Single Action Revolvers for Personal Defense?

By David LaPell

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- When one thinks of a single action revolver, usually the same thought comes to mind, two gunslingers all duded up in cowboy hats with low slung holsters drawing on each other from a paced out difference. Then a blinding flash from both guns, and in most cases, the good guy walks away while the bad guy is lying face down in the dust.

But in the grand scheme of things, have single action r evolvers outlived their usefulness or can technology from the 19th century find its way into the 21st amidst the high tech gadgets were used to now?

Now, when one talks about single action revolvers, you’re talking about a broad swath of time, starting from the late 1830’s with the introduction of the black powder cap and ball Colt Paterson up until the Ruger Blackhawk with its adjustable sights and coil mainspring that was introduced in the 1950’s. In between are a lot of years many leaps and bounds that saw the first self-contained cartridges, bored through cylinders and many calibers that have lasted until today. We also saw many famous instances of how those guns were …Read the Rest

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