bangswitch
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I like both kinds of revolvers ... Smiths AND Wessons
You been watching The Blues Brothers again??
I like both kinds of revolvers ... Smiths AND Wessons
As a non-engineer, I can only marvel that someone once figured out how to produce shapes of metal that fit together and do all of the things a revolver needs to do.I was going to ask how many hands and cylinder stops you've hand-fit, and try to explain the delightful process of learning how they really work, but. . .
nevermind.
Ain't gonna happen. Troll got busted.I'm still waiting for the OP to come back and explain to we lessor mortals what the gibberish in his initial post was about. (lol)
Dave
I don't knowDo you even revo, bro?
Made sense to me, too. Thread would have been killed by now if it was trolled. And anyway, it sparked a pretty decent discussion...As far as OP, I think I can decipher what he's saying.
Those things were not made with "all hand tools".But to see Colt and S&W come up with the revolver designs they did at the turn of the century, with all hand tools, no computer models, no calculators, just a workbench and some trial and error, is still some seriously impressive stuff.
Compared to what?Revolvers are actually mechanically complicated.
The mechanically simplest multi-shot handgun is a single action, striker fired, blowback semi-auto pistol.Compared to what?
Almost. A pepperbox or a three-barrel Marsten is simpler.The mechanically simplest multi-shot handgun is a single action, striker fired, blowback semi-auto pistol.
What happened to the OP? Was it a hit and run?
Maybe he realized that he stepped in it and regrets it?
I think the greatest part of looking at, handling, shooting and generally liking revolvers is the fact that they weren’t designed by some arrogant, soulless coder team sitting at remote keyboards; spending half their day posting selfie’s on social media, checking fantasy football scores ten times a day, pining about a pumpkin spice soy latte’ and eating take out because they never learned how to cook for themselves.