H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Anybody ever make a Mare's Leg type pistol based on the 73? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 WESTWORLD (still not SASS-legal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Hmm... A one off, but no regular production. Oh well. I know it's not SASS Legal, but I still find the concept to be a fascinating one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimble Fingers SASS# 25439 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I do remember seeing one in the recent new version of Magnificent Seven where Chris Pratt’s character picks one up from a bad guy, and again on the CBS series of the same name where one of the “Seven” characters also carried one, he was the sharpshooter using a 30” barreled 73(I am guessing on length). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 The photo is the one used in the "Wild, Wild West" movie (a cut-down original 1873). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Certainly a cool-looking piece. However, I have never understood the efficacy of such a critter, either the M92 or this one, versus a sixgun. At most you can carry five or six .44-40 cartridges, and it either takes two hands to operate or practicing until you can twirl the thing. But, to each his/her own, I guess... Happy New Year, Pards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 1 minute ago, Trailrider #896 said: Certainly a cool-looking piece. However, I have never understood the efficacy of such a critter... Your first comment is the answer to your second comment. If they were really useful they would'a used 'em back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 None of these guns.... ...are all that practical in real life situations. [Well, maybe the shotgun...] They certainly give you no advantage in our game. Sadly, only the rifle at the top is SASS Legal, but let that go. These guns are incredibly FUN to shoot. That's why you own them. And I have found that both the Mare's Leg and the Lighting Bolt pistols are quite accurate when fired two handed and more or less held where they would be if they still had a full stock. The reason I asked about a 73 version is really rather simple. Consider the following... Battery Number One Winchester 86 Winchester 92 Mare's Leg Pistol Winchester 9422 Battery Number Two Large Frame Lightning Medium Frame Lightning Lightning Bolt Pistol Small Frame Lightning These are fun things to have, even if their use in our game is not permitted. A theoretical Battery Number Three would be as follows Winchester 76 Winchester 73/66/Henry Theoretical 73 based Mare's Leg or even a functional replica Volcanic Pistol that uses "modern" ammo Winchester 73 or Uberti 66 .22 rifle I think that this would just a a fun thing to have. Even without the pistol, but that would make it more "complete." I know it can also be done with the things from Henry Repeating Arms, and as far as I know, all but the pistol version of various Marlin's, but being a southpaw I am not interested in those guns. I can't be the only one who thinks the concept is a fun one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Not very useful. but there is a way if you wanna throw some $$$ at it.. This one started life as a Rossi Ranch hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 32 minutes ago, Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 said: Not very useful. but there is a way if you wanna throw some $$$ at it.. This one started life as a Rossi Ranch hand. Very nice. But kinda defeats the purpose. Does this an SBR Make? I'd assume it does. Is that silencer on the end? Either way I guess it's NFA Thirty Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El CupAJoe Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Off topic, but if you had a way to feed it, is there any reason a volcanic couldn't be a main match pistol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-eye, SASS#45097 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 The sole purpose of the mares leg is to have some fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, El CupAJoe said: Off topic, but if you had a way to feed it, is there any reason a volcanic couldn't be a main match pistol? I would assume it would not be since it's not a "revolver." Which is why the Mare's Leg is not allowed. Too bad, IMO. And it's just an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Very nice. But kinda defeats the purpose. Does this an SBR Make? I'd assume it does. Is that silencer on the end? Either way I guess it's NFA Thirty Four. Why? It's still fun and even more useful now. The buttstock makes it a an SBR and that is a suppressor up front. So, It got form 4-ed on both ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 "Defeats the purpose" of having a pistol based on the 92. A nice SBR 92 is super cool as well, but it's a "different" purpose. I guess... I dunno. I just wanna have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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