Percussion Revolvers: A Guide to Their History, Performance, and Use

Percussion Revolvers: A Guide to Their History, Performance, and Use\n\nProduct Overview\n\nHighly detailed and informative, Percussion Revolvers: A Guide to Their\nHistory, Performance, and Use explores the advent, development, and use of\nprecartridge revolvers during the middle years of the nineteenth century.\nThrough the use of modern replicas, authors and shooting enthusiasts Johnny\nBates and Mike Cumpston investigate the capacities and limitations of the\noriginal revolvers, providing insight about accuracy, utility, and ballistic\nperformance.The percussion revolver emerged in the 1830s and remained state of\nthe art until metallic cartridge revolvers came into common use in the\nmid-1870s. Bates and Cumpston discuss the development of the precartridge\narms, placing them in their proper historic context. They also take a look at\nmodern replicas, including detailed information on selection, maintenance, and\nshooting, while delving into both the positive and negative realits