Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
I keep reading these horror stories about the alleged weakness of brass-framed (which are actually only partly so) revolvers: but how much truth is there to this?
Brass cannon was used aboard ships for quite a long period of time, and I'm not aware that it was any more prone to self-detonation than iron.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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I had a brass-framed .36 revolver and the top-strap broke when I was firing it. Didn't notice it until I came to reload and saw the split!
There was nothing strange or different to the load, filler or lead ball either. I just put it down to a weakness and then bought a stainless .44!
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Neil Barker
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'Brass' ordnance was actually bronze though wasn't it?
Frock coat wearing, riverboat dwelling, southern gent
I guess they ARE really fragile, then!
Yes, bronze vs. brass: that's probably the important difference.
Jim
UBC's Police Pistol Manager
"Nasty, noisy things, revolvers, Count. Better stick to air-guns." Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
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