Talk:Colt Model 1855: Difference between revisions
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Talk:Colt Model 1855: Difference between revisions
Is the rifle on the picture a DENIX-replica? The finish looks strange somehow. --[[Special:Contributions/84.181.225.202|84.181.225.202]] 15:49, 7 June 2010 (UTC)Paul_Baeumer
Why were revolving rifles and shotguns never commercially successful? I heard somewhere that it was because the gas leaking from the front of the cylinder would burn the shooters support hand. This makes sense but I have never heard it confirmed. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]]
A Colt revolver rifle is used by the character played by Ben Jonson in a 1962 episode of "Have Gun
:I heard it was because early powder and ball revolvers had the risk of all five or six cylinders going off at once and blowing the gun in half, and you wouldn't want your hand in front of the open cylinders. Once metallic cartridges came about, there were better options for repeating rifles. I don't remember where I heard this from, maybe Tales of the Gun? --[[User:Funkychinaman|funkychinaman]] 15:18, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Will Travel," "The Fifth Bullet."
::I miss that show. History International reshows some of the old episodes rebranded as "Guns of the World" but they only show a few episodes over and over. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]]
:::They rebadged a few as Modern Marvels too. Keep in mind, there weren't that many episodes to begin with. I don't think they ever produced more than a dozen shows. --[[User:Funkychinaman|funkychinaman]] 16:44, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
== Question about Cartridge Conversions? ==
::::There are still alot of episodes that they do not reshow. Off the top of my head the episodes about Gangster era guns and shotguns come to mind. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]]
:::::Check that, 22 episodes. And if you're lucky enough to get the Military History Channel, they're on all the time, almost commercial free. (Verizon FIOS has it.) MHC is basically what the old History Channel was, you know, back when they actually did shows about history. (Back in the good old days when people called it the Hitler Channel.) The weird thing is, it looks like they're having trouble selling airtime, as there are almost no commercials, so I wonder how they can afford to keep it on the air. --[[User:Funkychinaman|funkychinaman]] 20:23, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
I have seen examples of original Colt Model 1855's in .38 Colt, presumably converted from .36 caliber rifles, and conversions to .44 Rimfire, likely from .44 caliber rifles. Now i was wondering if a .44 caliber rifle could be converted to .45 Colt using a 5-round cylinder, or if a .56 caliber rifle could be converted to .50 Rimfire (Spencer)?
::::::Unfortunately, I don't get that channel. I too lament the History channel going from all Hitler to all Nostradamus. As for the lack of commercials, some companies keep certain channels afloat through money earned by other channels they own. I don't see the logic, but I'm no expert. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]]
:::::::For me, what ticks me off is all the reality shows. Ice Road Truckers isn't history, it's going on RIGHT NOW. And even if it happened fifty years ago, it'd be 20 minutes in an episode of Modern Marvels. MHC has to be pretty cheap to run, because it's all reruns, (some of them really old too. They actually had Arms and Armor on a few months ago. I watched that freshman year of HIGH SCHOOL.) I'd be disappointed if Verizon yanked it from the lineup, but I wouldn't be surprised. --[[User:Funkychinaman|funkychinaman]] 21:20, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
Additionally, could a Colt Revolving Shotgun be converted to fire 10 or 12 Gauge Shotshell Cartridges? [[User:Z008MJ|Z008MJ]] ([[User talk:Z008MJ|talk]]) 10:08, 21 March 2014 (EDT)
== Classification. ==
Okay, why is this listed under the Sniper Rifle section? [[User:Pyr0m4n14c|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c|talk]]) 23:05, 24 September 2016 (EDT)
A Colt revolver rifle is used by the character played by Ben Jonson in a 1962 episode of "Have Gun
Will Travel," "The Fifth Bullet."
Question about Cartridge Conversions?
I have seen examples of original Colt Model 1855's in .38 Colt, presumably converted from .36 caliber rifles, and conversions to .44 Rimfire, likely from .44 caliber rifles. Now i was wondering if a .44 caliber rifle could be converted to .45 Colt using a 5-round cylinder, or if a .56 caliber rifle could be converted to .50 Rimfire (Spencer)?
Additionally, could a Colt Revolving Shotgun be converted to fire 10 or 12 Gauge Shotshell Cartridges? Z008MJ (talk) 10:08, 21 March 2014 (EDT)
Classification.
Okay, why is this listed under the Sniper Rifle section? Pyr0m4n14c (talk) 23:05, 24 September 2016 (EDT)
