crestoncowboy
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No doubt though. Fit a cylinder to a 10 shot 610 and then swap parts in a 22/45 and you will see where the "black magic" is I guess
Yeah, that was someone else.He also talks about computer numeric Controls so I don't think he was talking specifically about earlier times.
Perhaps that's what he was referring to.No doubt though. Fit a cylinder to a 10 shot 610 and then swap parts in a 22/45 and you will see where the "black magic" is I guess
Not DA revolvers....A lot of that old black magic goes back to the Texas Rangers and Colt revolvers and Indian wars.
Maybe.
Why do so many treat the design and manufacture of double-action revos as if they're akin to designing and building space satellites or high tech automobiles?
If you really consider a DA revo from a machine design/product engineering standpoint, they're not that big of a deal. Particularly when you consider the advanced CAD, CNC, and other high tech design tools and manufacturing processes available today.
Is it largely a bunch of folklore? Thanks.
Whaaaaat?? I thought it was about black magic!!!Lol. Sums up the thread really. 5 pages and no clear topic.
Seconded.I vote for this one to be labeled "done". Original non-topic worked to death.
How many people here remember machines driven by belts from overhead shafts?
How many people here remember machines driven by belts from overhead shafts?
Great stuff, Driftwood!
How many people here remember machines driven by belts from overhead shafts?
True. Succinct. And an appropriate response. I'm an inveterate revolver fan/user. My carry gun is a 442. My hunting gun is a 29. I'll trust my Smith 19 no less thany G19.The “black magic” of a revolver is that because they’re a relatively intricate mechanism, they don’t lend themselves to “economy” manufacture. Companies like Taurus and Armscor make them cheap, but even those aren’t extremely low-cost, and yet the shortcuts are often clear when holding the gun, and clear from the manufacturer’s reputation. They require a certain amount of care in their making, whether that is accomplished through meticulous hand fitting or meticulous CNC machining.
The “black magic” to the user is how the resulting, fine firearm can generally be absolutely trusted to deliver “six for sure,”
with great accuracy and a very nice trigger pull, and can handle a large variety of loads without issue, since the mechanism is not dependent on a relatively narrow band of recoil energy to reliably cycle the action. In short, for the end user, the semi auto lends itself for blazing away with factory-spec ammo, while the revolver rewards the individual user and allows him to custom tailor something exactly to his needs and purpose. And something that does it’s job so well, and is also made with evident craftsmanship and attention to detail, is always appreciated, if not revered.
How many people know that for many years those belts were made from buffalo hides. The demand for hides in the east for industrial purposes was a big contributing factor to the near extermination of the buffalo by the mid 1880s.