grain round ball and a 5-7" barrel 10 grains of black , even 4F only gives about 700 FPS. That is half of 150 grains and double the length of barrel of a suicide special.The .38 rimfire launched a 150 grain lead bullet at about 900+ fps..., so not a bad round for 1870-1900 in a vest-pocket-piece in a town or city, especially in the East.
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Ok, I got a little revolver that fits some but not all the requirements. Tell me why this one would not be included, as it seems to be pretty close to the others.
It's an Ethan Allen, .22, 7-shot and I am guessing made prior to 1871.
BTW, it shoots fine. Popped a few rounds in the garage with CB caps over the years.