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  1. Powderandball

    How much pressure did a Colt Walker revolver generate?

    Does anyone know how many PSI was generated in the chamber of the Walker revolver?
  2. Powderandball

    Blackpowder pressures, calibers, steel and wall thickness

    Does the ”honeycomb” construction of a revolver cylinder make it stronger than a single barrel? The reason why I’m ask is because I’m trying to figure out the minimum safe wall thickness for a single shot black powder pistol. The pistol I’m making will be loaded with a .53 roundball (weight 231...
  3. C

    Wall thickness and chamber pressure

    I’ve seen old black powder revolvers with very thin cylinder wall thickness, like these cylinders for example: and this pepperbox has also resonable thin walls: Back in the days the quality of the steel was inferior, so it got me to wounder about the steels of today. What’s the minimum...
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