tanfoglio cylinder
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I never heard of a one shot cylinder. Do you mean single action?
I'm guessing your talking about a single action revolver.
I'm guessing your talking about a single action revolver.
it is a single shot cylinder (ie has only one bullet chamber), which why I got it at such a good price 50 euros, have now had a reply from the Tanfoglio factory in Italy,
Dear Mr. Forster,
we received your message and we thank you.
We don't produce the E151 single action revolver from 1994
and we don't have available any parts for this gun and it
is not possible to change the one shot cylinder with the
one with 6 shots.
Best regards.
So one Tanfoglio for sale !
Thanks everyone for you help.
Mike
Dear Mr. Forster,
we received your message and we thank you.
We don't produce the E151 single action revolver from 1994
and we don't have available any parts for this gun and it
is not possible to change the one shot cylinder with the
one with 6 shots.
Best regards.
So one Tanfoglio for sale !
Thanks everyone for you help.
Mike
The only thing I can think of is a gun made to sell in a place where individuals are limited to single shot firearms but want the look of a revolver.
I don't know, but probably there is no mechanism for rotating the cylinder, since there would be no reason for it.
Jim
I don't know, but probably there is no mechanism for rotating the cylinder, since there would be no reason for it.
Jim
Coypu Hunter
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Here are some photos of mine. It's certainly a weird beast -- single-shot, single-action only. Modelled on the good ol' Colt single-action .45 revolver, complete with loading gate, ejector rod and all.
And, yes, to the left of the back of the cylinder, you can indeed see a safety catch!
These were sold in the USA with six-shot cylinders in either 22LR or 22WMR, and the cylinders could be bought together and swapped out. The Heritage Rough Rider today looks very similar, and may even be a licensed copy.
Not sure about replacing the cylinder on this one with a six-shot however -- the tone of mforster's reply from Tanfoglio would seem to indicate it's a no-no. My guess would be that there is no indexing/timing mechanism in this puppy, just a cylinder lock. Haven't taken it apart yet except for detaching the cylinder to clean the barrel.
You may well ask -- why would I want one of these? Well, if you live in France and have a lake on your property like me, then you end up with lots of visiting coypu (nutria/swamp rats) that start undermining the banks with their tunnels. Easy enough to pick off with a .22 rifle, but more difficult to dispose of in a live trap. The Tanfoglio will fire 22 Shorts and even 22 Flobert caps (essentially just a primer capped off with a light bullet). Does the job.
It's even pretty accurate with 22LR at 25 metres -- the trigger is quite light, the sights are clear, and the six-inch barrel adds to the gun's accuracy. Still a weird concept, though...
And, yes, to the left of the back of the cylinder, you can indeed see a safety catch!
These were sold in the USA with six-shot cylinders in either 22LR or 22WMR, and the cylinders could be bought together and swapped out. The Heritage Rough Rider today looks very similar, and may even be a licensed copy.
Not sure about replacing the cylinder on this one with a six-shot however -- the tone of mforster's reply from Tanfoglio would seem to indicate it's a no-no. My guess would be that there is no indexing/timing mechanism in this puppy, just a cylinder lock. Haven't taken it apart yet except for detaching the cylinder to clean the barrel.
You may well ask -- why would I want one of these? Well, if you live in France and have a lake on your property like me, then you end up with lots of visiting coypu (nutria/swamp rats) that start undermining the banks with their tunnels. Easy enough to pick off with a .22 rifle, but more difficult to dispose of in a live trap. The Tanfoglio will fire 22 Shorts and even 22 Flobert caps (essentially just a primer capped off with a light bullet). Does the job.
It's even pretty accurate with 22LR at 25 metres -- the trigger is quite light, the sights are clear, and the six-inch barrel adds to the gun's accuracy. Still a weird concept, though...
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micromontenegro
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You live and learn. I had never seen something like that.
aarondhgraham
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I saw one similar when I was a kid,,,
I saw one similar when I was a kid,,,
Actually I saw one like it at a gun show just recently.
I seem to think it was a Savage.
It looked like a Colt SAA,,,
But the "cylinder" swung out to the right,,,
You loaded one round and snapped it back into the frame.
Dang but I love Google,,,
Click here please.
Aarond
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I saw one similar when I was a kid,,,
Actually I saw one like it at a gun show just recently.
I seem to think it was a Savage.
It looked like a Colt SAA,,,
But the "cylinder" swung out to the right,,,
You loaded one round and snapped it back into the frame.
Dang but I love Google,,,
Click here please.
Aarond
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papershotshells
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A local pawn shop that Dad and I frequent looking for guns has a Savage single shot 22 handgun that looks like a single action revolver.
It's the second one I've ever seen. In fact, I think an uncle on my mom's side has one, but I haven't seen it in years.
Not sure what years they were made, but I'm guessing it was quite awhile ago. Kind of an odd duck I suppose.
Papershotshells
It's the second one I've ever seen. In fact, I think an uncle on my mom's side has one, but I haven't seen it in years.
Not sure what years they were made, but I'm guessing it was quite awhile ago. Kind of an odd duck I suppose.
Papershotshells
Aguila Blanca
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Well, in one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's very first movies he played a cowboy with a seven-shot six shooter, so why not a one-shot six shooter. Didn't Savage market something similar a couple or three decades ago?
So did Colt, though the Camp Perry Model "cylinder" was actually a rectangular block that swung out for ejection and reloading. And Ruger made the Hawkeye, a single shot with a dummy "cylinder" that was actually the breechblock while the round loaded directly into the barrel.
Jim
Jim
At one time single shot revolver look alike were not uncommon, Colt even marketed a 1849 colt ( I believe it was a 49, may have been the police model } that was single shot ,22 LR. Cute little bugger, but I could never figured out a use for it so I passed. Added: it was the Colt Civil War Centennial Model , and it was in .22 Short. 75 dollars when new and they made 24,000 of them.
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