Ive fired a desert eagle in .50 AE and a BFR in 45-70. I want a real hand cannon without the price on ammo as a non reloader. I know there are some 7.62x39 but im wondering if there are any avalable in canada. Im geussing such a thing is more of a custom revolver. Anyone know of any? Thanks
Revolver in 7.62x39?
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The now defunct Phillips and Rogers Firearms of the m47 Medusa fame.
Made a 7.62x39 revolver at some point, doesn't seem to have made it to production not sure if thats a sign of it not working well or the fact they were going out of business it would seem.
The Ukrainians also developed a 5.45x39 called the Yesaul revolver, little other information is known about it.
Aside from the BFR series that there are few other large rifle patterned revolvers, but it would seem getting necked cartridges to work would be the hardest part.
Made a 7.62x39 revolver at some point, doesn't seem to have made it to production not sure if thats a sign of it not working well or the fact they were going out of business it would seem.
The Ukrainians also developed a 5.45x39 called the Yesaul revolver, little other information is known about it.
Aside from the BFR series that there are few other large rifle patterned revolvers, but it would seem getting necked cartridges to work would be the hardest part.
High pressure bottle neck cartridges don't work in revolvers. Pretty simple. There are single shots but they tend to be designed for hunting things that are better hunted with rifles. I've fired 50 AE, and 308 and 223 from pistols, the 50 was more fun. If you want a real trip get a 460.
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The BFR is available in 30-30 but that's as close as you can get to the 7.62X39 in a regular offering.
That said, any big cartridge is a reload proposition to be honest. If you want to shot 44Mag a lot you better reload and so on.
I had a BFR in 45-70, the hotter hand loads were Epic in that thing
That said, any big cartridge is a reload proposition to be honest. If you want to shot 44Mag a lot you better reload and so on.
I had a BFR in 45-70, the hotter hand loads were Epic in that thing
The BFR is available in 30-30 but that's as close as you can get to the 7.62X39 in a regular offering.
That said, any big cartridge is a reload proposition to be honest. If you want to shot 44Mag a lot you better reload and so on.
I had a BFR in 45-70, the hotter hand loads were Epic in that thing
I have one and second that!
OP, if you're into cheap surplus ammo, think about how fun that is...the 7.62x39 is NOT accurate in rifles, due to large differences in powder volume-so what will accuracy be in a hand gun?? Now if you buy brass cased 7.62x39 hunting ammo,which is accurate...then the 30-30 is cheaper and more readily available. Prophet River (site sponsor,top on right) has the BFR in 30-30 in stock...
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Just a nit-pick as it's not really in the same league as the centerfire rifle cartridges in a pistol, but my .17hmr is a bottlenecked cartridge and it works AWESOME in my Taurus tracker revolver. I don't see why a bottleneck cartridge would be ANY different than a straight-walled one in a REVOLVER. I know about feeding issues in autoloaders, but since the round doesn't have to travel from a magazine to the chamber, they should not be any different.
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Really for most hand cannons in rifle calibers, you need to reload to get the best performance from them anyway. You can certainly shoot factory ammo through them, and you certainly get a spectacular muzzle flash. But you get better speads loading faster powders that can burn up in the shorter barrels.
