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Man With No Name Revolvers
- Thread starter Fingers McGee
- Start date
Not entirely true azredhawk. Many people have shot these guns with .38 special conversions many times, with no detrimental effects. Yes, they have to use hollow-based wadcutters pushed all the way into the case, but it works just fine at regular .38 special pressure (which is actually pretty close to normal black powder pressures). Would they work with .357 magnums? Absolutely not. No one makes a conversion for that cartridge, so you don't even have to worry about that happening. Agin, .38 special, and .38 long colt, conversions work just fine, as long as pressure are kept to SAAMI spec.
Fingers McGee
New member
Don't try it, Darteres.
These .36 cap and ball revolvers are actually .375-ish in diameter and are fed .375-.380 balls.
The arbor (I think that's the term for the rod thru the cylinder) is not strong enough even for .38special pressures and the gun would stretch and eventually break from such abuse. I would imagine it would snap in less than a full cylinder of .357magnum.
I think the cartridges used in these when converted to fire brass cases is .38 Long Colt. Very low pressure.
To fire .38sp or .357mag, you need the cylinder surrounded top and bottom to stop the frame from stretching.
Wrongo.
The Man With No Name pistols are manufactured as 38 Special Cartridge revolvers and are chambered for 38 special and 38 Colt designed for Cowboy smokeless and BP rounds. They will accurately shoot any .358 lead bullet. The MWNN is not a conversions of existing .36 C&B revolvers. Barrels are .357, NOT .375.
Probably off-topic, but what are the odds that these guns would handle .357 rounds? They look amazing and I've been thinking about getting one to pair with a .357/.38 Rossi model 92, but would prefer to be able to use both .357 and .38.
Since you asked, I just checked. They will not chamber a .357 Mag round.
azredhawk44
Moderator
Well, there ya go. I sit corrected.
Sounds like these are built differently than your typical 1851 Navy clone, though.
Sounds like these are built differently than your typical 1851 Navy clone, though.
SigP6Carry
New member
just want to say to Fingers: them're some mighty fine looking pistols. One question: how do you get the spent cartridges out? Dowels?
Fingers McGee
New member
If you look at the picture close, you'll see that the loading lever on the left pistol is two different colors. The loading lever is made in two pieces. Drop the latch and the front half of the lever comes off so you can use it to punch out the cases.
However, almost without exception, the spent cases just fell out of the cylinders. Some I had to bump the butt of the pistol on the table to get started; but I didn't have to punch any of them out.
FM
However, almost without exception, the spent cases just fell out of the cylinders. Some I had to bump the butt of the pistol on the table to get started; but I didn't have to punch any of them out.
FM