Ludicrously Huge .45-70 and .50-70 Revolvers

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Created in 1973 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the .45-70 cartridge by the US military, the Model 100 revolver is a behemoth of a six-shooter. It was made by Earl Keller and Gene Phelps of Indiana, under the name Century Mfg, Inc (no relation to Century International Arms). The design is a Single Action Army Colt scaled up, and was made with a bronze frame, and with a cross bolt safety added. They were initially chambered for .45-70, but this expanded to include .50-70 (“The Mother Load”), .375 Winchester .444 Marlin, and .30-30 Winchester.
Phelps and Keller parted ways in 1976, with Keller continuing to make the guns the same way and Phelps changing to stainless steel and abandoning the cross bolt safety. In total, something close to 3,000 guns were made in total between the two.
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[@grahamlopez6202]

"I bet you're wondering, did I fire five shots or did I fire six" "WHAT?!" "I SAID I BET YOURE WONDERING" "I THINK YOURE WONDERFUL TOO" "WHAT"

[@cameronbrown7796]

Made me think of Spongebob and Patrick when they tried to sell chocolate. I'm dying!

[@roadwarrior6530]

​@@cameronbrown7796cringe af 🤢🤮

[@jackthurman2642]

@@roadwarrior6530 Get out of here with your anti-Spongebob rhetoric.

[@danhantheman]

Lmao

[@roguereaver634]

*Sees big revolvers in the thumbnail* "Truth is, the comment section was rigged from the start"

[@johnoneil9188]

The perfect sidearm for when you are hunting tigers, bears, buffalos, sharks, crocodiles and deathclaws.

[@smithwesson1896]

And Radscorpions and Cazadores

[@tomlawrence3991]

What planet do death claws come from

[@johnoneil9188]

@@tomlawrence3991 Earth, they are mutated jackson chameleons

[@windhelmguard5295]

@@smithwesson1896 it's not big enough for cazarores. nothing is.

[@johnoneil9188]

@rwsthedemonking It´s a creature from Fallout, really gnarly things.

[@ajcossey]

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day...

[@anotherrandomtexan25]

Hardly spoke to folks round' em, didn't have much to sayyyyy

[@TheAzureNightmare]

No-one dared to ask his business, no-one dared to make a slip;

[@itsCaptainEli]

No one dared to ask his business, nobody dared to make a slip. . .

[@derekbrogan4241]

@@TheAzureNightmare the stranger there among them had a B I G I R O N on his hip..

[@fryzvova]

It was early in the morning when he rode into the town...

[@toaster9922]

We won’t go quietly, The Legion can count on that.

[@kermitderfrosch1704]

Toaster Ave, True to Caesar

[@jayhan5185]

I would of been very disappointed if I did not see at least one New Vegas reference.

[@TTTac]

Hahahahah

[@bridgechan65]

That's were those came from I'd wondered bout that during every cowboy build.

[@notgray88]

@@calska140 you must be fun at parties

[@dukepuddingdale]

Historians note that the gun manual details how one can detach the cylinder from the gun as well as the proper form for throwing it at an opponent in order to end him rightly.

[@ianwalker8042]

Ah a fellow man of culture I see.

[@shilohpayer5001]

Touché.

[@notgray88]

you actually had me fooled for a second there

[@andycraig6905]

Ah the skallagrim/forgotten weapons crossover lore

[@jessicalacasse6205]

imagine if primate go so good at making tool that they make this that would make nat geo alot cooler and would kinda explain why ufo visit so often ...

[@nathandurrence134]

Almost everyone looking at this is thinking 1 thing Ranger sequoia

[@sammaxgoof8507]

BIG IRONS, big irons

[@joshcruise2657]

I immediately scrolled down the comments looking for this to be mentioned.

[@gunfuego]

;)

[@gunfuego]

@rwsthedemonking You should play some Fallout: New Vegas......

[@nathandurrence134]

rwsthedemonking it’s the most powerful pistol in fallout new Vegas, sadly the real life variant isn’t actually gold plated with intricate engravings, it’s given to veteran rangers who have given over 10-25 years of service, in game it’s called the hunting revolver or Ranger Sequoia, both variants use 45-70 gov’t ammo, both variants can use standard, hollow point, and SWC (semi-wad cutter) ammo

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

"Heavy is good. Heavy is sign of reliability. And if it does not shoot, you can always hit him with it." - Boris

[@johnsegertsons2143]

"It would work better if you fed him that 6lb piece of shit" Turkish

[@hansorsic7387]

"the fuck are you doing here boris?" -tony

[@YesManVegasBaybay]

Who are you afraid of Tommy? Ze Germans?

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

"[Boris is] as bent as the Soviet sickle, and hard as the hammer that crosses it. Apparently, it's just impossible to kill the bastard." -Turkish (narration)

[@egzitwoond6391]

"Any hits?" He said, half blind, deaf, and unable to feel his teeth.

[@johnwilliamson2276]

I have a TC Contender in 45/70. It will put 5 shots in a 2 inch bull at 100 yards. I have used it to take a lot of whitetail deer with it. It weighs about 4 1/2 pounds not that 6 1/2 pounds. I use a Remington 300 grain simi-jacket hollow point bullet. My ears are the same as they were before, it does kick. But not something a grown man can't handle.

[@QuasarRedshift]

LOL !

[@stephengalindo6340]

Thanks for the laugh!

[@rogainegaming6924]

@@johnwilliamson2276 WHAT DID YOU SAY?

[@ImmaSpam__________________Can]

@@rogainegaming6924 HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A FLIGHT FLAIL!

[@rodrifoley6729]

if you fire two of those at the ground simultaneously, you'll fly like a wild west iron-man

[@M-1996A1]

You’ve got to fire them at the height of your jump

[@SheepInACart]

@@Sheridantank Small being fractions of a millimeter, but yes.

[@samhansen9771]

Like Yosemite sam!

[@wilemelliott]

Yosemite Sam from loony toons

[@rodrifoley6729]

@@user-tc7fp1nu6t let a man dream bro

[@md_vandenberg]

"But Ian, what about the ROUSes?" "Revolvers Of Unusual Size? I don't believe they exist."

[@infidelgermany]

"It is 5 bigger" ~Ian McCollum 2019

[@GunsNGames1]

Gun Jesus*

[@FishHeadly1]

classic

[@johnm3907]

Its 1 louder innit

[@jayhom5385]

"Why is one side of your jacket dragging on the floor?" "Oh, I have a couple of quickloaders in my pocket."

[@LOUDcarBOMB]

The Big Brass on his hip.

[@GunsNGames1]

Big brass on his hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip

[@samiraperi467]

Big Bronze, Shirley.

[@LOUDcarBOMB]

I was going to make it be "The Big Brass on his Ass" , but that sounded weird to me.

[@LOUDcarBOMB]

@@samiraperi467 Thank you for correcting me since I saw this at like 3 AM on Full30 and incorrectly thought Ian said brass instead of bronze.

[@samiraperi467]

@@LOUDcarBOMB Well he did talk about it not being brass despite looking like it.

[@kermanguy1877]

The man who carried those got them to take revenge on a gang of wrists that killed his family.

[@noahchristian1354]

Kerman Guy oh come on only 15 likes?? This is by far the best comment on this video

[@kermanguy1877]

@@noahchristian1354 To be fair, I stole this joke from 4chan.

[@elementalist1984]

Honestly in that weight it wouldn't be that bad. Sure you'd have kick but not wrist breaking kick. After all we have a modern version of this in the magnum research BFR which weighs between 4.5 lbs and 5.3 lbs and comes in similar caliber sizes except for the 50-70. If the 40-70 here weighs 6 lbs I'm guessing that the 50-70 weighs closer to 7.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

"Betcha wondering, did he fire five or six shots?" *dirtbag notices the stump where harry's hand was* "uh...."

[@Tony-dh7mz]

lol

[@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC]

and instead of delivering the lines in a dramatic fashion, he's yelling them awkwardly because he's completely deaf. "... WELL, DO YA, PUNK?" "WHAT?"

[@ZATennisFan]

@@PSUQDPICHQIEIWC 😂😂

[@holidaypenguin]

They say some courier made a fuss on the Strip. Must have delivered more than just mail.

[@quatro_quatro]

When you literally need "bear arms" to bear arms.

[@DJ-je2zh]

Adam Halsey or De-arm bears

[@0ldFrittenfett]

Good one, love it.

[@meanmanturbo]

Don't tread on the bear!

[@varietywiarrior]

Two-headed bear arms.

[@guy3nder529]

"valdof supports the right to bear armored bear arms"

[@clintsouthwood7733]

"So how many times have you broken your wrist?" "*One and nineteen more*

[@SonicsniperV7]

When you need to kill the guy, the guy behind him, the house behind him, and the Jeep at the end of the block.

[@Vanilla0729]

For the Murican version of Crocodile Dundee... "That's not a gun...."

[@isabelladestegonzaga5529]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWrHequAecl8f8U :-D XD

[@brk932]

Even better 😂 in German.

[@darthXreven]

it'd be hilarious as a western...... bandit pulls out a revolver Mickey: ya call that a gun? this [pulls out the motherload] is a gun, how ya like that?? eh? bandit runs away Mickey: aww where ya goin? Bill: what'd ja do? never seen a man run like that.....never seen a man run in front of the horse before..... Mickey: i just showed 'im my gun is all [shows the motherload again] Bill: HOLY JEEZ!!!

[@clintsouthwood7733]

Except a bowie knife is practical

[@darthXreven]

@@clintsouthwood7733 so were the .44 and .357 Magnums in the Dirty Harry movies, it's a joke FFS, laugh a little....

[@Zorglub1966]

I don't like those pocket pistols, they look too flimsy

[@Tony-dh7mz]

"Do you feel lucky punk?" Seen this video "..........yeah..."

[@charleshaynes815]

Yeah I know

[@windhelmguard5295]

@Nasim Aghdam that is probably why they went with bronze instead of steel, bronze has a lot of heft to it, which helps with the recoil.

[@SlickSixguns]

Zorg a smith and Wesson lemon squeezer now that’s a pocket pistol

[@zombieslayer7759]

Not only flimsy, but too small. I need a huge gun to carry for concealment not some pip squeak like these. 🙃😁

[@samuelwatson8460]

Ranger Sequoia

[@tobiashagstrom4168]

For honorable service, against all tyrants!

[@Taolan8472]

I always thought the Sequoia seemed a little small in the hand.

[@judsongaiden9878]

See also the Magnum Research BFR. Hickok45 handles it like a boss!

[@TheArklyte]

@@Taolan8472 because it was actually modelled after BFR instead of this gun.

[@vazilin4ik]

Came here to specificly say that combination of words XD

[@MrGreg359]

I have one of the "Golden Bison" 45-70's and I love it! Recoil is not nearly as bad as you would think. Pretty pleasant to shoot. Serial number is 14

[@jeffreyplum5259]

Firing either gun would be " A Significant Emotional Event " as the Chieftain would say. I doubt either weapon has seen more than a box of rounds. God bless us all

[@Mamiya645]

Today I learned that I like my ladies the way I like my revolvers. Huge, menacing, silencing anything from a weeping child to a charging bear.

[@nazarderkach9320]

Death by snu snu.

[@sammaxgoof8507]

"Brisk and tolerable" I believe the propper term is "kicks like mule"

[@60sSam]

A very, very angry mule.

[@cymond]

.... Did you not get the joke? The joke is that gun reviewers never say anything bad, but rephrase things in ways to minimize a gun's issues.

[@karlbush89]

IDK, it does weigh 6 pounds.

[@robertgutheridge9672]

Broken wrist?

[@ianfinrir8724]

People were more polite back then.

[@Chris-0123]

it was early in the morning when he road into the town.

[@GunsNGames1]

@@Beuwen_The_Dragon no one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip

[@hughbrackett343]

The stranger there among them had a big bronze on his hip (Apologies to Marty Robbins)

[@mantha6912]

Hoooo- ooooh~ (Also hey Beuwen, funny seeing EFAP's best artist here!)

[@mordecaieagle4240]

When you are hunting buffalos and want your sidearm in the same caliber as your rifle.

[@mr.bobcyndaquil4214]

I mean, 44-40 was a popular revolver cartridge back in the day for exactly that reason.

[@bBlaF]

So, what you're saying is there's a revolver out there that can share ammo with my 1870 trapdoor.

[@linksbro1]

"They started making these in .45-70 in 1973" Damn... For that massive speech, Dirty Harry's .44 magnum 'most powerful handgun in the world' would be absolutely DESTROYED within just 2 years xD

[@ironicdivinemandatestan4262]

Technically, it was already obsolete, as the .454 Casull round was already introduced, but .44 Magnum was still the most powerful revolver, as the only .454 Casull guns at the time were single-shot.

[@SarSaraneth]

@@ironicdivinemandatestan4262 The .577 Caliber Bland-Pryse revolver would like a word.

[@WE-ep9tq]

@@SarSaraneth .44 magnum is more powerful than the .577 pryse cartridge. Not even a fair comparison honestly. You're comparing a black powder catridge to a smokeless powder catridge.

[@ATruckCampbell]

@@WE-ep9tq 2 bore pistol would like a word.

[@REX-gq6ur]

"How far can your wrist oscillate?" "What?"

[@JohnSmith-dt1tw]

They may have chosen bronze for the frame for a little bit more weight over a steel frame, with bronze being about 10% denser than steel.

[@SlickSixguns]

John Smith nonetheless still a unique idea

[@SonicsniperV7]

Gotta soak every bit of recoil that you can if you want a second shot

[@CasabaHowitzer]

They should've made it out of gold then

[@isaacorr3180]

That depends on the specific bronze and specific steel your talking about most bronze is the same density as steel

[@jerrynorton1080]

No "common" bronze, either; manganese bronze!

[@bamboozlednoodle6513]

When you need to kill anything you come across and don’t care about your wrists

[@judsongaiden9878]

Hickok45 proved that it's fine as long as you use proper technique.

[@hawxgamer1416]

What if I came into this wanting to kill wrists

[@marshaul]

@@judsongaiden9878 I haven't seen the video, but considering how poor his AK technique is, it's entirely likely that he also demonstrated that it's fine even with barely adequate technique. :P

[@judsongaiden9878]

@@marshaul Maybe it's just because he's huge.

[@marshaul]

@@judsongaiden9878 That's a plausible theory, now that you mention it.

[@MrStrangelymade]

Customer : What do you recommend for concealed carry? insane gun salesman: Well sir, we have this...

[@EnglandRemoval]

Well they won't be able to hear after the first shot so it'll at least be quiet enough 💀

[@rotwang2000]

I had a buddy who owned a 45-70 version with a 8-10 inch barrel. Huge, weighed a ton, never got a chance to shoot it. He always saw it as part investment and part crazy fun. The frame is Manganese bronze IIRC.

[@HimmelGanger]

"Weight is good, heavy is reliable, if it doesn't work you can always hit him with it," - Boris the Blade

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

The warboss iz gunna go mad when he sees this puny 'oomie playing wiv his shootaz !

[@seal7144]

GET YA MITZ OFFA ME DAKKA YA GIT

[@omly85]

There is only the Emperor!

[@Taolan8472]

Der'z also da Warboss!

[@maximgun3833]

wasn't expecting Orkz in a Forgotten Weapons vid

[@yazman4040]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!

[@benzracer]

These are really well proportioned. As you said, without a scale reference it is very hard to determine just how ludicrously huge they are.

[@TheRivieraKid]

Wow actual revolver style anti tank rifles, thats pretty cool.......

[@jayhom5385]

The Villainess Will Crush Her Destruction End Through Modern Firepower

[@josemitakodachirecruit2004]

@@jayhom5385 lmao a reference to that manga here out of all places, I salute you

[@Awoken_Remmuz]

When ya wanna turn a person's upper body into a canoe rather then just the head.

[@danielocean2665]

Dammit Wyatt...

[@paul-sparky-sparr4160]

If I could just afford this, I'd buy the .45-70 version. It would go perfectly with my Marlin 1895ABL. I would only be interested in the face of our officer at the weapons department if I wanted to register it. (This is necessary according to the German gun law) He'd probably ask me: "Who do you think you are, the bigger brother of Hulk Hogan?" Very nice Video. Thanks for sharing and best regards from the german northsea-shore. 👍🏼😁

[@bmedlin00]

somewhere someone has a hammer scar on their forehead from one of those

[@CrudeConduct666]

They seem to be well made to me, granted I'm just watching a video and not actually handling them. What exactly about the gun is making you think the hammer will somehow fail and explode back into the shooters head? I'm genuinely curious

[@FrontSideBus]

FunWithFirearms I think he’s on about the recoil causing the pistol and the hand that is grasping it being flung back into ones forehead...

[@CrudeConduct666]

@@FrontSideBus ahhh I see. Yeah that makes sense. I thought he meant the hammer being blown out, I was like how is that gonna happen? I see the deal now

[@kohinarec6580]

Would he be called The Boy Who Lived?

[@IVANWILLKILL]

@@kohinarec6580 no

[@nighttrain1236]

"What calibre would you like?" "Yes"

[@landfair123]

"This is a .50 caliber revolver. Its only legal in two states and this isn't one of them" John Candy

[@smithwesson1896]

When did he ever say something like that?

[@russellseaton2014]

@@smithwesson1896 I think it was the movie Armed and Dangerous. Towards the end of the movie when they set out to stop the bad guys from robbing the armored car being driven by Meg Ryan and Eugene Levy. 1986.

[@chris-su8ns]

"Model 500, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, than stops a tank and sink a battelship."

[@petesheppard1709]

"Hey, Ian! How qbout a shooting video?" "Go right ahead..."

[@jackmcslay]

I wish someone would troll demolition ranch by loaning him one of these

[@pappajudas9267]

He already has a magnum research in .45-70

[@JustARandoChannel]

Jerry Miculek has one (.45-70) and has a video shooting it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYfRioGierOSsJI

[@easterriot1916]

Joe OrangeBlock, thanks for the heads up!

[@JustARandoChannel]

@@easterriot1916 Np. Its always fun to see the gun firing.

[@easterriot1916]

Joe OrangeBlock . Couldn’t agree more. Have a nice one!

[@mikefenton5634]

"McBain that cannon of yours is against regulations!"

[@killer1963daddy]

I owned a magnum research 45/70 revolver, 10"barrel. about 7lbs of stainless. It was awsome, and surprisingly nice to shoot due to the weight!

[@thingthingsss]

Makes me wonder, you ever see any of the Freedom Arms revolvers come through there since they've got an interesting involvement with .454 Casull?

[@korbetthein3072]

Casull had a custom 45-70 single action made before he created the .454. Guess who made it for him.

[@nathankussman7930]

I've actually fired two of the model 100s in .45-70, my cousin owns a pair. As per the recoil, stout is an apt description but with the amount of unburned powder leaving the muzzle the huge flash was more notable personally. Didn't realize they did a .50-70 also, need to find one to try out now!

[@JG54206]

Portable flash bang dispenser. Refill after 5 uses.

[@qk533000]

I own a model 100. The mass of the gun mitigates recoil amazingly well. Show stopper at the range for sure!!!

[@roeng1368]

There was an article in one of the gun digest books back in the 90's about these revolvers, Manganese bronze is the metal i recall they were made from. Massively strong obviously.

[@otakubancho6655]

Hellboy called,he wants his backup pieces back!😆😆😆

[@Locutus494]

2:01 I literally laughed out loud when Ian put the 1911 next to it! Didn't quite realize the size of these until you see it next to that. That's just a ridiculously big gun!

[@greenbean7853]

Is no one going to make a Jakobs comment. Ill do it then. "If it took more than 1 shot, then you weren't using a Jakobs."

[@Gyrfalcon312]

Good ol' Borderlands reference. I'm surprised no Part Three players commented on this earlier.

[@smithwesson1896]

Remember, no refunds!

[@Fulgrim2]

I’m ashamed I didn’t think of that at all.

[@melkorderfinstere4295]

I love Ian's humour totally, every time it makes me giggle. TODAY, on the new episode of ludicrously large revolvers...

[@shadowwolf7622]

A very good friend of mine, Richard Jacks, worked for Gene at his shop in Evansville,Indiana. He told me stories of firing proof loads in these guns.

[@coyotebrown2294]

45-70 Revolver all I think is the movie "Looper". Loved how they used odd weapons like the BFR, Manteba, and High Standard Derringer. Gave it an alternate universe feel.

[@Guru_1092]

Big irons? Big irons.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Big Bronzes

[@roeng1368]

"I see your .45acp but i'll raise you to a .45-70 revolver", "I see your .45-70 revolver, so i'll raise you to .454 casull revolver", "I see your .454 casull revolver, so i'll raise you to a .50-70 revolver", "I fold" .

[@kaylt.7864]

.454 casull is not a raise from .45-70 govt lol

[@codyphillips636]

Also a bit counterintuitive, 45-70 is a more powerful cartridge than 50-70

[@kaylt.7864]

@@codyphillips636 check again, compare 400 gr loads of each.

[@codyphillips636]

@@kaylt.7864 you're right, but I was looking at for the cartridge loading with the highest energy foot pounds, which for 45-70 is around 3500. When it comes to killing things I don't care about fairness, just results

[@kaylt.7864]

@@codyphillips636 thats cool to say but then you're wrong again bc damage is not a result of foot pounds alone. Not a huge fan of psuedo-wisdom. Anyway, good day to you

[@goetzliedtke]

I've fired a 45-70 in a Thompson Center Contender pistol and I didn't think the recoil was all that bad. It was a big push rather than a sharp rap. A friend of mine bought the Contender with multiple barrels in various calibers and we took it out to the range. He had a box of 20 45-70 rounds, fired two and gave up (he was much smaller than I am) and let me finish off the box as he never intended to fire that barrel again.

[@juanc5149]

I have the strange urge to fire these guys at a target, while dual wielding, while running.

[@RichieRichOverdrive]

And yelling. Definitely have to be yelling some obscenities.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Two words: Demolition Ranch

[@kohinarec6580]

Do you also have a strange urge for complicated wrist-reconstruction?

[@Tony-dh7mz]

See kids, this is why you say NO to drugs

[@kohinarec6580]

@@RevBoose Gee mister! When you came ridin' I filled my breeches!!

[@Touay.]

turn up to ccw training with one of those .... y'know, for the lolz.

[@SlickSixguns]

Touay that would be epic

[@kaylt.7864]

cpl training my dude. ccw is the crime you are charged with if you conceal without the license.

[@kaylt.7864]

@Brotato Chip LMFAO. I'm in America & it's definitely called a CPL. When i took it the guy in the gunshop also wrote it down as CCW and in the class the retired cop told everyone in the room the difference if we didnt already know. Mandela effect dude, also a 4 second google search would do you wonders.

[@Touay.]

@Brotato Chip I am in the UK, so I may be wrong, but I have heard multiple initialisms for the 'concealed carry permit'. i guess each state picks what they want to call it. I call it 2A.

[@kaylt.7864]

@Brotato Chip even without google some basic intuition would keep you in check, considering i also explained the difference. The L for License is only on 1 of those acronyms. You're not the only one who applied to a gunshop.

[@frankwhite9314]

I've got one and they don't really kick at all, if you're ever in Wyoming and want to shoot one just contact me.

[@Tony-dh7mz]

You've got to be kidding The bore axis is so high, and the large caliber, seems counter intuitive

[@DFX2KX]

@@Tony-dh7mz one of the few times where it being so darn heavy actually helps, i'd imagine.

[@frankwhite9314]

No it really doesn't, it's a heavy gun but for a second it weighs nothing. I'm a big guy but my wife is only 5,2" 115 lbs and even she can shoot it

[@Tony-dh7mz]

@@frankwhite9314 No, I get the weapons weight to counter some of the recoil, just it being at the back of the gun not helping the muzzle climb

[@frankwhite9314]

@@Tony-dh7mz that and the 8" bbl

[@billtheunjust]

I wonder how one of those would look in Othias' hands.

[@BD.1996]

billtheunjust “this ones too large, this ones too small, this ones juuuuust right”

[@HighlandFoxx]

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day! 🎵

[@seal7144]

“Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn’t have that much to sayyyyy”

[@WIRRUZZZ]

No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip

[@SpaceGhost1984]

It looks like Eddie's revolver from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@thedarkzibba7059]

I want this after 20 years of service

[@kaylt.7864]

To the devil maybe 😂

[@smithwesson1896]

Sic sempur tyrannis

[@viper2-168]

That intro just made my day 100% better , thanks Ian

[@flyingninja1234]

I thought Magnum Research was the first to put a rifle cartridge, in single action revolver. Interesting.

[@jjforcebreaker]

Pieces of art made of brass, steel and wood. Hickok45 would love to test these beauties!

[@VeXeDZERO]

Might be the first gun ever to fit his giant hands.

[@DerDoctor69]

*bronze

[@Plymouth888]

He would need somr new milk churns, amd probably need to fill in a few holes.

[@Quetzocoatl22]

"This revolver goes to 11."

[@ironwolfF1]

The chief virtue of bronze is that it has a *very* high shear strength; a high-PSI [5k+ psi] pellet press in a lab I worked at used bronze bolts to hold the main body together. Given the pressure and stresses that ammo would produce, at the minimum, a bronze frame would be needed (and far more decorative than an appropriate alloy steel frame).

[@BigWillyG1000]

Bronze was used for artillery for centuries for good reason. It was actually less likely to fail than Renaissance or 18th century iron and gave you good warning via bulging if it was failing. Iron guns just blew up randomly when something was wrong.

[@jbarbeau92]

When you don’t just want to break your wrist, you want to pulverize it

[@RichardGoth]

Montenegro: "we made the worlds biggest revolver" Century Manufacturing Inc: "hold my beer"

[@BigWillyG1000]

I so want Ian to let Othias do a side by side with a Montenegro Gasser.

[@0ldFrittenfett]

I wonder if Ian made a conscious reference to "This is Spinal Tab" when he said "It's 5 bigger".

[@soupxv213]

I just wanna know who made a 45-70 revolver and decided “no it needs to be bigger” and made a 50-70 version

[@joelopezjl28]

"Brisk but tolerable" died haha

[@Lemonjellow]

Thanks Ian for reminding me that my 🤬 father sold the model 100 I'd inherit to my damned uncle back in 1980 so he could buy a 🤬'ing Chevette, yes a Chevette for my mom. Now I'm in negotiations to get my uncle to sell it back to me...

[@ootdega]

Put the Chevette in neutral and fire the gun out the back window if you want to exceed the Chevette's top speed.

[@luisantolafrancis519]

Its a beast. Someone I know made a pistol in 45_70 with a break action shootgun and a sleeved barrel. Recoil was so much the action opened ejected the case and locked shut again.. He never noticed the action opened up and when he opened the gun he was wondering where the case had gone.. Lucky bastard..

[@TheProfessor936]

Jerry Miculek ordered a .45-70 in the late 70's. His took nine years to finally get to him. He states that he had forgot about ordering it, and when notified about manufacturing completion, it was like a surprise gift to himself.

[@GinSoakedBoy]

Ah, I'm pretty sure I've once across one of these during image searches for what was the inspiration of those very, very Big Irons in Fallout: New Vegas. Have to admit I find them ridiculously cool. Nice to see them get the Forgotten Weapons treatment.

[@charlieray2751]

(looks at 1911): "Baby gun..." (looks at 45-70): "Now THIS is a nice weapon."

[@mikegray-ehnert3238]

Worked with a guy who had a single shot pistol that you get different calibers to put on the same frame. He had the 45-70. Said he didn't mind shooting it but it definitely had a love/hate deal with most shooters on the hate side.

[@kinghim3]

Great opening! One of the reasons i enjoy your content is because you so obviously enjoy it! That opening really showed it for me!

[@FowCowMow]

IAN! I am absolutely certain that you have a great time with these videos, and I know this is meant to be an information repository, but you have a lovely sense of humor and I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to express yourself a little more! The intro was cute, and I love the skits you guys do on InRange

[@DaveLennonCopeland]

Crikey... they look like something that Hellboy would use. :)

[@TheSugarWeasel93]

My LGS has one of these in .45-70 right now! They're huge

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Ian .

[@ieuandavies9380]

Ian should make a playlist containing all the ludicrously huge revolvers hes looked at

[@WIRRUZZZ]

We all can make playlists with other peoples videos. Maybe I should take a years' worth of vacation and rewatch all his videos . . .

[@silverfingerthesilverstack5062]

They are nice but still don't compare to the .577 stopping revolver you reviewed, I loved that.

[@loganwitte3477]

My grandpa actually knows one of the guys that invented these, and also lived down the street from a guy that helped in the development of the .50ae cartridge. We're from Shelbyville, Indiana, (about 20 miles south of Greenfield)

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

Beautiful engraving.

[@Cacowninja]

Big Revolvers: Exists Rebecca Lee (Revy): *Heavy breathing.*

[@edi9892]

LOL. Are you afraid... (Revy calmly reloads her colt) STFU punk! Didn't you see that I wasn't even listening? Do you want to sell me that damn gun?

[@edi9892]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIW0hHWjaqaSfKs Sweet nostalgia.

[@tristangoss6177]

Thats the day Rock finally lost his hearing

[@Cacowninja]

Hehe poor Rock. Glad you and the other guy got the reference.

[@markskinner7420]

I thought Dutch was the revolver fan. And Revy used custom Beretta 92s

[@jdzencelowcz]

Looks like something Hellboy would use.

[@hulu3253]

I think he played with those when he was 5 years old

[@BigWillyG1000]

Surprised they didn't just play with one to make 'The Baby" in props.

[@anthropicandroid4494]

The engraving really ties the large equipment together

[@Roragana]

I was beginning to think I'd dreamed up the review of the Mother Lode I read years ago. I could have sworn that was in .50-110 Govt though. Great video as ever Ian, thanks :)

[@zerg9523]

As oversized as they maybe, they’re lovely to look at.