| lancaster |
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| 12/04/19 04:59 AM |
.577 Caliber Bland-Pryse Stopping Revolver
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XBX2dMTebs
| 93x64mm |
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| 12/04/19 06:03 AM |
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Re: .577 Caliber Bland-Pryse Stopping Revolver
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Virtually a 'Howdah' pistol - might have only one barrel, but with multiple shots!
The recoil must have been significant!!!
| DarylS |
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| 12/04/19 07:14 AM |
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I don't think those big revolvers had much recoil at all. The very short revolver cases did not hold a lot of powder, however, the bore, being a long way above the grip, which would cause considerable muzzle rise on discharge.
The .577 Howdah pistols, as in the 4-barreled Lancaster, (I think it was as featured in a G&A manual in the 60's,) was chambered for the .577 Snider rifle ctg. Standard load was normal issue 85gr. Rifle powder and the 560gr. Pritchert bullet, iirc. I would much prefer the SxS or 4-bareled pistol to the revolver round if repelling tigers off the elephant, from the Howdah.
On the other hand, that article might have been in error as a Google Search found a very short case, like the revolver case was used in the .577 Lancaster 4-barreled pistol & mostly with round balls.
https://www.google.com/search?client=fir...Barreled+Pistol
Upon seeing that, I would prefer a brace of SxS 12 or 14 bore muzzleloading pistols for the Howdah - with the much larger round balls and decent powder charge.
| tinker |
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| 12/04/19 09:27 AM |
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That fellow often almost gets it right.
Neat revolver though.
| TH44 |
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| 13/04/19 08:45 AM |
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AFAIK Lancaster did not make a 4 barrelled pistol in .577, only in .455
I have seen pics on the internet of such items but ????
Joel Black, who sometimes post on this forum has quite a lot of info on them
As Daryl states, the .577 pistol rounds were not that powerful so recoil would not be excessive
I shot a .577 Snider at the Alaska shoot last year and you certainly knew you were shooting it!
TH44
| TH44 |
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| 13/04/19 08:51 AM |
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AFAIK Lancaster did not make a .577 4 barrelled pistol, only in .455, although I have seen such on the internet
Joel Black, who sometimes posts here has a lot of info on these fine pistols
As Daryl states, the .577 revolver cartridge is not that powerful so recoil should be handleable
I shot a .577 Snider DB pistol at last years Alaska shoot and you certainly knew you about it, despite being called a 'wimp' for not shooting it one-handed!!
TH44
| Wayne59 |
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| 13/04/19 11:05 AM |
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I like it and I want one.
| DarylS |
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| 13/04/19 11:37 AM |
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Me too.