This weapon was used by U.S. forces in the various wars against Native Americans.
Key point: This weapon was modern and also reliable. Here is how it was used to extend U.S. dominance towards the Pacific coast.
One of the most famous handguns of all time is the Colt Single Action Army revolver. Also known as the Peacemaker, Frontier Six-Shooter and the M1873, the Single Action Army is also a staple of Hollywood films, appearing in virtually every cowboy and western film ever made. The revolver was was used by soldiers and civilians alike, and is still in production more than 140 years after it entered U.S. Army service.
The revolver was one of the first multi-shot handguns.
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5 Best Revolvers
The revolver was one of the first multi-shot handguns. The revolver concept was preceded by the so-called “pepperbox” handgun, which used multiple barrels to arm an individual with multiple ready-to-fire bullets. This was later refined to the revolver concept, which saved weight by using a single barrel served by a revolving, cylindrical magazine holding six or more bullets. Although semiautomatic pistols have overtaken revolvers on the U.S. market, there are several good revolver designs that command attention. Simpler,
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Heritage Manufacturing this week announced the latest in its line of affordable single-action revolvers, the .22LR Barkeep series. An ode to the shortened Sheriff s Model and Storekeeper variants of the venerable Colt Single Action Army, the Heritage Barkeep is trim and sports just a 2.68-inch barrel. The six-shot .22LR is a traditional cowboy wheel gun, with a long-spurred hammer, fixed front sight, and rear notch. Due to the short length of the barrel, the revolver does not have an on-board ejection rod. Instead, the guns ship with a simple wood-handled ejector pin tool for use in manually removing spent cases.
Old Colts like this early version are black powder only!
Elmer Keith in 1936 writing in his book Sixgun Cartridges and Loads, recommended the novice reloader start out with black powder; he basically said just fill the case, crunch the bullet down and shoot. Yes, loads can be assembled the way he says, however if you’re looking for accuracy with black powder it’s necessary to add several steps and follow some basic guidelines. In fact, loading black powder successfully requires more time and knowledge than using smokeless powder.
When loading smokeless powder I can get excellent results with commercial machine cast bullets of hard alloy matched up with a very hard lube, loaded over a proper charge, crimped and then fired. Quite often, loads thus assembled will shoot as good if not better then loads carefully assembled with home-cast bullets of the “proper” alloy and matching soft lube. But black powder needs more attention.
Smith & Wesson s Registered .357 Magnum Revolver
Smith & Wesson s Registered .357 Magnum Revolver
The Smith & Wesson s Registered .357 Magnum Revolver is an example of craftsmanship and customization during the Great Depression.
The most popular barrel length ordered on Registered Magnums was 6½ . Note that this revolver has the magna grips introduced by S&W before World War II. December 21, 2020 By Leroy Thompson
The gangster era during Prohibition and later saw the typical police officer, who was armed with a .38 S&W or .38 S&W Special revolver, outgunned by gangsters with self-loading pistols, BARs, or Thompson SMGs. These same gangsters generally drove fast cars with heavy steel bodies that often would defeat the .38 Special standard load of 158-grain bullet, at 860 feet per second, producing 260 foot pounds of energy.