8shot
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Zenk Bullpup Revolver: Have You Seen This Thing?!
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Zenk Bullpup Revolver: Have You Seen This Thing?!
Zenk RZMK-357 revolver
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Ive seen it on other sites. Interesting from an engineering point of view but not particularly desirable to me.
Ivan the Butcher
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Is the Zenk made out of Zink?
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THE PILGRIM
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That’s one I would love to see in person.
Are those round-nose lead .357 magnum bullets it is shown with?
LVSteve
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From the limited pictures, nobody has yet worked out how the thing fires. There's no obvious hammer or striker. As for the way it looks and opens, I get flashbacks to the CZ 38.
http://modernfirearms.net/en/handgu...public-semi-automatic-pistols/cz-vz-38-eng-2/
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQFURVav9wM[/ame]
http://modernfirearms.net/en/handgu...public-semi-automatic-pistols/cz-vz-38-eng-2/
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQFURVav9wM[/ame]
I bet this is some sort of concept 'art'. The artist was given the basic idea, but doesn't know how mechanisms truly work.
I see no linkage to rotate that cylinder. I don't see any way in which that
wee little piece behind the wheel could contain a firing mechanism. With a firing grip, it looks awkward to reach the trigger.
Their SHOT rep said they're working on trying to bring them in from Armenia. So, I searched 'zenk armenia' and 'zenk arms armenia' without anything of substance on the search-return.
I see no linkage to rotate that cylinder. I don't see any way in which that
wee little piece behind the wheel could contain a firing mechanism. With a firing grip, it looks awkward to reach the trigger.
Their SHOT rep said they're working on trying to bring them in from Armenia. So, I searched 'zenk armenia' and 'zenk arms armenia' without anything of substance on the search-return.
It is interesting looking......... 
DWalt
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Seems to me that the fingers on the shooting hand could be peppered with ejecta from the barrel-cylinder gap.
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8shot
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You might be correct...can't locate any videos of it actually being fired.
LVSteve
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The cylinder and cylinder gap are completely enclosed by the "shell".
It’s a interesting design but not likely to be successful, IMHO.
It appears to be striker fired with the striker located in the small housing behind the cylinder and actuated by a pin passing through the center of the cylinder to the trigger. The striker spring may either be located with the trigger assembly or coaxial with the striker pin.
It is a break open design, but regardless of how the striker operates that housing for the striker will interfere with a speed loader so at best it’s reloaded with a speed strip. That’s a total non starter for me.
Compared to a 4” Model 66, it would be roughly 3” shorter and 7 oz lighter. But the bore axis is significantly higher over the hand and that grip isn’t designed to roll up like a revolver grip, so controlling it with .357 Mag loads would be a bit of an issue.
The cylinder is encased in a box more or less, but there is no overlap and no seal between the halves of the box. Gas coming back at the shooter seems very likely, even if the cylinder gap was very tight. And tighter isn’t better below about .004” as reliability starts to suffer.
Then there is the name “Zenk” which does indeed translate to “Zinc”. That clearly raises questions about its construction, where zinc alloy might be used and how that might ultimately affect strength and durability in a .357 Magnum handgun.
It appears to be striker fired with the striker located in the small housing behind the cylinder and actuated by a pin passing through the center of the cylinder to the trigger. The striker spring may either be located with the trigger assembly or coaxial with the striker pin.
It is a break open design, but regardless of how the striker operates that housing for the striker will interfere with a speed loader so at best it’s reloaded with a speed strip. That’s a total non starter for me.
Compared to a 4” Model 66, it would be roughly 3” shorter and 7 oz lighter. But the bore axis is significantly higher over the hand and that grip isn’t designed to roll up like a revolver grip, so controlling it with .357 Mag loads would be a bit of an issue.
The cylinder is encased in a box more or less, but there is no overlap and no seal between the halves of the box. Gas coming back at the shooter seems very likely, even if the cylinder gap was very tight. And tighter isn’t better below about .004” as reliability starts to suffer.
Then there is the name “Zenk” which does indeed translate to “Zinc”. That clearly raises questions about its construction, where zinc alloy might be used and how that might ultimately affect strength and durability in a .357 Magnum handgun.
Gad…that thing’s ugly! It looks like a prop cobbled together for a “B” sci fI movie.
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