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I recall an old family friend telling me once about a revolver that he had heard of during the WW era (whether such a gun existed is hard to say) about a revolver issued to the american generals that fired normal rounds BUT had a second chamber that fired 410 shells. The part I am a bit unsure of is... was there even 410 gauge shells back then!? I think he was talking out his butt, but never the less it was inspiration enough just to attempt to draw it up. Oh and one thing ARGH I HATE DRAWING PISTOL GRIPS!!!!!!
With that out of my system I shall point out some things. Took me about 30 minutes to perfect the chamber where the bullets go and I have no clue how a revolver operates. I've held one before but don't ask me to tell you every little piece of it. Still its a rather interesting concept in my opinion. A revolver that can fire 45 magnum rounds and fire a 410 shell as a last resort or a 'gotcha' bullet in a situation that gets rather hairy. The gun i used for reference mainly the chamber was a Taurus Judge (which oddly fires 45 mag rounds and 410 rounds but minus the extra barrel.)
I'll just say it was a cool idea and I've been wanting to draw this for a while and now that I've done it I sorta regret doing it. From the barrel to the hammer it all looks good but the grip really makes me feel i screwed up. Anyhow hope someone enjoys it, may be the last pistol i draw in a long while.
With that out of my system I shall point out some things. Took me about 30 minutes to perfect the chamber where the bullets go and I have no clue how a revolver operates. I've held one before but don't ask me to tell you every little piece of it. Still its a rather interesting concept in my opinion. A revolver that can fire 45 magnum rounds and fire a 410 shell as a last resort or a 'gotcha' bullet in a situation that gets rather hairy. The gun i used for reference mainly the chamber was a Taurus Judge (which oddly fires 45 mag rounds and 410 rounds but minus the extra barrel.)
I'll just say it was a cool idea and I've been wanting to draw this for a while and now that I've done it I sorta regret doing it. From the barrel to the hammer it all looks good but the grip really makes me feel i screwed up. Anyhow hope someone enjoys it, may be the last pistol i draw in a long while.
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A revolver is very reliable because it is simple. Fact of life: If it's simple, it's reliable. The fewer parts, the fewer things to jam or break. That in mind, a revolver is what it sounds like. A revolving chamber containing a round in each slot (UNLESS playing Russian Roulette). I have a friend who owns a .22 revolver and while shooting it one day, I decided to take a close look at how it works. The simplicity is astounding. For this pistol at least, there is a center pin that holds the chamber in place while shooting, pulling out the pin releases it. To fire and rotate the chambers, there is a small hook on the hammer that when it is pulled back, it grabs a notch in the revolver which rotates it one chamber turn, lining up the next round. This also locks it in place. Pull the trigger, the round is fired with the firing pin on the hammer again locking the revolver in place. Every time the hammer is pulled back, the revolver is turned and a new round is readied. Now, this pistol I shoot is a double action as well. That simply means that if you pull the trigger, it will pull back the hammer too. This kills accuracy though. The trigger pull is raised from 2-4 pounds to 12-15 pounds of pressure. That amount of pull will throw off just about everyone's aim. So manually pulling the hammer is best for accuracy.
Now that I have THAT out of my system, back to your image. lol The concept I like. I can however think of some flaws with the idea, simply with the idea that such a short barrel with a shot cartridge would result in a huge amount of spread, so any kind of distance kills would be impossible, but close range, right in your face kind of work would be a perfect application for this kind of setup. Plus, a bunch of little pellets flying at you from any distance will make you duck your head back down.
You really are too harsh on yourself about your grips. I've seen several modern day revolvers with a grip similar to the one you have. By cowboy standards, it would need to be thin at the top/front, then curve quite a bit down to a wider base. But by today's standards, it's good the way it is. Perhaps giving it a bit more of a sharper angle than currently on there would look a little better, and perhaps feel better while shooting. In other words, bring the grip a bit closer to a 90 degree angle with the barrel so that the shooter's wrist is not bent so much. This would likely create even a more stable shooting platform and a stronger one. I've heard about some guys breaking their wrists on .357's. Just some ideas.
Great work as always.
Now that I have THAT out of my system, back to your image. lol The concept I like. I can however think of some flaws with the idea, simply with the idea that such a short barrel with a shot cartridge would result in a huge amount of spread, so any kind of distance kills would be impossible, but close range, right in your face kind of work would be a perfect application for this kind of setup. Plus, a bunch of little pellets flying at you from any distance will make you duck your head back down.
You really are too harsh on yourself about your grips. I've seen several modern day revolvers with a grip similar to the one you have. By cowboy standards, it would need to be thin at the top/front, then curve quite a bit down to a wider base. But by today's standards, it's good the way it is. Perhaps giving it a bit more of a sharper angle than currently on there would look a little better, and perhaps feel better while shooting. In other words, bring the grip a bit closer to a 90 degree angle with the barrel so that the shooter's wrist is not bent so much. This would likely create even a more stable shooting platform and a stronger one. I've heard about some guys breaking their wrists on .357's. Just some ideas.
Great work as always.
Thanks.
I kind of figured that pairing a shot shell with a revolver was never a truely good idea but then again the Taurus Judge fires 410 shells but its more or less for home protection. I am starting to think I misunderstood what the friend had said perhaps the main part of the gun fired shotgun shells while the secret section fired a 45 round. Ugh, i should have listened better.
Thanks, its just that the grips come out all disproportioned from what I had in mind. But since you put it the way you did I guess its ok that it looks the way it does.
I kind of figured that pairing a shot shell with a revolver was never a truely good idea but then again the Taurus Judge fires 410 shells but its more or less for home protection. I am starting to think I misunderstood what the friend had said perhaps the main part of the gun fired shotgun shells while the secret section fired a 45 round. Ugh, i should have listened better.
Thanks, its just that the grips come out all disproportioned from what I had in mind. But since you put it the way you did I guess its ok that it looks the way it does.
The gun being referred to was a civil war era one, the Le Mat revolver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver
Indeed the lower chamber is for a shot arrangement, unlike the cap and ball chambers.
The Taurus Judge, Thunder 5, and S&W Governor all fire .410 bore shotshells as well as .45 colt (AKA .45 long colt), which isn't a true magnum round, but not bad. Additionally, some Judges fire .454 Casull, which is a very powerful round, and the governor can fire .45 ACP with moon clips.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver
Indeed the lower chamber is for a shot arrangement, unlike the cap and ball chambers.
The Taurus Judge, Thunder 5, and S&W Governor all fire .410 bore shotshells as well as .45 colt (AKA .45 long colt), which isn't a true magnum round, but not bad. Additionally, some Judges fire .454 Casull, which is a very powerful round, and the governor can fire .45 ACP with moon clips.
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