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How much pressure did a Colt Walker revolver generate?
Does anyone know how many PSI was generated in the chamber of the Walker revolver?- Powderandball
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- Forum: Handguns
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Blackpowder pressures, calibers, steel and wall thickness
Does the ”honeycomb” construction of a revolver cylinder make it stronger than a single barrel? The reason why I’m ask is because I’m trying to figure out the minimum safe wall thickness for a single shot black powder pistol. The pistol I’m making will be loaded with a .53 roundball (weight 231...- Powderandball
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Wall thickness and chamber pressure
I’ve seen old black powder revolvers with very thin cylinder wall thickness, like these cylinders for example: and this pepperbox has also resonable thin walls: Back in the days the quality of the steel was inferior, so it got me to wounder about the steels of today. What’s the minimum...- cal.45
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