Time for something different?

Hoof Hearted · January 29, 2011, 08:55:25 AM

Not mine but a fine example of the sky is the limit!

The Pathfinder · January 30, 2011, 12:16:00 PM

Good Lord! It looks like Remington meets Howell meets Frankenstein!

Forty Rod · January 30, 2011, 12:37:02 PM

And the purpose is....?

River City John · January 30, 2011, 01:06:43 PM

I guess this is what happens when guns, . . . and gunsmiths, become inbred.

RCJ

Hoof Hearted · January 30, 2011, 02:13:01 PM

Actually the back story is that these are built in England where cartridge pistols are outlawed. They are used for competition shooting of the precision type.

They also shoot smokeless in them!

Forty Rod · January 30, 2011, 04:34:01 PM

Looks like a conversion plate on the rear of that cylinder. That means it probably DOES fire cartridges...at least once in a while.

Hoof Hearted · January 30, 2011, 04:38:57 PM

Quote from: Forty Rod on January 30, 2011, 04:34:01 PM
Looks like a conversion plate on the rear of that cylinder. That means it probably DOES fire cartridges...at least once in a while.

Nope.........

The plate when removed allows a 209 primer to be inserted. Then the cylinder is loaded from the front like any other percussion pistol.

Forty Rod · January 31, 2011, 02:44:18 PM

Seems to be an amazingly complicated and expensive answer to a simple and affordable question.....but to each his own.

Stu Kettle · January 31, 2011, 06:47:27 PM

Quote from: Forty Rod on January 31, 2011, 02:44:18 PM
Seems to be an amazingly complicated and expensive answer to a simple and affordable question.....

& it looks ridiculous too.....but to each his own.

Pettifogger · January 31, 2011, 11:35:24 PM

I'm not sure about that particular plate, but many use regular small or large pistol primers in place of the caps. When you live in a society that has basically abolished all ownership of cartridge guns you do what you have to do to continue the shooting sports. PUK frequently posts from England and the things he comes up with to be competitive and still within England's gun laws is amazing.

cheatin charlie · February 01, 2011, 06:09:57 PM

It's like the man said, you don't know what you've got until you loose it.
There but for the grace of God and the Constitution goes us!