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The Darksider's Den / Re: How did we get these "Calibers"?
« Last post by Mako on Yesterday at 09:38:12 AM »Coffinmaker(onewwurd),
I believe I had read a post a long time ago from you where you said you had multiple barrels. For some reason a 5 1/2" barrel on a cartridge revolver seems right. I think it may be that the first revolver that was "mine" was a SAA with a 5 1/2" barrel, I shot it the first time when I was 10 (put a dent in my forehead, from shooting it sitting with my arms on my elbows on my knees). My grandfather remarked, "Well I guess it is yours now, it's marked you..." Happy memories.
I have looked at those Pietta 5 1/2 '60s that Midway USA used to put on sale from $199 to $225 and never could get an order in when they were in stock (they wouldn't honor the sale price for back orders, I can't blame them the price was righteous). If I had two pairs of those I would turn one set into cartridge revolvers and use heel based bullets in them.
~Mako
I believe I had read a post a long time ago from you where you said you had multiple barrels. For some reason a 5 1/2" barrel on a cartridge revolver seems right. I think it may be that the first revolver that was "mine" was a SAA with a 5 1/2" barrel, I shot it the first time when I was 10 (put a dent in my forehead, from shooting it sitting with my arms on my elbows on my knees). My grandfather remarked, "Well I guess it is yours now, it's marked you..." Happy memories.
I have looked at those Pietta 5 1/2 '60s that Midway USA used to put on sale from $199 to $225 and never could get an order in when they were in stock (they wouldn't honor the sale price for back orders, I can't blame them the price was righteous). If I had two pairs of those I would turn one set into cartridge revolvers and use heel based bullets in them.
~Mako