Closer peek at the Remington Percussion Revolving Rifle

[BillinOregon]

I was reading some threads in the handgun section regarding the performance of the Eras Gone Kerr .44 conical bullet and encountered comments about the Remington percussion revolving carbine that Uberti makes. I realized I did not know much about how the copy differs from the original beyond barrel length and weight. I was surprised to see that the cylinder in Remington's revolver rifle was not only thicker but 3/16ths longer than the 1858 revolver cylinder, which makes sense in a firearm designed to have more power and reach than the belt gun. Our old friend the late Norm Flayderman -- gone these 10 years -- says fewer than 1,000 were made in .36 and .44 with some rimfire conversions.
I wonder if an example of an original has been put through its paces recently.
This is from the 8th edition, published in 2001:

 

[tallPercshooter]

Seemed like a good idea, but I think they never solved the problem of fire coming out of the cylinder onto your hand holding the forearm. Not to mention possible chain fire. I know many say you were supposed to fire them with supporting hand gripping the trigger guard to keep it out of the way.

 

[BillinOregon]

This was a serious issue with the Colt Model 1855 revolving rifles as well, but that did not stop Randolph Marcy from recommending them highly for use on the trails west, in "The Prairie Traveler."