03-24-2011, 01:01 PM | #11 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
Schofield or the S&W Number Three would do him better. Or he should make his shots count--Aim, Targeted Attacks to the Face, Skull or Vitals.
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03-24-2011, 01:18 PM | #12 | ||||||
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
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It looks like the swing-out cylinder on a custom rig might be the fastest he can do, then. He'll want the cylinder to swing out to the right, so he can tuck it into a holster across his belly designed to hold the cylinder in an 'out' position. Then he can draw his cartridges and slide those in, all one handed. He might want to look at using something with a top-break cylinder, but I've never seen old Colts converted to that. I have seen them converted to the swing-out cylinder. But those conversions may be more advanced than what you want to allow. Maybe a quest to find a master gunsmith? Quote:
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Is he going to be holding the pistol the whole time? Trying to turn the cylinder with the hand that's holding the gun is going to be pretty hard. As is taking out a cartridge and maneuvering it in there. And then doing it four or five more times. There may be some way to hold the pistol to do that. If he's holding it with his pinky pressing it against his palm, leaving his other four fingers free, he might just be able to do it. But he's going to have to maneuver the pistol around into that awkward position, and then back out of it. |
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03-24-2011, 01:27 PM | #13 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
It would be pretty much impossible to load a SAA revolver one handed, in a hurry.
The once on half-cock the, cylinder has to be turned manually so as to index it in such a way that the ejector can knock out the empty cartridge. You have to have one hand on the cylinder to keep it lined up (it spins freely in either direction) and the other to work the ejector. |
03-24-2011, 01:32 PM | #14 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
If you're going to go through all the trouble of modding a Colt 1873 to accept a swing out cylinder, you might have an easier time converting a S&W Number 3 Russian to .45 long colt, or having one custom made (it is sig gear after all). In defense of the new york reload, most pistols of the day were capable of accepting a lanyard, so dropping it just means it hangs at knee height while you continue shooting with your secondary.
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03-24-2011, 01:40 PM | #15 | |
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THe only thing that holds the cylinder is the cylinder pin. Pull the cylinder pin, cylinder falls off. It has to be removed anytime you clean it anyway. It was retained by a screw up till the late 1890s, after that its spring loaded. Problem with that as a quick reloading method would be pretty obvious. |
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03-24-2011, 01:55 PM | #16 | |
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If Houdini spent ten years working on this trick, could he ever get it to where he could do it in combat? This is straddling the line between 'really, really hard to do' and 'impossible.' But, if it's possible, then someone may be able to train their muscles to do it reliably. Muscle memory can do some amazing stuff. Watch some guitar or piano virtuosos. If this guy's willing to put in as much time to doing this as Ana Vidovic did into playing Asturias, then could he do it? Are there any modifications to the weapon that could help facilitate this? Also, I think we're trying not to stray too far from the mythos of the old west. If it's not something anyone ever really did, and it looks almost impossible, you might want to disallow it out of principle. For all we know, it might be easier to go chop the tentacle off a star-spawn and attach that to his shoulder and use that as a new arm than it is to learn some magic trick with cartridges. |
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03-24-2011, 02:21 PM | #17 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
Not unless he can have one hand in two places.
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03-24-2011, 02:26 PM | #18 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
Having just played with an 1873 replica last weekend, I can say that it's difficult to unload and then reload with even two hands. You could half cock and index the cylinder with your hand and then "rack" the ejector rod on your belt and then tuck the gun somewhere and begin loading in fresh shells. Again, not easy. Definitely not something I'm going to do in the middle of a gunfight.
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03-24-2011, 02:30 PM | #19 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
Ejector rod is on the right side , in order to work it on your belt you would have to hold the pistol upside down in your right hand.
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03-24-2011, 02:43 PM | #20 |
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Re: One-armed revolver reloads (High Tech?)
I was thinking it wouldn't be difficult to twist your hand, but I suppose it would be awkward at the least. It's still a sound concept, just find another place (or make one) that doesn't require you to twist your wrist so much. If he were carrying in a strong side hip holster couldn't he use the outer edge of the holster?
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