Sleight of hand fast 1858 Remington cylinder reloading

[user 33697]

This post is a follow up to my recent speed shooting an 1858 Remington post. Check out how fast this guy removes and reloads a cylinder in his 1858. Interesting how he removes the cylinder from the left side of the frame and re-inserts it into the right side.

 

[William Lincoln]

This was the reason the Beals patent on the Remington made a huge
advance over Colt. The ability to change out the cylinder faster. As
in this case--very fast.

 

[Bad Karma]

This was the reason the Beals patent on the Remington made a huge
advance over Colt. The ability to change out the cylinder faster. As
in this case--very fast.

One wonders how many ever took advantage of the huge advance. Other than for cleaning… I have many times cleaned a Colt without removing the cylinder. Wet patches and swabs until all chambers are clean, dry the chambers and clean all external surfaces wipe with Eezox, allow that to dry and reload.

 

[bore_butter]

i can't even see that fast.

 

[Whitworth]

He's slick alright, he'd be almost done whilst getting drilled by the other guy's second Colt

 

[TrapperDude]

i can't even see that fast.

I had to watch it a couple of times to see how he was doing it, too. That was fast!

I actually have to push my cylinder out to the right. It hangs up if I try to remove it from the left.

 

[TrapperDude]

He's slick alright, he'd be almost done whilst getting drilled by the other guy's second Colt

Nope. He's getting ready drill the other guy after the guy with the Colt finished emptying his second revolver. This is actually the *third* cylinder!

 

[Whughett]

The trick is manipulating the hand into the right position with that deft hammer movement. The hand is fully retracted at about one eight **** of the hammer

 

[TrapperDude]

The trick is manipulating the hand into the right position with that deft hammer movement. The hand is fully retracted at about one eight **** of the hammer

That's actually how I remove and replace my cylinder. Going to half-**** makes the hand hang up. Partially cocking the hammer just gets the hand all the way out of the way.

 

[Whitworth]

Nope. He's getting ready drill the other guy after the guy with the Colt finished emptying his second revolver. This is actually the *third* cylinder!

Still not a problem, Bloody Bill Anderson carried six Colt Navy models on his person While a slick Hollywood trick, I still doubt it ever happened, so prove me wrong with solid evidence

 

[TrapperDude]

Still not a problem, Bloody Bill Anderson carried six Colt Navy models on his person While a slick Hollywood trick, I still doubt it ever happened, so prove me wrong with solid evidence

Louis L'Amoure had a character switch cylinders in one of his books. Now, there's some evidence!

 

[Whitworth]

Louis L'Amoure had a character switch cylinders in one of his books. Now, there's some evidence!

Good comeback

 

[Whughett]

Still not a problem, Bloody Bill Anderson carried six Colt Navy models on his person While a slick Hollywood trick, I still doubt it ever happened, so prove me wrong with solid evidence

Untill that dreaded”cap fragment in the works” Colts are know for created a soft hammer fall.

 

[Bad Karma]

Nope. He's getting ready drill the other guy after the guy with the Colt finished emptying his second revolver. This is actually the *third* cylinder!

Reminds me of a news article related by Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Cooper. A certain town in Germany had switched to the then new Glock wondernine. In due time several officers became engaged in a firefight with a felon. One female officer fired her service pistol 17 times before reloading. The suspect was eventually subdued but not killed or even wounded as I recall. The chief of police was quoted on the tube crowing that “Previously an officer would have had to reload twice in order to send that many rounds down range.”

Mag dumps can be briefly entertaining but simply shooting is otherwise not the point of the exercise.

 

[TrapperDude]

Reminds me of a news article related by Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Cooper. A certain town in Germany had switched to the then new Glock wondernine. In due time several officers became engaged in a firefight with a felon. One female officer fired her service pistol 17 times before reloading. The suspect was eventually subdued but not killed or even wounded as I recall. The chief of police was quoted on the tube crowing that “Previously an officer would have had to reload twice in order to send that many rounds down range.”

Mag dumps can be briefly entertaining but simply shooting is otherwise not the point of the exercise.

Sounds like a Cooper's Corner piece in the back of the G&A magazines back in the '80s. I miss those.

One difference between a female German police officer doing a mag dump and missing vs. an 1800s gunfighter doing a cylinder dump is that the 1800s gunfighter was taking out bad guys on the roof of the tavern and balconeys of the inn before taking out the guy at street level with the Colt.

In our example here, the guy with the Colt was just one of many!

 

[Whughett]

Reminds me of a news article related by Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Cooper. A certain town in Germany had switched to the then new Glock wondernine. In due time several officers became engaged in a firefight with a felon. One female officer fired her service pistol 17 times before reloading. The suspect was eventually subdued but not killed or even wounded as I recall. The chief of police was quoted on the tube crowing that “Previously an officer would have had to reload twice in order to send that many rounds down range.”

Mag dumps can be briefly entertaining but simply shooting is otherwise not the point of the exercise.

I believe that’s call the spray and pray technique of returning fire.

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

That was an interesting video. It looked like it might have been sped up a tiny bit.

And then again, blood, sweat, adrenaline of injury, I would think that the muscle control might suffer some. That’s when I would just drop that revolver and use my Colt.

 

[toot]

This post is a follow up to my recent speed shooting an 1858 Remington post. Check out how fast this guy removes and reloads a cylinder in his 1858. Interesting how he removes the cylinder from the left side of the frame and re-inserts it into the right side.

that is amazing! simply amazing!!!!

 

[ZUG]

He is fast for sure but I do think the video has been sped up a "bit" where the cylinder is removed and replaced

 

[TrapperDude]

And then again, blood, sweat, adrenaline of injury, I would think that the muscle control might suffer some.

That's why we build muscle memory. When adrenaline hits, we revert to the muscle movements we've trained our bodies to execute.