Jim March Senior Member

Join Date: February 14, 1999 Location: Pittsburg, CA, USA Posts: 7,413

Pics of the most hilarious SA conversion ever :) .



Yes, it works. I *had* video but the damn camera card crumpled on me grrrrSONY!grrr. I'll be able to get to a range tomorrow.



The loading gate is "two stage" - open the top half and auto-ejection by gas pressure works shockingly well. Even the range-use-only brass catcher works nearly 100% of the time .



I'm calling this version of the gas-eject system the "Mk3". It's the first one that really works with full-power 357 ammo. The big steel tube is the top section of a motorcycle fork tube - and the original aluminum "cap" is still present, drilled out for the bullet of course. The final opening plate at the muzzle is a thick piece of copper and it's massively over-bored for the .357 caliber, to reduce total pressure that caused problems with the Mk1 and Mk2 .



The best part is the ability to shoot one, cock it, open the top half of the loading gate, shoot another (emptying the auto-eject chamber) and then sticking another round into that spot just before cocking it for the next shot. I can do that in about a second while holding six rounds in my left hand. Once I stop feeding those I've got four more shots left in the gun. So I can shoot 12 rounds very easily without reloading! And yes, a video of THAT is coming soon.



What's not working out near as well right now is speedloading via a tube. To get that working right, I really need a second cylinder in either 9mmPara or 9x23Winchester. Rimless ammo will feed straight out of a tube better plus I can have a very radical chamfer done as the back 3/16ths or so of the shells don't need support. In other words, I can set up a very radical "funnel effect". A Bowen cylinder blank would run me $250 and then I'd need a gunsmith's help to chamber and fit it . I may go there but it'll be a while.



The blacked-out area is the Goshdarn Hacksite Mk5 - because I don't own the design and Tim Sheehan hasn't released it yet, I can't show pics. Which kills me because it came out great.



The holster is still kinda "prototype" - I'm going to rebuild it better sometime soon. It has a weird detachable "display plate" so I can show off the full horror of this sucker without drawing - just undo two screws. That part came out great, but the overall design could be cleaned up some. I've got more leather coming soon, I'll re-do it cleaner.



You'll also see the "plate of stuff" I put together some time ago and have been using very successfully. The backsite contains a pouch for an extra pair of CR123 batteries and enough extra paracord for practical use in a pinch.



I also ended up making my own cellphone holder of unusual design .



Anyways. Pics in a minute. Here it is. The world's only gas-operated single action revolver with automatic ejection of emptiesYes, it works. I *had* video but the damn camera card crumpled on me grrrrSONY!grrr. I'll be able to get to a range tomorrow.The loading gate is "two stage" - open the top half and auto-ejection by gas pressure works shockingly well. Even the range-use-only brass catcher works nearly 100% of the timeI'm calling this version of the gas-eject system the "Mk3". It's the first one that really works with full-power 357 ammo. The big steel tube is the top section of a motorcycle fork tube - and the original aluminum "cap" is still present, drilled out for the bullet of course. The final opening plate at the muzzle is a thick piece of copper and it's massively over-bored for the .357 caliber, to reduce total pressure that caused problems with the Mk1 and Mk2What's not working out near as well right now is speedloading via a tube. To get that working right, I really need a second cylinder in either 9mmPara or 9x23Winchester. Rimless ammo will feed straight out of a tube better plus I can have a very radical chamfer done as the back 3/16ths or so of the shells don't need support. In other words, I can set up a very radical "funnel effect". A Bowen cylinder blank would run me $250 and then I'd need a gunsmith's help to chamber and fit it. I may go there but it'll be a while.The blacked-out area is the Goshdarn Hacksite Mk5 - because I don't own the design and Tim Sheehan hasn't released it yet, I can't show pics. Which kills me because it came outThe holster is still kinda "prototype" - I'm going to rebuild it better sometime soon. It has a weird detachable "display plate" so I can show off the full horror of this sucker without drawing - just undo two screws. That part came out great, but the overall design could be cleaned up some. I've got more leather coming soon, I'll re-do it cleaner.You'll also see the "plate of stuff" I put together some time ago and have been using very successfully. The backsite contains a pouch for an extra pair of CR123 batteries and enough extra paracord for practical use in a pinch.I also ended up making my own cellphone holder of unusual designAnyways. Pics in a minute. __________________

Jim March