Posted on 06/03/2018 6:17:11 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
Always always check the gun....even if someone already checked the gun right in front of you
Unless you’re in a movie don’t point guns at anything you might not want or need to kill
I’ve seen folks play roulette with one round in
I always made it a point to watch that cylinder and if it looked iffy I’d stop em
People do stupid stuff especially when drinking
One night in 1979 we were watching Josey Wales with maybe 7-8 folks on a Saturday night....girls there too....my buddy had a .380 semi on the table with of course the bing pipe...first mistake.
Another friend kept taking the empty gun and shooting st screen whenever Josey shot someone
He got up to go to the bathroom and the owner picked it up and put the mag in
Sure enough he came back and next time Josey capped somebody bam he shot the TV
Everyone at the time found it hilarious but looking back it was very foolhardy
EVERY firearm is ALWAYS loaded ALL THE TIME!
Even if you “know” for a fact that it isn’t....
There is one exception to pointing an unloaded gun at a person and pulling the trigger. Getting a little practice in at drawing and firing while under physical attack is never a bad idea.
Sounds like Terry Kath...
Yep, I mentioned him too, I'm still pissed off about....I still say, he may have been the best combination of guitarist/vocalist there ever was in rock music.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!
“REVOLVER and More!
THANKS!” [Big Red Badger, post 80]
Glad to help.
New break-top revolvers are still being made, in small numbers: replicas of Smith & Wesson’s Model 3 single action, a non-historic variant of the Schofield model in 45 Colt (originals chambered a shorter 45 cal cartridge) and some variants of the Russian model, in 44 Russian (parent cartridge of 44 Special, 44 Mag, and 444 Marlin).
The Model 3 was arguably handier for use in the field, but was a bit weak and delicate by American standards. Army Ordnance ditched their Schofields as soon as they decently could, but kept the solid-frame Colt Single Action in reserve until quite late: some were re-issued for the Philippine Insurrection.
The Imperial Russians liked the Model 3, though. They eventually purchased over 160,000 on contract from S&W.
The other big user of break-tops was the British military. They issued Webleys (in several Mks and 455 cal) from the 1880s until after World War One, and adopted a similar arm designed by RSAE at Enfield in 380 British (close to US 38 S&W), but bought newer Webleys as backup, and held onto the older Webleys until after World War Two. The revolver as a military sidearm in Britain lasted until 1957. They use a different barrel latch than the S&W designs and are considered in some circles to be the best fighting revolver, ever: very capable even today. Still relatively common on the US collector market, they are not that strong compared to a solid-frame revolver and the use of very low pressure loads is strongly recommended.
The most common loading procedure for a six-shot single-action rod-ejector revolver is this: load one, skip one, load four, bring the hammer to full cock, then lower it all the way. If one does it right, the hammer will be resting on the one empty chamber.
Shoot safe
Terry Kath’s death was a major loss.
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