Revolving Carbine?

[towgunner11h]

I would love to see a revolving carbine in .500 Magnum. It would be a hoot to plink with, but would also be good for hunting. It should be legal for hunting in areas that only allow straight walled cartridges.

 

[nicky4968]

Pistol carbines don't work all that well.
Do you want one hand in front of the cylinder and your forearm opposite the cylinder gap when you touch off a .500 Magnum?

 

[diecidecimi]

What about a Mateba Grifone in .454. Casull?

 

[Swiftflyer]

Got a little careless with my .460 and the cylinder gap flash made quick work of the Caldwell rest. So much shrapnel flying around I thought the gun blew up.

 

[gwpercle]

That pesky gap at the forcing cone limits where your support hand can be placed , other than that , it's not the worst idea to come down the pike .

I've thought a single shot , rolling block but more likely a break action would be something neat to play with . I did a lot of hunting in my youth with single shot 22 LR and a single bbl. .410 ...you can reload fast if you have too ... but making the first shot count works best !
Gary

 

[Protocall_Design]

I've always wanted to build a PCC out of a 357 8 shot M627. With a 16" barrel and a wood forend, your support hand would be well away from the cylinder gap. With moon clips and 38 Short Colt ammo, you would have a lot of firepower and fast reloads for the shooting games. It could still be used for hunting with 357 ammo.

 

[steelslaver]

I built a revolving carbine in 45 colt using a Brazilian frame. I have never had a problem with from the B/C gap. Your support arm is down and below the frame over 12". The bottom of the frame directs the blast gasses away.

You feel more light wisps on your face as it is moved closer to the frame. Shooting glasses and a heavy shirt and it is all good.

 

[gwpercle]

I built a revolving carbine in 45 colt using a Brazilian frame. I have never had a problem with from the B/C gap. Your support arm is down and below the frame over 12". The bottom of the frame directs the blast gasses away.

You feel more light wisps on your face as it is moved closer to the frame. Shooting glasses and a heavy shirt and it is all good.

That Is Simply Awesome !

Well Done and you are correct about support hand , keep it below the frame and no harm done .

Whoever said " Where there's a will , there's a way " had you in mind . I'm giving your gun a 10 on the cool and neat scale !
Gary

 

[sjmjax]

I think one of the Italian replica manufactures a revolver carbine. They incorporate a blast shield over the barrel cylinder gap if I recall correctlyz

 

[505Gibbs]

When pigs fly this MIGHT happen - otherwise you have the 'impossible dream'!

 

[steelslaver]

Got a little careless with my .460 and the cylinder gap flash made quick work of the Caldwell rest. So much shrapnel flying around I thought the gun blew up.View attachment 559905

I did the same thing with my model 53 when I had bag in wrong spot. Bur, the gas pressure from the gap actually dissipates rapidly as distance increases. Place some card board various distances away and you will see how quickly. Ar a couple inches it will blow a hole but at 12" it won't do much. Also place the cardboard under the gun and over it and you will see that the frame protects objects under and over it and the farther from the from the wider the area that gets no blast becomes.

 

[tlawler]

I built a revolving carbine in 45 colt using a Brazilian frame. I have never had a problem with from the B/C gap. Your support arm is down and below the frame over 12". The bottom of the frame directs the blast gasses away.

You feel more light wisps on your face as it is moved closer to the frame. Shooting glasses and a heavy shirt and it is all good.

That is really cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[petemacmahon]

I built a revolving carbine in 45 colt using a Brazilian frame. I have never had a problem with from the B/C gap. Your support arm is down and below the frame over 12". The bottom of the frame directs the blast gasses away.

You feel more light wisps on your face as it is moved closer to the frame. Shooting glasses and a heavy shirt and it is all good.

Sorry to be a party pooper, but if the barrel is under 16 inches, it's legally a Short Barreled Rifle and will require an ATF Tax stamp.

 

[quikdraw67]

Yeah, no.

Colt tried this during the Civil War with cap and ball black powder.

Not a good thing when all cylinders fired off at once.

I can see it in the 1860's under wartime conditions.

Now, even with metallic cartridges, nah.

The metallic cartridge lever action rifle put the revolving carbine in the dust bin of history.

 

[CZU]

How about a 410 revolving shotgun?

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XudluGPRpkA[/ame]

 

[sjmjax]

The .410 shotgun video is a good example of modern revolving rifles and carbines. Clearly shows the blast shield to protect your hand or forearm from the cylinder-barrel gap.

 

[petemacmahon]

Yeah, Rossi's design is ok, but you will notice the hottest caliber they have it offered in is 45 colt. They do NOT make any "magnums", and that is for a reason.