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Old November 29, 2008, 11:10 AM   #3
noelf2
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+1 for keeping hands behind the cylinder. Besides the danger of chain fire, the gases/flames/hot bits coming out of the barrel cylinder gap can give you a nice burn as well.

Check the link below. One of the bad guys in "The good, the bad, and the ugly" used a revolving carbine, and of course he's holding it WRONG !!! Also, this site mentions that the original Remington carbines had much longer barrels.

http://spaghettiwesterns.1g.fi/guns3.htm

Here's the safe way to hold a revolving carbine. I don't know these folks, but Lucky Bill does it right:

http://www.coltershell.net/photos/Bl...ot/bpshoot.htm
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