@@MichaelCorryFilms It'd be a risky tactic to constantly *swap* cylinders. Carrying pre-loaded cylinders on the move is cumbersome as it is dangerous when capped, so you're better off just having nine different revolvers on your belt.
@@grahampalmer9337 Robert Gatling is alleged to have believed that his invention was so advanced as to make conventional wars impossible to fight. ...So it's probably either that, or he just wanted that sweet, sweet, military contract money.
@@NikolapoleonRobert Gatling, was so frustrated with the number of casualties he was seeing, that he designed his gun to efficiently kill humanely so there wouldn't be as much suffering. (I've known about this for so long, that I don't remember where I heard it)
I used to own a "Navy" model of one of these by Pietta with a rich, deep, blue finish. I blew the loading lever off in a chain fire, but was able to replace the broken parts. This is a gun that works much better in theory than in actual practice. That loading lever likes to flop around during firing, and you have to pay attention to not send your rammer downrange by accident. Fairly hefty too, though it can be surprisingly deft. A wonderfully steampunk, byzantine, Victorian sidearm. Thanks for reminding me why I got rid of mine.
The LeMat was carried by several high ranking Confederate officers in the American Civil War. They didn't do much shooting but mainly carried them all the time. Also, I would bet the originals were of higher quality with tighter fittings (and hand fitting) vs. modern factory made weapons. If you look at surviving examples, they often vary in places from the Pietta version. Still, glad Pietta brought this historical gem back as it is a very unique firearm.
@@w.p.958 to be fair, the pietta ones are made in low volume similar to the originals... but yeah the fit might is probably a bit worse, I think the real ones I have seen shot online also exhibit these same problems though the pietta is even a slight improvement in some areas.
I know that later versions added a "crimp" (tightening of the ramrod in its tube) but I don't know why Dr. Lemat didn't just affix a bolt system. They existed at the time! That and his lever springs. Did they not have access to spiral springs!?
Of all of the black powder pistols I've had the pleasure to shoot, the LeMat was the madest of them all. The sheer pucker factor right before you loose that shotgun load cannot be described.
I was so happy to see this in my feed this morning. I bought a pocket firearms reference book from a flea market over 15 years ago and that's where I first learned of the LeMat. It's great to see it fire and seeing it leaded up was very relaxing ❤
@@w.p.958 It was, but it was some weird and probably non-functional cartridge conversion. Forgotten Weapons did a video on it: ua-cam.com/video/e9QIvy3T8kg/v-deo.html
I always did like these, found them incredibly fascinating. Not too many used them in competition though, as it's a pretty darn heavy beast compared to the Remingtons and Colts. Also a bit on the pricey side as well. But holy smokes, they are incredibly cool.
I recently bought some old gun parts and in the box was some parts from a pocket revolver.The cylinder was for .22 and it revolves around a second barrel that was for a .32 I’m familiar with the lemat and sort of like it. First one I have seen like this
The LeMat's larger barrel seems to me to be for a single, close in target. If you rely on the spread you're just going to anger a lot of people. Edit: Thanks so much for your videos. I almost always learn something from them. If I learn nothing new I'm still entertained.
it was designed during the civil war for the confederate cavalry and guerilla raiders! the cavalry was normally armed with a pair of pistols and 2 sawed off double barreled shotguns and a carbine the raiders 4 to 8 pistols a pair of sawed offs and whatever long guns they could find although equipment varied greatly for both!! the raiders would charge into towns and shoot the place up burning buildings running off stock and tasking whatever of value they could so pissing off a bunch had already happened!!!
It was designed in France with Napoleonic wars in mind a quick sweep through the enemy line with cavalry then finish the rest with your 9+1 shot revolver@@keithmoore5306
If I'm not mistaken the shotgun barrel was intended as a utilitarian "small game getter" instead of for use in combat. Relative to a carbine-length 20ga, it is much less accurate and powerful and much slower to reload (not a good thing). Having a LeMat DOES, however, allow you to leave the shotgun at home entirely and travel lighter if all you need it for is getting birds and rabbits.
Why people goes on crazy guessing about the under barrel... It was just designed to have something to defend yourself at close range if someone come when you reload the 9 chambers. Nothing more.
I worked at a gun store years ago. We had a regular that liked percussion revolvers. We ordered him a LeMat like this one. When it arrived, we puzzled over it and wanted to see it fire. Unfortunately, the range we had didn't allow black powder pistols or long guns. This is the first I have ever seen them shot. Definitely cool!
Hey thanks man for providing us this demonstration. I saw this gun explaination and history from royal armouries channel and wonder how it load and shoot. Thanks again
Great video. I used to have a cavelry model with a latch at the bottom instead of a screw. The latch would pop down every time I shot it. Also had a chain fire of two cylinders which hit the loading lever and broke the spring which held it on to the barrell! Lastly, it had a spur at the rear of the trigger guard which I think helped one hold and cock it securly with one hand. Fun revolver to shoot.
@w.p.958 I was intrigued so I looked it up, and yes, it was used in Westworld and Firefly. Also in rdr2. I think you find it in the abandoned train car along with money and jewelry when you blow the safe!
If there's anybody that can get the most out of the LeMat, it's Professor Nemeth. Historically they were known to be relatively delicate and unreliable (compared to Colt and Remington's offerings), and the thinness of the cylinder walls (to fit 3 extra .44s) meant a 3x chance for a hidden metallurgical defect to give you a Very Bad Day. Not a gun to be shot hard or frequently. I am told that with Pietta's modern metallurgy this is effectively a non-issue in modern reproductions, however.
Jonathan Ferguson of Royal Armouries was right. This was worth seeing. It's hard to imagine today that this was a proper fight gun. Quite a lot of work to load for 9+1 shots.
@@davidbonesteel9919 I agree with you about a ball being better than shot, but I still don't think the 20 gauge barrel was much use. You had to cock the hammer and flip down part of it to fire the 20 gauge barrel - there's no time to do all that at close range last ditch.
I have a slightly different pseudo replica. I think the shotgun barrel is a little shorter and I'd swear the chamber rammer rotates below the barrel, but it's not at hand right now. It has the same flaws I see here: A. The chamber rammer engages the chamber load so soon that it's a right royal pain to get your fingers between the barrel and rammer lever to get a good grip. I contrast this to my Remington 1858 New Army replica, where the rammer lever swings a good 45° away before engaging the chamber load. B. The shotgun rammer does not stay in position when firing. Has to be pushed back in after every shot. But the weight and heft are nicely balanced, and there's a spur below the trigger guard which is perfectly placed for a lower finger to make it much easier to balance.
Ahhh, I love those things. I have described mine as "lovably janky", lol. I kinda want to get a pair and use them for both pistol and shotgun for SASS frontiersman. I'd be the slowest gun in the west. :D
surprisingly light power or maybe not surprising if you know the history but in any case I love the look of the LeMat that loading process though oh my lol
Doc Tanner in the book series The Deathlands uses a LeMat and sometimes they mention him losing pieces while firing lol. It's rare depending on the author as they use a lot of authors But seeing that ram rod of yours jiggling around as it does makes me laugh thinking of those few scenes in the books.
Interesting, I was eyeing one of these on gunbroker for a while. Got sold a little bit before this video came out. Makes me wonder what happened to the one I was looking at...
Thanks for the upload. I love the Lemat, and wish I had one of my own. To fix the lever popping forward, later versions of the gun put a crimp in the forward part. (Per Ian McClellan). As for the mechanics, why was it designed so differently than a colt? Copyright perhaps?
LeMatt's were a Frenchman's design and came in different calibers. I've read that Confederat Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's was .52 cal. A .451 diameter round ball is 138 gr.while a .52 would be about 180 gr. Today a .50 cal is big, but a muzzle loader uses a .49 cal ball weighing 150 gr.
Round ball makes for extremely light loads for caliber by modern standards. The lightest modern .50 bullet i've seen is 275 gr, and 50 BMG of course is 647+ gr.
Seeing you shoot from the side...can you even see the iron sights when the hammer is cocked? Just watched the rest of the video...whose idea was to make the hammer double as rear sights?! it has some cool ideas, but so much inpracticality built in by design I can see why the army went with other designs
I wonder how much velocity those buckshot were going at? 15 pieces of 30 cal buckshot I think is close to #1 buckshot in the american system. That has to be way more than an oz, but only 40 grains of black powder. Good video.
Is it possible to retrofit this gun to use modern ammunition? It would greatly reduce the reload time (obviously) and eliminate the need for the ram rod/lever that keeps coming loose.
Oh, it seems to work surprisingly well. The originals probably weren't as good as I once heard. These were thrown away after a cavalry attack so as not to have to be used again. How do the replicas differ from the original?
lol where do you people come up with this shit. This expensive at the time handgun was not made to be thrown away. It was well liked from what I heard. But cost prohibitive.
First I ever heard of this pistol was from a movie back in 2001ish with Jude Law and Nicole Kidman called "Cold Mountain". They guy escaped the confederacy and his pistol was this one.
It actually would be interesting to see this as a conversion model, The cartridges would be easy enough, just add a loading gate, a cylinder with the openings for cartridges and a rod to clear the cylinders. My only question would be how to implement the shell for the barrel.
I think the best answer with how to convert the shotgun barrel to cartridges is 'don't'. Convert the cylinder, leave the shotgun barrel as is. If you're in combat and need to use the shotgun barrel, you're not realistically going to get a chance to reload it. If you are a 'mountain man' type and you just want it so you have an option for small game, the slow reload doesn't matter. If you're a modern shooter who just wants a cool range toy, the slow reload also doesn't matter (and if you're in the US, might save you from having to register it under the NFA as 'Any Other Weapon', which only costs $5 but but I understand can be a lengthy and annoying process).
So glad you noticed the ram rod moving forward, is that a common problem? 9 shot revolver, useful in a fight never mind the shot barrel. Would the shot barrel pattern better with smaller shot, AAA perhaps?
I have a feeling that he will cover all of this in a longer video, but usually if he loads a paper cartridge with a particular projectile, it's the recommended one from the period (or closest reasonable substitute).
Great video! I read it was better to use a separate tool instead of the revolver ramrod to load to avoid damage to the ramrod but it doesn't seem necessary with .445 bullets.
With the Henry rifle it was, "Load on Sunday, shoot all week." With the LeMat it was, "Shoot ten times, spend a week reloading!"
But if 10 Shots .44 and a Buckshot dosent do the Trick in typical Western Close- Engagements, the Fault was your Aiming, not the Ammo Capacity =)
to be fair, revolvers where still pretty much "oh shit, i can't reload my rifle and the enemy is too close" handguns when this bad boy was invented.
@@MichaelCorryFilms It'd be a risky tactic to constantly *swap* cylinders. Carrying pre-loaded cylinders on the move is cumbersome as it is dangerous when capped, so you're better off just having nine different revolvers on your belt.
And carry two LeMats. Brace of pistols would be good for a cavalry officer. Because on this weapon one can't swap cylinders easily.
@@thedogmen. So you go from "I can't reload my rifle to "I can't reload my pistol,,, and there are still people coming at us".....Yuck
Man I can only imagine how relieved I'd be as a soldier to finally go from percussion caps to full on cased ammo with everything all in one place.
Interesting to note that both this and the Gatling were both designed by physicians.
8 out of 10 Doctors prefer Chesterfield Cigarettes to soothe a rough throat. 😛
Why would 'Physicians' design weapons that cause such grief & suffering?!
@@grahampalmer9337 Robert Gatling is alleged to have believed that his invention was so advanced as to make conventional wars impossible to fight.
...So it's probably either that, or he just wanted that sweet, sweet, military contract money.
I believe Gatling was a dentist.
@@NikolapoleonRobert Gatling, was so frustrated with the number of casualties he was seeing, that he designed his gun to efficiently kill humanely so there wouldn't be as much suffering.
(I've known about this for so long, that I don't remember where I heard it)
0:53 The background gunfire right as he was loading it tripped me up for a second.
I used to own a "Navy" model of one of these by Pietta with a rich, deep, blue finish. I blew the loading lever off in a chain fire, but was able to replace the broken parts. This is a gun that works much better in theory than in actual practice. That loading lever likes to flop around during firing, and you have to pay attention to not send your rammer downrange by accident. Fairly hefty too, though it can be surprisingly deft. A wonderfully steampunk, byzantine, Victorian sidearm. Thanks for reminding me why I got rid of mine.
I definitely agree
The LeMat was carried by several high ranking Confederate officers in the American Civil War. They didn't do much shooting but mainly carried them all the time. Also, I would bet the originals were of higher quality with tighter fittings (and hand fitting) vs. modern factory made weapons. If you look at surviving examples, they often vary in places from the Pietta version. Still, glad Pietta brought this historical gem back as it is a very unique firearm.
@@w.p.958 to be fair, the pietta ones are made in low volume similar to the originals... but yeah the fit might is probably a bit worse, I think the real ones I have seen shot online also exhibit these same problems though the pietta is even a slight improvement in some areas.
Whats it for?
I know that later versions added a "crimp" (tightening of the ramrod in its tube) but I don't know why Dr. Lemat didn't just affix a bolt system. They existed at the time! That and his lever springs. Did they not have access to spiral springs!?
Of all of the black powder pistols I've had the pleasure to shoot, the LeMat was the madest of them all. The sheer pucker factor right before you loose that shotgun load cannot be described.
20g makes you pucker, stick to black powder...
This revolver feels awkward, clumsy, fun and effective, all at the same time. No one can deny it's very cool.
I can actually see this having upgrades
I was so happy to see this in my feed this morning. I bought a pocket firearms reference book from a flea market over 15 years ago and that's where I first learned of the LeMat. It's great to see it fire and seeing it leaded up was very relaxing ❤
They used this in a recent sci-fi series as well. I think it was West World.
@@w.p.958 It was, but it was some weird and probably non-functional cartridge conversion. Forgotten Weapons did a video on it:
ua-cam.com/video/e9QIvy3T8kg/v-deo.html
Thanks for sharing
Really enjoyed it
As an avid Civil War reader I only read about this gun and saw photos before
Regardless if it takes a week to load, the LeMat is still an impressive smokewagon. ❤
I always did like these, found them incredibly fascinating. Not too many used them in competition though, as it's a pretty darn heavy beast compared to the Remingtons and Colts. Also a bit on the pricey side as well. But holy smokes, they are incredibly cool.
it is definitely heavy, but quite accurate.
I recently bought some old gun parts and in the box was some parts from a pocket revolver.The cylinder was for .22 and it revolves around a second barrel that was for a .32
I’m familiar with the lemat and sort of like it.
First one I have seen like this
Much awaited, much appreciated excellent insights as always from you.
Awesome!! Can’t wait for an in depth video on this one.
i believe that ram rod was a common complaint back then as well!!
The LeMat's larger barrel seems to me to be for a single, close in target. If you rely on the spread you're just going to anger a lot of people. Edit: Thanks so much for your videos. I almost always learn something from them. If I learn nothing new I'm still entertained.
it was designed during the civil war for the confederate cavalry and guerilla raiders! the cavalry was normally armed with a pair of pistols and 2 sawed off double barreled shotguns and a carbine the raiders 4 to 8 pistols a pair of sawed offs and whatever long guns they could find although equipment varied greatly for both!! the raiders would charge into towns and shoot the place up burning buildings running off stock and tasking whatever of value they could so pissing off a bunch had already happened!!!
It was designed in France with Napoleonic wars in mind a quick sweep through the enemy line with cavalry then finish the rest with your 9+1 shot revolver@@keithmoore5306
If I'm not mistaken the shotgun barrel was intended as a utilitarian "small game getter" instead of for use in combat. Relative to a carbine-length 20ga, it is much less accurate and powerful and much slower to reload (not a good thing). Having a LeMat DOES, however, allow you to leave the shotgun at home entirely and travel lighter if all you need it for is getting birds and rabbits.
Why people goes on crazy guessing about the under barrel... It was just designed to have something to defend yourself at close range if someone come when you reload the 9 chambers. Nothing more.
Well then, feel free to step in front of one and find out.😮
Wspanialy rewolwer, marzenie ❤
The LeMat is a very unique cap&ball revolver. They might be a little finicky, but you always have great fun when shoot’n them.🔥
Best gun in War of Rights.
I've loved this gun for 25yrs, first time I've seen it fired. Thank you!
Damn! That's a lot more effective than I'd given it credit for... other than the ramrod coming loose.
I always wondered how the operated the shotgun barrel on the LeMat. Thank you!
I worked at a gun store years ago. We had a regular that liked percussion revolvers. We ordered him a LeMat like this one. When it arrived, we puzzled over it and wanted to see it fire. Unfortunately, the range we had didn't allow black powder pistols or long guns. This is the first I have ever seen them shot. Definitely cool!
I love how much of a cludge that thing is. Thank you for the demonstration, Cap'n!
Hey thanks man for providing us this demonstration. I saw this gun explaination and history from royal armouries channel and wonder how it load and shoot. Thanks again
This is literally a hand cannon. Great video, thank you.
if i remember my history correctly that was general Jeb Stuarts firearm pick that was really nice seeing its fire power thanks
Always wanted to see the shotgun barrel demonstrated . That was ausome brother.
Great video. I used to have a cavelry model with a latch at the bottom instead of a screw. The latch would pop down every time I shot it.
Also had a chain fire of two cylinders which hit the loading lever and broke the spring which held it on to the barrell!
Lastly, it had a spur at the rear of the trigger guard which I think helped one hold and cock it securly with one hand. Fun revolver to shoot.
Those shots looks like mini joints. I like it.
That really amazing piece of engineering, sure not like nowadays modern gun but how does they think back then is absolutely creative
The fact they could get two working barrels shows quite a lot of gunsmith skill
The shot going off in the background at about 0:55 startled me,, thought the thing blew up in your hand for a second there lol
It might not be the best revolver to use, but I still insist that this is the best looking revolver ever!
Damn so much work for reloading in the past
I believe that you typically prepared the loads yourself as well.
@@CJ4S147 maybe a modern conversion can save time
The Le Mat was my favorite cap and ball weapon. The last shot was a Doozy!
For whatever reason I saw the loading of the gun and thought this was Mae from C&Rsenal and then I saw the guy and was like OH RIGHT
She looks way better than me.
Aesthetically my favourite revolver, cartridge or not
@w.p.958 I was intrigued so I looked it up, and yes, it was used in Westworld and Firefly. Also in rdr2. I think you find it in the abandoned train car along with money and jewelry when you blow the safe!
If there's anybody that can get the most out of the LeMat, it's Professor Nemeth. Historically they were known to be relatively delicate and unreliable (compared to Colt and Remington's offerings), and the thinness of the cylinder walls (to fit 3 extra .44s) meant a 3x chance for a hidden metallurgical defect to give you a Very Bad Day. Not a gun to be shot hard or frequently. I am told that with Pietta's modern metallurgy this is effectively a non-issue in modern reproductions, however.
I'll do my best. :)
Just watched a clip from the 2015 Western "Forgiven" where our hero borrows such a weapon from the local merchant 👍
RDR 2 make these seem way easier to load
I love these videos
EXCELLENT 😎👍
Jonathan Ferguson of Royal Armouries was right. This was worth seeing. It's hard to imagine today that this was a proper fight gun. Quite a lot of work to load for 9+1 shots.
The LeMat's 9 shots would have been an advantage in combat, but I've never believed the shotgun barrel was much use.
It's the last ditch shot against a cavalry horse at close range. It was designed to use larger ball as well. Bird shot is wasted in that barrel.
@@davidbonesteel9919 I agree with you about a ball being better than shot, but I still don't think the 20 gauge barrel was much use. You had to cock the hammer and flip down part of it to fire the 20 gauge barrel - there's no time to do all that at close range last ditch.
I've never seen this revolver before, but it seems like the roots of odd revolvers like the Taurus Judge are deeper than I thought!
what rock have you been living under??? i don;t think i know 5 that haven't seen this one!!
@@keithmoore5306 A really big rock, apparently.
Nice video, EXCEPT for the tinnitus inducing squeals.
WE LOVE THIS GUN!
Mental note. Make sure the beast is in a safe condition before replacing the sliding ramrod.
Realy fine gun
Could you make a half hour video about the Lemat revolver 🔫
Chances are that he probably already has.
Royal armouries has and so has forgotten weapons
When you're in a gunfight and your opponent brought *The Thingamajig*
I have a slightly different pseudo replica. I think the shotgun barrel is a little shorter and I'd swear the chamber rammer rotates below the barrel, but it's not at hand right now. It has the same flaws I see here:
A. The chamber rammer engages the chamber load so soon that it's a right royal pain to get your fingers between the barrel and rammer lever to get a good grip. I contrast this to my Remington 1858 New Army replica, where the rammer lever swings a good 45° away before engaging the chamber load.
B. The shotgun rammer does not stay in position when firing. Has to be pushed back in after every shot.
But the weight and heft are nicely balanced, and there's a spur below the trigger guard which is perfectly placed for a lower finger to make it much easier to balance.
Love it, great video.
Cool video! Thank you very much!!!
Beautiful!!!
Ahhh, I love those things. I have described mine as "lovably janky", lol. I kinda want to get a pair and use them for both pistol and shotgun for SASS frontiersman. I'd be the slowest gun in the west. :D
thank you for showing us the operation of this gun. Red dead redemption made it look too cool
The judge before the judge
Thank you for sharing
I’ve wanted one forever. I’m sure I’ll never be able to even hold one in my lifetime 😢
Very impressive!
surprisingly light power or maybe not surprising if you know the history but in any case I love the look of the LeMat that loading process though oh my lol
I'm still catching up on Westworld lol.
Thank you
Doc Tanner in the book series The Deathlands uses a LeMat and sometimes they mention him losing pieces while firing lol. It's rare depending on the author as they use a lot of authors
But seeing that ram rod of yours jiggling around as it does makes me laugh thinking of those few scenes in the books.
Interesting, I was eyeing one of these on gunbroker for a while. Got sold a little bit before this video came out. Makes me wonder what happened to the one I was looking at...
Most people are unaware that the original LeMat was a pinfire. Much faster to reload than the cap and ball reproduction.
The “original” Le mat was absolutely not pinfire and was a cap and ball revolver, the second model was pinfire
If Lemat was still making revolvers today. We would of had an 8 round 44. Mag and a 20ga. shell
Theyd have to be even larger and heavier to handle that kind of pressure!😮
Great video! I would probably load the shotgun first.
was wondering when I'd see him make a video on this one
Thanks for the upload. I love the Lemat, and wish I had one of my own.
To fix the lever popping forward, later versions of the gun put a crimp in the forward part. (Per Ian McClellan).
As for the mechanics, why was it designed so differently than a colt? Copyright perhaps?
Эх.. мечтаю из такого пострелять, но это доступно только в развитых странах
LeMatt's were a Frenchman's design and came in different calibers. I've read that Confederat Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's was .52 cal. A .451 diameter round ball is 138 gr.while a .52 would be about 180 gr. Today a .50 cal is big, but a muzzle loader uses a .49 cal ball weighing 150 gr.
Round ball makes for extremely light loads for caliber by modern standards. The lightest modern .50 bullet i've seen is 275 gr, and 50 BMG of course is 647+ gr.
Stuarts's revolver was .42 cal a far as I know.
Seeing you shoot from the side...can you even see the iron sights when the hammer is cocked? Just watched the rest of the video...whose idea was to make the hammer double as rear sights?! it has some cool ideas, but so much inpracticality built in by design I can see why the army went with other designs
Remember kids, swapping to the shotgun in the bottom of your revolver is faster than reloading
the floppy loading lever always makes me tickle
I wonder how much velocity those buckshot were going at? 15 pieces of 30 cal buckshot I think is close to #1 buckshot in the american system. That has to be way more than an oz, but only 40 grains of black powder.
Good video.
will be measured in the full film and tested in ballistic gelatine
It could be possible for an upgraded version of this involving cylinder conversion, breach load, and double action
Is it possible to retrofit this gun to use modern ammunition? It would greatly reduce the reload time (obviously) and eliminate the need for the ram rod/lever that keeps coming loose.
Es un arma muy versatil. sirve para cazar tambien...
Must get me one of those...
Even the camera has tinnitus now.
Oh, it seems to work surprisingly well. The originals probably weren't as good as I once heard. These were thrown away after a cavalry attack so as not to have to be used again. How do the replicas differ from the original?
lol where do you people come up with this shit. This expensive at the time handgun was not made to be thrown away. It was well liked from what I heard. But cost prohibitive.
Very interesting!
First I ever heard of this pistol was from a movie back in 2001ish with Jude Law and Nicole Kidman called "Cold Mountain". They guy escaped the confederacy and his pistol was this one.
He Deserted!
It actually would be interesting to see this as a conversion model, The cartridges would be easy enough, just add a loading gate, a cylinder with the openings for cartridges and a rod to clear the cylinders. My only question would be how to implement the shell for the barrel.
I think the best answer with how to convert the shotgun barrel to cartridges is 'don't'. Convert the cylinder, leave the shotgun barrel as is. If you're in combat and need to use the shotgun barrel, you're not realistically going to get a chance to reload it. If you are a 'mountain man' type and you just want it so you have an option for small game, the slow reload doesn't matter. If you're a modern shooter who just wants a cool range toy, the slow reload also doesn't matter (and if you're in the US, might save you from having to register it under the NFA as 'Any Other Weapon', which only costs $5 but but I understand can be a lengthy and annoying process).
fire le shit!
Nice one
Wow Very Interesting '' Great Stuff 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
That’s awesome I want one
I want to say that was what JEB Stuart used
Lovely peace of history, really is a hand cannon disgusted as a pistol lol
So glad you noticed the ram rod moving forward, is that a common problem? 9 shot revolver, useful in a fight never mind the shot barrel. Would the shot barrel pattern better with smaller shot, AAA perhaps?
I have a feeling that he will cover all of this in a longer video, but usually if he loads a paper cartridge with a particular projectile, it's the recommended one from the period (or closest reasonable substitute).
@@jic1 yes, it is coming
SUPER!!! THANKS !!!
Arthur morgan makes the reload look like he's the Flash
You could always get the cartridge conversion model..
Great video! I read it was better to use a separate tool instead of the revolver ramrod to load to avoid damage to the ramrod but it doesn't seem necessary with .445 bullets.
yes. the ramrod seems fragile, that's why I started with slugging the chambers and the bore, and decided to use the .445 RBs
its always that one cap that HAS to fall on the ground