[Shooter 2.5]

But the whole point is to make it curiouser and curiouser, isn’t it?

Maybe for you but not for my intended purpose after I bought it. It was made for a specialized match like falling plates or bowling pin matches where someone like Jerry Miculek wouldn't have to worry about the extended lock time of an auto. Add the lessened muzzle flip of an auto and you had the best of both worlds. If you were that good to worry about locktime, you were good enough not to concern yourself with reloading.

[mamelukesabre]

I never even thought about the mateba used for these matches. How come I’ve never heard of it being used in these matches?

Something tells me that Jerry Miculek could rapid fire a worked over smith&wesson faster than he could a mateba. But the lowered barrel of the mateba could definitely be an asset.

Is your’s chambered for 45ACP and full moon clips?

[mamelukesabre]

I just looked up mateba on wikipedia. Apparently, they did make a rifle(or cattleman, as I called it) version. It had an 18” bbl. Now I’m really interested. They really should’ve made one for the 30 carbine cartridge with full moon clips. I really do think they could’ve crammed in 10 rounds into that cylinder...that is if it’s as big as the N frame smith cylinder. The nagant style gas seal idea of mine maybe isn’t so doable though.