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I read a review of this by that celebrated firearms expert Mr. Daffy Duck.
It read: "Ho ho, very funny, ha ha it is to laugh."
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I heard that it comes with a setscrew to keep the IL from engaging each time that it is fired, although it has not been confirmed that anyone actually cares - no one yet has desired to fire a second shot.
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Yeah, I read that you can easily install an auto sear (or was it a bump grip?) so that when you whip that baby out you are ready for some serious action!
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I heard they are also working on an Airweight version.
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Mrs. swsig wants a Lady Smith model.
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My wrist would need a crumple zone.
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Your wrist would be a crumple zone.
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Too late - Charter Arms had their 500 Bulldog out in December.
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your wrist is one ... once
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Stopping power for those with deep pockets.
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Somebody is going to need some mighty big pockets to carry the speed strips.
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THE REVOLVERATOR
For those with less capacious pockets, Pedersoli has created a reproduction of the 19th c. howdah pistol
" End-cap counterweight soaks up recoil". A nice touch, eh wot?
At $725, a bargain in comparison to what this boxed set of two stunning Charles Lancaster originals might be worth
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IIRC, S&W had a .357 J frame prototype in the 1960's. They never went beyond the proof of concept because they didn't think there was a market due to the recoil.
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Had to due a double take on that one. Yes, I saw that it was posted yesterday. These days nothing would surprise me. Bond Arms makes a Derringer in 45-70 so a J-frame 500..............
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IIRC, S&W had a .357 J frame prototype in the 1960's. They never went beyond the proof of concept because they didn't think there was a market due to the recoil.
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From an economics point of view, it doesn't make much sense to say that S&W and I were both right, and the market was wrong, so I won't say it.
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I recall reading that the howdah was built for repelling tigers when you miss 'em with your rifle from atop the elephant.
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I recall reading that the howdah was built for repelling tigers when you miss 'em with your rifle from atop the elephant.
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In the pics from the Westley Richards website I linked above there is a painting of such an encounter. I've often wondered what the elephant's reactions were to having a double-barrelled .577 discharged 3' from their ear
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I know as much about elephants as I do flying an airplane but maybe their big ear flaps act as ear muffs. Larry
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Hence the origin of the aviation phrase, "Flaps down!"
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Downside is that a J frame in S&W 500 only has 3 shots instead of 5.
S&W engineers figured that's all you could shoot before needing to return the gun for a rebuild while the owner recovered from wrist surgery.
That's if the owner's friends could find the gun where it flew off into the bushes after the first shot.
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Downside is that a J frame in S&W 500 only has 3 shots instead of 5.
S&W engineers figured that's all you could shoot before needing to return the gun for a rebuild while the owner recovered from wrist surgery.
That's if the owner's friends could find the gun where it flew off into the bushes after the first shot.
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Reminded me of this article:
From Cartridges of the World, 11th Ed., p.224
Around 1960, Fred Barnes (of Barnes Bullet fame) built himself a 475 A&M-chambered rifle, based on a sporterized Enfield action. With its open sights that rifle weighed no more than 8 pounds.
Being Fred Barnes, his initial handloading effort combined stiff charges of IMR 3031 behind his 600-grain bullets***. He, friends, and a small group of well-wishers went to an informal shooting range near Grand Junction, Colo. Fred sat down on the pea gravel of the parking area and crossed his legs to fire from the sitting position. He took dead aim at the base of a small juniper tree, which was tenuously hanging on at the top edge of a roadway cutbank.
When Fred pulled the trigger, everyone was watching for the impact. The shot went low. The tree was summarily uprooted!
All watchers cheered as the tree fell, then, as a group, they looked around to find what Barnes' reaction might be. There he was, located several feet behind his original position, lying on his back, arms outstretched, holding the rifle above his head. Dust from the muzzle blast and his ignoble recoil-induced slide (he had absorbed well over 110 foot-pounds of energy) was still stirring when Fred asked, matter-of-factly, "Anybody want to buy a rifle?" He found no takers.
*** 600 SP | 105 gr. of 3031 | 2502 fps | 8340 FPE
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I have a model 60-15 J frame in .357 with a 3” barrel.
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I guess that settles it.. size does matter...
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Don’t be silly, you’ll only fire it once. The bullet May hit the target, the revolver will hit you. If target is hit, you’re safe, if target is missed, at least you’ll be concussed and unconscious so you won’t know what’s happening to you😳
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Bet everyone who carries one loads it with .500 Specials instead of Magnums.
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