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Welcome from the Portland area.

Are you calling 45D a liar? I actually think that's rather humorous. He's been shooting +p loads in the 1860 Colt, loads that...

And how do you know that? The media? :-) Did you check out the apparatus and procedures of those who claimed they'd done it? Any of...

Nick - Perhaps, to a lay person, this is a boring conversation. But to us engineering types, it's fascinating. At first glance, the open...

I would amend that. Its not better, its how capable and far less understood how sturdy the Open Tops are. I am very late to BP...

Cutting to the chase, we need to remember what the nucleus of this argument is all about - and it's not about bear protection. :) What...

45D will weigh in of course, but, when you assemble the barrel to the rear frame, you indeed have a closed frame. The pins at the...

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According to Wiki, Richard Casul, gunsmith, developed wildcat cartridges for the 45Colt looking for 2,000 feet/sec. He, along with two...

I had to be spot on accurate for my work, so now I can relax, Blackhawk, Redhawsk, tomatoe tomato, potato potaeato, whatever...

How long did it take to build?

Oddly enough, the 44Mag would be easy enough if it weren't for the bore. Walt and I have discussed it a few times but with the bore...

It sounds to me like they used what was available. There were no modern open tops, so there you go. I've read that the open top is...

Just because there are no magnum open tops isn't proof it couldn't be done. It only says no one has built one. Why? Who knows? Saying it...

Same bug as MDL !! Actually, the "argument" is the fact that even among top strap revolvers there isn't "equality"!! MDL and FC...