firearms suggestion - Taurus Raging Bull.....in 223

[texastaurusguy]

A Raging Bull 223 would be one badass revolver. Not sure it would be a bear country gun, but definitely handy and very serviceable out in the country.

[BigSkiff]

I think Taurus actually had one of these in their catalog at one time, but I don't think they ever made them. That would be an awesome wheel gun!

[Jake3501]

I think necked down cartridges are problematic in revolvers and that is why they were short production runs. Probably also why the 17 HMR didn't stay around long in a revolver.

[TheOldRedneck]

I'm not against it, have shot centerfire 22's in revolvers for years. Owned Taurus revolvers in 22 hornet and 218 bee. Problem is the forcing cone will errode and accuracy dies. The hotter the round the quicker you burn out the forcing cone. For example the 218 bee will lose barrel life 1/3 quicker if chambered in the 218 mashburn bee. Was not my gun, and I did not see it first hand, a custom .223 revolver was said to have a barrel life under 1000 rounds. Friends custom 218 mashburn bee revolver eats barrels at around 1500 rounds and accuracy goes south. I'm setting on everything now to have another custom built 22 centerfire revolver. It is on hold over the barrel forcing cone issue. I have shot the cones out of several over the years. Most companies that have made centerfire 22's have dropped them. Smith dropped plans for the 223 on their X frame, Taurus dropped theirs, and at least one custom maker will not again.

[jimb1972]

I wonder if they could engineer around the forcing cone problem with a system similar to the 1895 nagant revolver where the cylinder moves forward to lockup and eliminate the cylinder gap.

[TheOldRedneck]

Understand that I am not knocking your question. A system that would seal the forcing cone/barrel/cylinder gap would solve the problem. You also have to look at the revolver you are asking about. The pressure it operates is much lower than the 223. Taurus has great engineers, maybe they can work around it. The Dan Wesson style barrel change out system has also been looked at by some wildcat/revolver nuts. From their side of it this would be a quick disposable barrel system. You have people building rifles in barrel burning rounds knowing it will have a short life. The average shooter expects a gun to last a life time.