for about $600, stainless steel, 3" barrel, about 24 ozs,, .44, 5 shot. I am looking at market response, before I go to the manufacturer's with my prototype. A pair of them, in skilled hands, can get 20 hits per second, on a man's chest at 10 ft. That is, with such a cap and ball revolver in each hand.
With today's machinery/tolerances, a spare cylinder will be available, and the revolver will group 6" at 25 yds, or better, for all 5 shots, using any cylinder, and better than 4" with the one sent with the gun. The cylinder swap takes about 10 seconds. I haven't really practiced it all that much and I can make that time frame, usually.
It will stand up to smokeless powder pressures, and nothing says you can't use such, unless you are an ex felon, at least. So real power can be had with this gun. The primers won't come off of the nipples when fired, either. We now have non-corrosive BP primers, which WILL reliably ignite smokeless powders, guys. The primers and bulletss can be sealed against moisture, making the first 5 shots as reliable as any cartridge revolver.
Durability will be at least as good as a Rossi or a Charter Arms, or such a company won't be making my design, I promise you! At that price, guys deserve a fine revolver and will get it.
With today's machinery/tolerances, a spare cylinder will be available, and the revolver will group 6" at 25 yds, or better, for all 5 shots, using any cylinder, and better than 4" with the one sent with the gun. The cylinder swap takes about 10 seconds. I haven't really practiced it all that much and I can make that time frame, usually.
It will stand up to smokeless powder pressures, and nothing says you can't use such, unless you are an ex felon, at least. So real power can be had with this gun. The primers won't come off of the nipples when fired, either. We now have non-corrosive BP primers, which WILL reliably ignite smokeless powders, guys. The primers and bulletss can be sealed against moisture, making the first 5 shots as reliable as any cartridge revolver.
Durability will be at least as good as a Rossi or a Charter Arms, or such a company won't be making my design, I promise you! At that price, guys deserve a fine revolver and will get it.