Other than looks, what is the purpose
Tom
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 17:16 (2335 days ago)
of the flutes on a revolver cylinder?
Less weight for one...
Huey
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 17:24 (2335 days ago) @ Tom
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not really any benefit. No stronger as the
gary reeder
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 18:07 (2335 days ago) @ Huey
weak spot of any 6 shot cylinder is the locking notch and an unfluted 6 shot cylinder has the notches in the same place as the fluted 6 shot cylinder. I prefer the unfluted cylinder as it is classier and cleaner looking.
My preference is for unfluted cylnders.
O’ Gary
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 18:32 (2335 days ago) @ gary reeder
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Flutes
Rex
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Monday, March 30, 2020, 10:35 (2334 days ago) @ O’ Gary
I have always assumed the purpose was to slow
wear and tear of the relatively fragile hand,
ratchet and cylinder stop.
The mass reduction right at the outside of the
cylinder should help, especially in
rapid double action work.
Or maybe its just pretty.
more surface area for your art work
Joe Pollock
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Monday, March 30, 2020, 04:56 (2335 days ago) @ gary reeder
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On really old cap & ball they were full flutes!
WB
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 18:05 (2335 days ago) @ Tom
Today we generally have half or 3/4 flutes on a cylinder. It’s a question not often explored. The 1860 Army with full flutes makes a quite handsome gun unlike everyone else’s.
Colt Revolving carbine/rifle had them as well
Asa
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 18:41 (2335 days ago) @ WB
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This question has been pondered for years, a historian
Asa
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Sunday, March 29, 2020, 18:38 (2335 days ago) @ Tom
might be able to answer, but most answers I have seen or heard were all speculation. Everything has been considered such as weight reduction, assist in manually turning cylinder, and just plain aesthetics. Seeing as they began in the days of blackpowder, some say that they help direct fouling away from barrel/cylinder junction.
As someone whose locked up C&B revolvers
WB
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Monday, March 30, 2020, 07:09 (2334 days ago) @ Asa
I can say the flutes do help! Grease Is involved with the loading and firing making the non-fluted cylinders very slick. The Colt engraved scenes do not provide much grip. The solid frame Remington is worse. At least the old Colt designs you could crack apart. Just a footnote on firing the old guns to the point of forced maintenance.
The fun of my youth.