RELATED STORY: Revolvers – Time-Proven and Ready To Serve.When it fell, the hammer would fire the single projectile from the top barrel or the shot load from the secondary smoothbore barrel that rode under the first. 42-caliber projectile or a 16-gauge shot load by pivoting the hammer before pulling the trigger. Possibly one of the most unusual examples of a shot-shooting sixgun was actually a nine-shooter called the LeMat revolver.Īlthough it didn’t use modern shotshells, the Civil-War-era LeMat fired shot and traditional ball projectiles while in the hands of Johnny Reb.
To me, their primary purpose is plain old fun.įiring shot from a handgun is nothing new, and many readers might be familiar with some examples. From buckshot and slugs to stop an attacker to lighter loads to drop a bird, these guns are built for various uses. 410 bore revolvers can still be an impressive tool. Although these guns are not technically shotguns, and many won’t fit into your pocket. In some ways, that’s what you get from a revolver chambered for the. A pocket shotgun might sound like the ultimate in self-defense.
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