Nightcrawler
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Most revolvers hold six cartridges. Many of the smaller ones hold 5. A few hold 7. Some .22 caliber ones hold 8 or 9.
Now, I'm looking through a Cabela's catalog. They have a reproduction of the LeMat Revolver, which was preferred by some Confederate Cavalry during the civl war. It's a single action black powder, .44 caliber, break-open design. An interesting feature is a second barrel, about 20 gauge, that was designed to fire buckshot. Pretty fearsome looking piece.
Anyway, it holds 9 .44-cal rounds in the cylinder. I understand that modern cartridges are much higher intensity than black powder, but with modern metallurgy, couldn't they make a revolver that's smaller than a Taurus Raging Bull that holds 6 shots of .44 Mag, .41 Mag, or .45 Colt? They do it with single actions, after all. But all the double action revolvers that are chambered in .41 mag or .45 colt, unless they're large-framed, hold only five cartridges. I'd like to see something about the size of a Taurus Tracker that holds 6 shots of .41 or .45. (I know Taurus makes a Tracker in .41 magnum, but again, it holds only five cartridges).
Just pondering...
Now, I'm looking through a Cabela's catalog. They have a reproduction of the LeMat Revolver, which was preferred by some Confederate Cavalry during the civl war. It's a single action black powder, .44 caliber, break-open design. An interesting feature is a second barrel, about 20 gauge, that was designed to fire buckshot. Pretty fearsome looking piece.
Anyway, it holds 9 .44-cal rounds in the cylinder. I understand that modern cartridges are much higher intensity than black powder, but with modern metallurgy, couldn't they make a revolver that's smaller than a Taurus Raging Bull that holds 6 shots of .44 Mag, .41 Mag, or .45 Colt? They do it with single actions, after all. But all the double action revolvers that are chambered in .41 mag or .45 colt, unless they're large-framed, hold only five cartridges. I'd like to see something about the size of a Taurus Tracker that holds 6 shots of .41 or .45. (I know Taurus makes a Tracker in .41 magnum, but again, it holds only five cartridges).
Just pondering...