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Posted on 11/14/2018 6:07:56 AM PST by w1n1
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To: Haiku Guy
Rather than a snarky retort, let me suggest you try one.
The .410 shell will give you a jolt, but it doesn’t seem much different than the .45 Colt it can also use.
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posted on
11/14/2018 8:12:30 AM PST
by
Roccus
(When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
To: Crusher138
Never heard of it. I made it up based on the fictional 5.56 mm Cherry PIE round in World War Z. It's a round designed to take out zombies, PIE stands for Pyrotechnically Initiated Explosive, according to one of the soldiers.
It has a small explosive and an incendiary component designed to scramble a Zed's brains, instantly stopping the immediate threat with an incendiary component to sterilize the shreds to reduce the danger of spreading infection.
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posted on
11/14/2018 8:46:56 AM PST
by
null and void
(Those who make change through the vote impossible make changes by force inevitable)
To: Crusher138
I have two regular .410 shells, two PDX1 Defenders, followed by two Colt 45s. That's called a Dutch load. Hard to get or imagine a better load mix to address a target that goes from an in the open attack to light cover to heavier cover. Excellent choice.
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posted on
11/14/2018 8:49:36 AM PST
by
null and void
(Those who make change through the vote impossible make changes by force inevitable)
To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Also,
12 Monkeys and
Cold Mountain.
Thanks!
Any other movies showing the
LeMat?
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posted on
11/14/2018 9:24:05 AM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
11/14/2018 9:25:23 AM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: Big Red Badger
That photo appears to be a genuine LeMat, as you can see the percussion cap nipples at the back of the cylinder.
However, later in the series, The Man in Black is shown reloading his LeMat, and it is clearly a reproduction that uses cartridges, not black power cap and ball:
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posted on
11/14/2018 9:43:21 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Yo-Yo
They are a Delicate pistol,
An American designer might
See a more Robust version.
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posted on
11/14/2018 11:11:14 AM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: Yo-Yo; Big Red Badger
“...The LeMat. How many movies has That Pistol been in?” [Big Red Badger, post 12]
“That photo appears to be a genuine LeMat, as you can see the percussion cap nipples at the back of the cylinder...” [Yo-Yo, post 26]
Many thanks to Yo-Yo for the sharp close-up of Ed Harris and his character’s LeMat.
Another LeMat appeared near the end of the 2015 film “Forsaken,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore, and Brian Cox. Kiefer’s character discards it at the end of the final gunfight scene, in favor of a Colt Single Action, asserting the heavier LeMat would unfairly disadvantage him in a quick-draw confrontation.
The first image Yo-Yo posted probably doesn’t show a pure percussion LeMat: the heavy line in the cylinder wall, just forward of the nipple partitions, gives it away. The rear face of the cylinder is actually a plate containing individual firing pins, which take the place of cap nipples and are hit by the hammer. In the second photo, the plate has been removed and viewers can watch the chambers being loaded with cartridges.
Conversion of percussion revolvers to take self-contained metallic cartridges dates back to the end of the percussion era; manufacturers had gotten stuck with large stocks of unsold percussion guns, and devised a number of conversions that would increase sales of the obsolescent sidearms. Colt’s and Remington designed and made their own versions; aftermarket modifications were widely undertaken, including some by backwoods and frontier gunsmiths.
Modern-made conversions for replica cap-and-ball revolvers have been offered by a number of accessory makers, and the models available have been increasing. Some drop in.
Replica LeMat revolvers have been sold for 20 years at least. Fascinating, but pricey.
Filmmakers do not like true percussion guns for props, and will go to great lengths to avoid using them. They are slow to load, difficult to check for load status, and cannot be unloaded easily. Adds up to safety risks, which film crews prefer to avoid.
This does introduce historical inaccuracies, but film crews minimize them by skipping closeups and the like. In his film “Pale Rider,” Clint Eastwood used cartridge-converted Remingtons, which look a great deal like pure percussion revolvers. He can be seen swapping out an emptied cylinder for a loaded one.
Modern replica revolvers are not terribly strong. If any forum members decide to use a cartridge-conversion cylinder in their cap-and-ball replica, it is strongly advised that they fire only low pressure rounds, like those for cowboy action shooting. No high-velocity nor plus-P stuff.
To: gbunch
If I were carrying one it would be with one round of .000 buck .410 for a snake encounter and the rest would be .45 Long Colt in JHP for two legged or four legged beast.
For a truck/car rifle I have an old Norinco SKS rifle in a zipped case with five stripper clips loaded and ten rounds in the magazine, but the chamber clear. It fires the AK round which is a proven man stopper.
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posted on
11/14/2018 12:46:17 PM PST
by
sarge83
To: Big Red Badger
Bruce Willis| [[LeMat Revolver]] || James Cole || ''[[Twelve Monkeys]]'' || || 1995
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...inger || ''[[Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]]'' || Non-firing replica of [[LeMat Revolver]] || 2013
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==LeMat Revolver== ...lso carries a custom sidearm, which is a visually modified single-action [[LeMat Revolver]].
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[[Image:PunisherCustom1911-SAA-LeMat-ColtNavy.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Castle Sr. keeps his two custom M1911A1 pisto ==LeMat 1861==
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| [[LeMat Revolver]] || rowspan=12|Jayne Cobb || rowspan=12|''[[Firefly]]''|| rowspan
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| [[LeMat 1861]] || John Henry Clayton || ''[[Forsaken (2015)|Forsaken]]'' || || 20
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There's a [[LeMat Revolver]] hanging on that rack, also a [[Smith & Wesson Safety Hammerless|
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==LeMat 1861== Gutzon ([[Sven-Ole Thorsen]]) keeps a [[LeMat Revolver|LeMat 1861]] revolver, which he is seen loading up for his duel with The Kid. He
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| [[Assassin's Creed Syndicate]] || Bullseye Revolver || Hybrid with [[LeMat Revolver]] || 2011
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[[File:Westworld lemat 04.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Ed Harris holds a custom [[LeMat Revolver]] as the Man in Black in ''[[Westworld (2016 TV Series)|Westworld] | [[LeMat Revolver]] || The Man in Black || ''[[Westworld (2016 TV Series)|Westworld
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[[Image:Lemat.jpg|thumb|right|500px|LeMat 1861 current reproduction (Cavalry version) - .36 or .44 caliber.]] ...volver BP pietta.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Beautiful Black Powder Reproduction LeMat 1861, made by Pietta of Italy - chambered in .44 cal with 20 Gauge center.]
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:Customized [[LeMat Revolver]] fitted with what appears to be a scope, an adjustable shoulder s ... revolver with a gold-washed cylinder and fitted with a scope. - Below the LeMat.
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| [[LeMat 1861]] || Himself || ''[[Mail Call]]'' || || 2002-2009
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| [[LeMat Revolver|LeMat 1861]] || W.P. Inman || ''[[Cold Mountain]]'' |||| 2003
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| [[LeMat Revolver|LeMat 1861 Revolver]] || Quentin Turnbull || ''[[Jonah Hex]]'' || || 2010
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==LeMat 1861== Shown as the preferred weapon of Cavalry riders is the [[LeMat Revolver|LeMat 1861]] revolver. This is likely because it fired nine rounds plus a shotgun
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== LeMat Revolver == Jose ([[Jon Seda]]) gives this [[LeMat Revolver]] to James Cole ([[Bruce Willis]]) at the airport.
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...heteK 404.jpg|thumb|right|400px|William Sadler as Sheriff Doakes holds a [[LeMat 1861]] in ''[[Machete Kills]]''.]] | [[LeMat 1861]] || Sheriff Doakes || ''[[Machete Kills]]'' || || 2013
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| [[LeMat Revolver]] || The Colonel || ''[[The Warrior's Way]]'' || || 2010
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| [[LeMat Revolver|LeMat 1861]] || Gutzon || ''[[The Quick and the Dead]]'' || || 1995
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posted on
11/14/2018 5:39:22 PM PST
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Chode
That is Amazing!
Thanks!
The LeMat must have
the “It” factor in
Regards to pistols,
the “It” being,,,?
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posted on
11/14/2018 6:14:12 PM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
To: Big Red Badger
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posted on
11/14/2018 6:36:29 PM PST
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Yo-Yo
Variants
Muzzle Loader The first variant of the LeMat.[8]
Pinfire Cartridge Second variant, can be recognised by cylinder.[7]
Centerfire The centerfire variant came with a distinctive grip.[3]
Carbine A rare variant with extended barrels and a rifle type stock totalling 20” in length.[8]
Baby LeMat - The rarest variant of the LeMat is a reduced size version with a 4 3/4” barrel and the revolver chambered in .32 caliber and the shotgun chambered in .41 bore. Only 100 were produced.[8
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posted on
11/14/2018 6:41:45 PM PST
by
Chode
( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
To: Chode
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posted on
11/14/2018 6:51:02 PM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
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