technical advanced the action was a century ahead of its time. the whole idea disappears for a long time but came to surface again and show the real potential first in the gatling than in the Mauser revolving canon and the electrical powered gatling gun. such things happen in gun history more than once when not all elements were on the table to make it happen.
none the less the colt revolving gun are fine make eye catchers in every collection today. the quality if compared with common factory rifles today rate them a "fine guns".