Wacky Wheelguns

[CountryGent]

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How's about a thread devoted to, well, those offbeat revolvers. Unusual designs, odd or gonzo calibers, curious provenance, strangely modified, home brews, or anything else a little, shall we say, wacky. Have some to share? Enjoy!

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[Nosferatu]

With how popular suppressors have become, I've been hoping someone would revive the M1895 Nagant design into modern gun with modernized accompanying ammo.



That said, the original design fits the unique design and gonzo caliber categories.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

H&R 649 Revolver.

• Andy54Hawken
• Jul 22, 2024

Maybe not too wacky...but not as commonly seen as many other .22 revolvers.
My H&R 649 in .22LR / .22 Magnum.
Dad gave it to me on my 13th birthday....lots of memories with this gun.
A double action revolver with a single action look.
Andy

 

[CountryGent]

With how popular suppressors have become, I've been hoping someone would revive the M1895 Nagant design into modern gun with modernized accompanying ammo.

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That said, the original design fits the unique design and gonzo caliber categories.

True that.

I kinda-sorta-not really miss the M1895 Nagant I had many moons ago. Bought it for the princely sum of $89 with a C&R license. I simply can't believe what they go for now. This was before I heavily got into NFA, so with a little hindsight, it could have been a suppressed wheelgun. Neat, I guess, but trigger on that thing was, easily, the worst I've ever encountered on a handgun. I sold it many years ago when my better half went back for a Masters and I was jettisoning unused assets.

All that said, good point. With the modern proliferation of silencers and those of us who wouldn't mind a quieter revolver shooting experience, pity there isn't a modern spin on the concept. There is that weird, suppressed .45 ACP out of Deutschland, but that is hardly an accessible option. But it does look like fun.

 

[CountryGent]

Easily one of the most wacky in the line up:

 

[Nosferatu]

Easily one of the most wacky in the line up:

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I wish I had bought one of those when it was available. It's the perfect proportions for the X-frame.

I liked the 8-3/8" 500 I had, but it was comically large and mostly useless.

 

[Ben B.]

My 5" Chiappa Rhino with .40 S&W in moon clips is fairly gonzo. I really enjoy shooting it.

 

[deadeye]

An old Spanish 8mm with the folding trigger (Velo dog knockoff) Has an onboard ejector rod hidden in the cylinder pin even.......



old vest-pockets 1" round barrel (bottom) and 2" octagon barrel (lower left) and small S&W hand eject "I" frame (upper left)



Top break 32



Of course I also have

 

[orygun]

My 5" Chiappa Rhino with .40 S&W in moon clips is fairly gonzo. I really enjoy shooting it.

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Yeah, those are whacky.

 

[CountryGent]

I wish I had bought one of those when it was available. It's the perfect proportions for the X-frame.

I liked the 8-3/8" 500 I had, but it was comically large and mostly useless.

Totally agreed.

What I find really weird about the current X-frame offering is they have short (3½", 4") and really long (8⅜"), but not much in between. (I don't remember seeing the offering when I was looking for one, but they do now offer a butt ugly 7½" barrel variant.)

The (used) 6½", half-lug, model did exactly what I was after: the, more or less, handling of a Model 29, but on .500 steroids. Really a pity they discontinued the variant, for reasons that is something of a mystery. Anywho, they do turn up from time to time on GB. Adding an alert helps. Cheers.

 

[CountryGent]

An old Spanish 8mm with the folding trigger (Velo dog knockoff) Has an onboard ejector rod hidden in the cylinder pin even.......
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Very cool. Out of curiosity, is this 8㎜ French Ordnance or some other .32-ish cartridge?

 

[Wombat of Doom]

Easily one of the most wacky in the line up:

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I don't recognize this. I have a few wacky ones. My single 6 in 17hmr is a favorite. My .22wmr Colt buntline might be wacky as well.

 

[CountryGent]

I don't recognize this.

It is a Smith & Wesson Model 500, with ported 6½" barrel in .500 Magnum. The grips in those pics are aftermarket, likely Altamont considering my usual antics, though I swap between them and the factory rubberized ones. Smith, bizarrely, discontinued the variant many years ago.

 

[deadeye]

Very cool. Out of curiosity, is this 8㎜ French Ordnance or some other .32-ish cartridge?

8mm french

 

[gmerkt]

The Webley Fosbery automatic self cocking revolver deserves mention in this category.

 

[orygun]

Totally agreed.

What I find really weird about the current X-frame offering is they have short (3½", 4") and really long (8⅜"), but not much in between. (I don't remember seeing the offering when I was looking for one, but they do now offer a butt ugly 7½" barrel variant.)

The (used) 6½", half-lug, model did exactly what I was after: the, more or less, handling of a Model 29, but on .500 steroids. Really a pity they discontinued the variant, for reasons that is something of a mystery. Anywho, they do turn up from time to time on GB. Adding an alert helps. Cheers.

The 500 I had was a 5", with 4" of rifled bore and 1" of interchangeable comps. It was heavy, but at least it didn't have that long barrel flopping around when in the holster. Apparently it's unique enough that it's hard to even find a picture of. This is a pic I found of the 460 with the 5" barrel.
I'm glad I bought it and played with it. It was a great experience.

 

[K-22]

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How's about a thread devoted to, well, those offbeat revolvers. Unusual designs, odd or gonzo calibers, curious provenance, strangely modified, home brews, or anything else a little, shall we say, wacky. Have some to share? Enjoy!

Gyro Jet
Dardick .
Mateba
S&W Mod 53 .22 Jet

 

[fredball]

Does anyone have a 45win mag revolver?

 

[orygun]

Not quite a revolver, but close. Ruger Hawkeye.

 

[red442joe]

Does anyone have a 45win mag pistol?

Don't recall hearing about a 45 WinMag revolver.
I have seen M1 carbines converted to 45WinMag.
I have these:

Joe