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How do cartridge cylinders work?

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06 October 2004, 20:11
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How do cartridge cylinders work?
How exactly do the replacement cylinders for blackpowder revolvers work? I have seen them in Brownells, and MidwayUsa, and they look to be a two piece affair with individual firing pins for each chamber, but do I have to disassemble my revolver each time to reload it or do they have an integral loading gate? I have heard that the tolerances are tight enough that some brands of .45 colt ammo won't chamber properly.

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