Recoil and money.Kinda wonder why they would be messing with 36 cal after so many years of the 44 being out.
What about Sea Horses?.36 was still seen as the "Navy" caliber since no one needed to stop horses in naval combat
Yeah, it never really caught on. Too bad Samuel Colt never lived to see his guns become icons. He died in '62.That looks too fiddly to be used in combat , I really don't want to have to pull a ring trigger then a separate trigger to fire the gun when people are trying to kill me.
Especially if I'm used to just cocking the hammer on a .36 Colt Navy
The "Navy" nomenclature came about from the roll engraving on the cylinder, of the Texas Navy. Not because they might have been specifically meant for the navy. Lots of foot troops used them.That's why the CSA standardized on .36, it was cheaper to make ammunition , .36's are more forgiving of inconsistent frame and cylinder iron and a .36 ball or bullet did roughly the same job as a .44 ball or bullet
Also .36 was still seen as the "Navy" caliber since no one needed to stop horses in naval combat , they were for ship defense
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