If you designed a percussion revolver...

[nkbj]

If you designed a percussion revolver what would you make it?

 

[rodwha]

I'd make it a 5 shot based on the Remington NMA with a slightly longer cylinder about like that of the Colt Dragoon using either a .490" or .530" ball and having a twist that would also work well with conicals. As a sidearm I'd prefer a shorter barrel, but as a primary hunting weapon the longer.

 

[cynthialee]

a 4 shot .50 that can chamber at least 40 grains of powder and a conical
I figure a 5 shot would be huge and unwieldy for me.

 

[rodwha]

Clements converts a ROA to a 5 shot .50 cal. I assume it's not too much different than the standard ROA. At $1200 plus your gun and shipping I'll likely never find out...

 

[rodwha]

As much as I like the solid frame of the Remington I must say I've always liked the idea that a Colt can easily swap barrels.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Agree with others. A longer cylinder to accomodation 60 grain loads. And 48 caliber so it can use .490 round balls. 5 shot so it weighs less.

 

[AZbpBurner]

It would have a little bushing or sleeve at the forward end of the cylinder, just like the one on the ROA, that will keep flame cutting from damaging the arbor or cylinder pin.

 

[rodwha]

Something like a Remington Police model in .44 cal with a 4" barrel would be pretty cool too.

 

[TFoley]

Weeeeeell, I'd design

1. a solid frame revolver based loosely on the Remington New Model Army of 1858.

2. made of all-stainless steel.

3. with coil springs.

4. maximum chamber volume of around 40gr of FFFg.

5. quick-change cylinder via a simple locking bolt.

6. heavy enough to use as a club.

7. barrel options of 5.5 and 7.5 inches long.

8. hexagon-ended nipples so that you could use a regular small-size wrench if you lost the dedicated nipple key - with nipples in s/s as well.

Oh, wait a minute, didn't somebody already make something a lot like this? And then, for some unaccountable reason, stop production a few years ago?

tac

 

[bubba.50]

i would design a solid-frame gun with all the best features of the Remington '58 & the Ruger Old Army.

and an open-top with better mechanicals and a stronger barrel to frame lockin' system would be nice too.

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Maybe send a ruger old army to Pedersoli and have them run off a thousand copies, with parts that interchange with the rugers.

 

[coloradoclyde]

Agree with others. A longer cylinder to accomodation 60 grain loads. And 48 caliber so it can use .490 round balls. 5 shot so it weighs less.

I like that idea.....But, you know the next thing would be one that took .530 balls.... :grin:

 

[zimmerstutzen]

I believe Adams and a couple other English firms made 58 caliber percussion revolvers. If I could just find Mr. Peabody's Way Back machine.

 

[nhmoose]

Double Action as first thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[M. De Land]

Boy, I don't know, seems to me all the best ideas are already out there and who wants to own only one revolver that inevitably would wind up a bastard of compromises of already existent ideas!
I can say though that one idea I would really like to see go away is two diameter cylinder chambers although I understand why they came about and still exist.

 

[TFoley]

:thumbsup:

tac

 

[bubba.50]

I believe Adams and a couple other English firms made 58 caliber percussion revolvers. If I could just find Mr. Peabody's Way Back machine.

Sherman stole it durin' a night of underage drinkin' & crashed it somewhere back in the stone age.

 

[Artificer]

I am not sure if there was a very solid way of putting the hammer down between loaded chambers (or some kind of mechanical safety feature) so one could carry all the cylinders in the gun loaded and not have a chance of a weapon malfunction discharge? That would be a huge improvement so all the cylinders could be loaded and carried safely.

Starr, Adams, Kerr and Cooper did make double action percussion revolvers. I don't know if it was like this with all of them, but the double action pull was rather extreme on the few originals I have handled. I owned a Kerr for a few years and have handled some of the others. Not sure if I would want double action, unless that problem could be overcome more on the lines of a modern S&W revolver.

I would like to see a Bisley style grip and hammer and of course a solid top frame.

Gus

 

[Don]

I would love a reasonably priced repro of the Adams in .50cal.

Don

 

[swathdiver]

I would like a reproduction of the Remington New Model Belt revolver which was built on a smaller frame with six shots and available in either single or double action.

Would also like a reproduction of the Remington New Model Police which was built on an even smaller frame, similar to the Colt Pocket Police, has 5 shots with a 3-1/2" to 6-1/2" barrel lengths.

Both are chambered in .36 caliber with gain twist rifling for conical bullet performance.

A .36 caliber ROA with an appropriately sized frame would be cool too.