Belated response but I have a few relevant updates.
Why only 5 shots? Because I don't think carrying most SA revolvers with 6 is safe since it appears there's no firing pin block and hence they could be bump fired accidentally. I don't recall any safety notches on this cylinder btw. Not that carrying 5 worries me as if you need more than 5 you probably aren't going to be surviving!
And yes I mean an 1858 clone, specifically a pietta. Which is a great little gun at that and which I'm very accurate with especially shooting one handed.
DaleA...you sir as quite correct! It may be ballistically equivalent to a 38 special with 5 shots but pointing an almost foot long cannon can quite rapidly change a man's outlook
I've tried wearing shorts and attaching the gun owb (not with a real gun belt yet but just to get an idea before I spend money on a belt) worn under a large bulky garment like a flared skirt. The immediate problem is the revolver handle sticks way out..I'm thinking that's because of the unique shape of most SA revolver grips.
So feeling like that was unworkable I cobbled enough together to buy a hipoint c9. I found one on sale, brand new for $130. It is a very bulky and heavy gun, not much lighter than the 1858 really however it's physically smaller and potentially concealable.
The real problem is pistol can't go more than a few rounds without a FTF. The sights and point of aim being way way off, as in 6 inches or more, low at just 10 feet are another issue though maxing up and raising the rear sight helped a little. And for those asking I even shot it off a bench to ensure I want flinching or off not that the very vague trigger helps!
Admittedly I've never had feeding issues with auto loaders though I've owned what I would say were infinitely better quality ones (cz-75, s&w). What I've heard is that usually the magazine lips or the feed ramps can be the culprits but I don't have experience fixing either. So I'm faced with this c9 which is wholly unreliable through a good 75 rounds and 3 different kinds of ammo or back to the 1858.
Moral of the story is sometimes you get what you pay for!
Why only 5 shots? Because I don't think carrying most SA revolvers with 6 is safe since it appears there's no firing pin block and hence they could be bump fired accidentally. I don't recall any safety notches on this cylinder btw. Not that carrying 5 worries me as if you need more than 5 you probably aren't going to be surviving!
And yes I mean an 1858 clone, specifically a pietta. Which is a great little gun at that and which I'm very accurate with especially shooting one handed.
DaleA...you sir as quite correct! It may be ballistically equivalent to a 38 special with 5 shots but pointing an almost foot long cannon can quite rapidly change a man's outlook
I've tried wearing shorts and attaching the gun owb (not with a real gun belt yet but just to get an idea before I spend money on a belt) worn under a large bulky garment like a flared skirt. The immediate problem is the revolver handle sticks way out..I'm thinking that's because of the unique shape of most SA revolver grips.
So feeling like that was unworkable I cobbled enough together to buy a hipoint c9. I found one on sale, brand new for $130. It is a very bulky and heavy gun, not much lighter than the 1858 really however it's physically smaller and potentially concealable.
The real problem is pistol can't go more than a few rounds without a FTF. The sights and point of aim being way way off, as in 6 inches or more, low at just 10 feet are another issue though maxing up and raising the rear sight helped a little. And for those asking I even shot it off a bench to ensure I want flinching or off not that the very vague trigger helps!
Admittedly I've never had feeding issues with auto loaders though I've owned what I would say were infinitely better quality ones (cz-75, s&w). What I've heard is that usually the magazine lips or the feed ramps can be the culprits but I don't have experience fixing either. So I'm faced with this c9 which is wholly unreliable through a good 75 rounds and 3 different kinds of ammo or back to the 1858.
Moral of the story is sometimes you get what you pay for!
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