I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
When I saw this picture that Damsel took today while cleaning our guns, it reminded me of the famous line from Dirty Harry.
Of course, some of that description of the gun would be inaccurate. First this is only a .357 magnum, and far from the most powerful handgun in the world. Next, this Smith and Wesson 686 has a seven-round capacity, not six as in the .44 magnum version Harry used.
As far as feeling lucky? We do. We had a very good day at the range today and are glad that we have the opportunity to shoot at least once a week. This week, we will have an extra session at the range when we finally get our new pistols after the unnecessary California 10 day waiting period.
I would be feeling pretty lucky, and certain that the particular revolver in this picture was empty should anyone have it pointed at me, then taken the time to have quoted that Dirty Harry stuff to me. The hammer is down, and the chambers on either side of the hammer are empty. So even if there is a single shot in the revolver, it is now under the hammer or in the bottom chambers, and there fore the gun isn’t going off on the next hammer fall. Since he already apaprently shot a number of rounds, being either 5 or 6, I would have to guess it was 6 and be pretty confident about it.
All the best,
GB
Hey Glenn,
What you’re saying is correct for a revolver whose cylinder is devoid of ammunition. However, if this were to be Harry’s gun, you wouldn’t be able to see through the chambers since the brass would still be blocking the light. Of course, if this gun were to be loaded and some rounds fired, you may be able to see if the round to the left of the hammer has a slug. That’s when you could feel lucky – or not.
Thanks for the observations.