The World's Largest Revolver

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:32 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SIvVKtuks

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:42 am

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:45 am

To hold the record for the largest firing revolver, Brent!

Got to admit, that's pretty darn cool, even though you'd need a shoulder holster to tote it around.

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:49 am

I guess.

But I think of all that skill and effort and how it could have been directed towards something useful.

For instance, if I had those skills, I would direct them towards designing and building a new singleshot rifle of usable proportions. Maybe I would build a lever rifle insteal but the emphasis on usable is the point.

SteveR · Post by **SteveR** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:22 am

Thanks Rusty for posting!! That was awesome!

Steve

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:42 pm

a friend of mine built a beautiful civil war cannon 1/3 scale think it was. It was correct to the smallest detail and he made every part right down to the wheels it rolled on. And, it was fully operational. I know he shot it at least once in a while. Actually I think I know several people who have made cannons now that I think about it. Most were really pretty simple mortars.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:54 pm

BrentD wrote: a friend of mine built a beautiful civil war cannon 1/3 scale think it was. It was correct to the smallest detail and he made every part right down to the wheels it rolled on. And, it was fully operational. I know he shot it at least once in a while. Actually I think I know several people who have made cannons now that I think about it. Most were really pretty simple mortars.

I would want something on a carriage, that at least looked somewhat correct, but scaled down to fire about an inch diameter ball. Free lead is getting hard to come by!

H_Talon · Post by **H_Talon** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 3:18 pm

makes my 500 smith ( BoneCollector 12" ) look like a derringer

cool video, thanks !!

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:32 pm

Play nice kids or I am going to turn this car around and........

My friend and gun writer Tom Tabor who lives in Montana is neighbors with Kit Carsons grandson.
He (grandson) owns a mountain howitzer and enjoys lobbing fruit juice cans full of cement up onto the hill behind Tom's house. Tom said he tried for a Coyote a couple times but so far hasent connected.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:56 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SIvVKtuks

I see value as a tool for home defense.

You know... For when THEY come...

Post by **AmBraCol** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:18 pm

Can I have those 10 minutes of my life back please? Nope. Spent them cleaning up after some folks who apparently do not understand the basic concept of civil discourse. If you are men, and I'm assuming you are, ACT like men and walk away. Neither of the main participants did the least bit to let it blow over. Really, don't make me do that again. Forum rules are clear:

Welcome to the Leverguns.Com General Discussions Forum. This is a high-class place so act respectable. We discuss most anything here other than politics... politely.

Walk away. There's no need to drag anyone else into a clash of personalities. THIS IS NOT THAT KIND OF FORUM!!! If you can't be polite - don't let the virtual door smack you where the Good Lord split you. If you can't abide by the rules - you are welGONE. Everyone is welCOME here - as long as they abide by our simple rules of conduct.

We now return you to Rusty's very interesting video and appropriate comments about it.

Post by **AmBraCol** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:21 pm

BrentD wrote:Why?

Why not? It's not "practical", but it's a fascinating piece of workmanship. Plenty of people have gone the OTHER way and created amazing miniatures. To make a sixgun big enough for Goliath himself is something few if any other smiths have endeavored to accomplish. I'd rather have one of Stolzer's 2 bore double rifles, myself, but find this Polish fellow's work quite impressive.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:23 pm

AmBraCol wrote:We now return you to Rusty's very interesting video and appropriate comments about it.

Thanks, Paul...

BrentD · Post by **BrentD** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:24 pm

AmBraCol wrote:
BrentD wrote:Why?
Why not? It's not "practical", but it's a fascinating piece of workmanship. Plenty of people have gone the OTHER way and created amazing miniatures. To make a sixgun big enough for Goliath himself is something few if any other smiths have endeavored to accomplish. I'd rather have one of Stolzer's 2 bore double rifles, myself, but find this Polish fellow's work quite impressive.

Some people climb mountains, and some people ask why? That's all I'm doing. I can't imagine why he would pick this, of all things to invest 2500 hours on, not to mention a whole bunch of money.

I wonder if that is gun-grade steel?

Post by **AmBraCol** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 8:27 pm

Chuck 100 yd wrote:Play nice kids or I am going to turn this car around and........

My friend and gun writer Tom Tabor who lives in Montana is neighbors with Kit Carsons grandson.
He (grandson) owns a mountain howitzer and enjoys lobbing fruit juice cans full of cement up onto the hill behind Tom's house. Tom said he tried for a Coyote a couple times but so far hasent connected.

Years ago I was told of some guy who built his own howitzer. Then he proceeded to fire it out of his garage - using a croquet ball for projectile. Meanwhile, downrange, a mobile home in the middle of nowhere had a couple holes poked in it - one in and one out. They called up the sheriff who sent investigators out to see what happened. They lined up the holes in the walls with marks in the snow that showed where the projectile had landed and proceeded to head in that direction looking for a plausible source of the punctures. They followed the line right to the guy's garage. Don't recall the outcome, but believe the Polish guy showed better judgment in choosing his testing ground.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:00 pm

Well he does have a certificate from the Guinness people saying it is the world's largest. That in it's self would be enough for some people.

Post by **AmBraCol** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:09 pm

Rusty wrote:Well he does have a certificate from the Guinness people saying it is the world's largest. That in it's self would be enough for some people.

Bingo! A Colombian comedian holds the Guinness record for telling jokes non-stop for the longest period of time. And he broke his own record doing it. Seems like he's now done a stretch of 86 hours of joke telling.

Then there's the "Because I wanted to know if I COULD." He obviously answered THAT question! I'd like to see him shoot it over a chronograph!

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:36 pm

Maybe it's like the folks making 'AR pistols' to get around the 'no loaded rifles in vehicles' laws...

"Gee, officer, it's just a replica of a nineteenth century black-powder revolver..."

GonnePhishin · Post by **GonnePhishin** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:37 pm

He must be a pretty doggone good machinist to have made that.
To quote Durty Harriski,
"This is a 28mm magnum punk, the world largest revolver, and it'll blow you clear to Warsaw"

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:08 pm

So...is 28mm somewhere between a 3 and 4 guage? Four to 5 ounce ball? That would hurt.

TedH.....make him some powdercoated wadcutters and send them to him!

Post by **AmBraCol** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:12 am

vancelw wrote:So...is 28mm somewhere between a 3 and 4 guage? Four to 5 ounce ball? That would hurt.

TedH.....make him some powdercoated wadcutters and send them to him!

28 MM is right around 1.1 inches.
3 bore is right around 1.158
4 bore is right around 1.052

So yes, it's somewhere around a 3.5 gauge. Not quite as heavy as Stolzer's 2 bore, but then the weapon itself is MUCH heavier! Notice how little recoil there was? Now he needs to build a Ransom Rest and mount it in the bed of a pickup truck.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:31 am

vancelw wrote:
TedH.....make him some powdercoated wadcutters and send them to him!

I'm not giving away THAT much lead! It's getting hard to come by for free!

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 9:42 am

TedH wrote:
vancelw wrote:
TedH.....make him some powdercoated wadcutters and send them to him!
I'm not giving away THAT much lead! It's getting hard to come by for free!

No kidding. My first thought was, "How many wheel weights do I have to pick up out of the gutter to shoot that thing one time?"
I've gotten to where I dig potholes in the road so I can go pick up the weights that fall off the cars when they bottom out. I gotta find a road with fewer new cars....stinkin' Zn and Fe weights

I wondered about the percussion cap too...tannerite???? Just a little dab'll do ya.

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 1:54 pm

Crew served.

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 4:15 pm

BrentD wrote:Why?

Why do you have some of the junk you have or why do I for that matter . Since the guy didn't need to ask your permission or for any funds from you it's a moot point . Just because it doesn't intrest you certainly doesn't mean other people don't find it of intrest . I for one don't care for this type thing however I applaud those that are willing to go to the effort .

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:10 pm

Just think about capping that sucker

Where did he find caps

??? ..

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:04 pm

I'm thinking musket caps.

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:20 pm

Go to legendaryspeed.com and look up miniature W32 engine..

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:29 pm

Probably musket caps but, if a rifle cap will fire 100 gr. of powder it will surly set off an ounce or more just as well. Surely it has a smaller than bore size chamber under the bullet to hold the powder.If cannon powder is used maybe he is placing a small priming charge in first.

vancelw · Post by **vancelw** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:38 pm

More Details here! Thanks Google!

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:15 am

I like it ! - would be fun to keep the neighbors talkin !

"Dont go near that guy's house! - He is Craaaaazy ! "

Or hire yourself out for weddings, bar mitzvahs, jamborees -- fun stuff

Buck Elliott · Post by **Buck Elliott** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:10 am

I can see it all now...

Round-butt that monster; cut the barrel back to a manageable 18" or so, and build a kydex IWB shuck for it, and PRACTISE A lot..!

Fwiw, I did have the knowledge and expertise, and built a levergun around full power ,454 Casull ammo... for all the good it did me or the shooting world...

1894c · Post by **1894c** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:58 am

BrentD wrote:Why?

I'll second that... :O

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:02 pm

No No No... Dudes... Don't be so literal... Use your humor imagination...The suggestion was to imagine caps the size to fit that pistol's nipples... How would one seat a cap so huge? Imagine a tin of 100..Lets have some fun wit it.

sore shoulder · Post by **sore shoulder** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:04 pm

BrentD wrote:a friend of mine built a beautiful civil war cannon 1/3 scale think it was. It was correct to the smallest detail and he made every part right down to the wheels it rolled on. And, it was fully operational. I know he shot it at least once in a while. Actually I think I know several people who have made cannons now that I think about it. Most were really pretty simple mortars.

Why?

I think if I had all that skill I would build a giant revolver.

6pt-sika · Post by **6pt-sika** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:52 pm

sore shoulder wrote:
BrentD wrote:a friend of mine built a beautiful civil war cannon 1/3 scale think it was. It was correct to the smallest detail and he made every part right down to the wheels it rolled on. And, it was fully operational. I know he shot it at least once in a while. Actually I think I know several people who have made cannons now that I think about it. Most were really pretty simple mortars.
Why?

I think if I had all that skill I would build a giant revolver.

kaschi · Post by **kaschi** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 8:45 pm

I was expecting to see that ugly piece of stuff in front of the UN building in NYC.... Thanks for NOT showing it!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:03 pm

6pt-sika wrote:
sore shoulder wrote:
BrentD wrote:a friend of mine built a beautiful civil war cannon 1/3 scale think it was. It was correct to the smallest detail and he made every part right down to the wheels it rolled on. And, it was fully operational. I know he shot it at least once in a while. Actually I think I know several people who have made cannons now that I think about it. Most were really pretty simple mortars.
Why?
I think if I had all that skill I would build a giant revolver.

+1!

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 1:00 pm

YK is looking for a custom grip maker.

Who made made the scales for this guy?

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 6:18 pm

Never send a European to do an American's work when it comes to firearms. This is the most insane video I have seen in a long time. It's called "Shooting the biggest gun's money can buy". I busted out laughing half a dozen times! This makes the Dynamite Shoot in Gateway, CO look positively tame!

I hope I am not hijacking the thread but it seemed consistent with the principal of the OP's post. -Tutt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCppmoZiXUY