Shooting the LeMat Revolver.mov

[@Judgeman03]

I love everything about this gun. The fact that not only does it have so many unique features to it, but that its such a beautiful show-room gun. Man, they dont make guns like this anymore.

[@sorichar]

Very cool Civil War replica. The LeMat has always fascinated me. That was a lot of firepower in a cavalry trooper's hands back then. Thanks for sharing Mike. I love your channel.

[@crosswire40]

Thank you for making this video, it's very informative. I can see why people liked the LeMat. It's awkward, but it has a charm and heft to it that even I find appealing.

[@duelist1954]

Paper cartridges were tapered. Also they rarely used balls. They used conical bullets that had a stepped down base for easier chambering.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Not necessarily true , often the paper cartridges held Round balls , so some had round balls, some held conical bullets. Depends on which armoury made the rounds.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

I really like this firearm. There's something about it that sets it apart from other BP firearms of that era. The 9 shots are great and so is the shotgun capability. If they had corrected the weak lever this might have been better received at the time. If they did away with the shotgun feature and just made it a 9 shot revolver it would have become smaller and would have allowed them to put a more standard type of stronger lever mechanism. Definitely a cool firearm.

[@bassedtaz]

I don't think you could retain the 9 shot design whilst removing the shotgun and/or shrinking the overall cylinder diameter, the two kinda go hand in hand and rely on each other which is why its cool and not gimmicky. Think of the geometry of 9 circles in a circle, it can only get so small before you have insufficient wall thickness. And that smallest possible circle, of 9 circles, leaves a mandatory large area in the centre for the shotgun bore. In other words, if you want 9 chambers, you may as well have a big bore as your spindle. I agree the lever is a big issue

[@henerymag]

Yes it is a ring of lead and it is normal if the ball is the correct size. It keeps the chamber sealed tightly to prevent a chainfire. Lube is also applied on top of the ball, mostly to soften the fouling from the previous shot.

[@Cannibal713]

Great video. Ive always wanted to see or fire a LeMat pistol. Definitely a unique firearm.

[@luger_Mann]

I recently obtained one from a gun show and this video helped a lot!

[@taylorman1949]

I bet it would make 1 heck of a chainfire. You really have excellent shooting form very natural. While watching this video I could almost see an old time sheriff or marshall practicing his skills, you bring an authenticity to your videos.

[@MrAzrancher]

Jeb Stuart of the confederate army was the most popular supporter of the LeMat pistol. The theory was each cavalryman would be armed with at least two of these and they could ride fast and engage the enemy at close range then have two multiple shot pistols and then two shotgun blasts before going to the saber. up to this time mounted cavalry usually fought dismounted with rifles or advanced with sabers to break up infantry lines or prevent flanking of main forces by enemy infantry. The idea of armed fighting from horseback was in its infancy at this time. The Lemat although seemingly good in theory but not as good in reality helped lay the foundation for mounted cavalry tactics to come. A great peace of history. Thanks for the video.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Confederate Cavalry frequently discarded the saber in favor of greater firepower of 2-4 revolvers and a double-barrel shotgun, or cavalry carbine !

[@elijaht.wreckingball5532]

Fascinating design! I've heard of the LeMat, but I didn't know it was essentially a revolver built around a little shotgun. Excellent video. Thanks for posting!!

[@Las-Vegas-Muskets]

I wish they made it in original 16 gauge. I would make my own cards and wads along with the use of tow would be no issue. Sad.

[@TerminatorFRA]

Was looking for a video of the lemat revolver, finally found it and a pretty complete one with this. Thanks a lot!

[@NormanMatchem]

Wow, to be able to potentially fire 10 rounds (one of which being a shotgun loading) from a pistol without a reload, all before 1870. That's pretty impressive! If I was a cowboy back in the day, and if the friggin thing didn't have such a flimsy loading lever, that'd probably be my iron of choice :P Of course you always leave one chamber empty but still, 8 pistol rounds and a shotgun round? I'm down! I wonder how much it weighed. 3lb?

[@duelist1954]

Three and a half

[@NormanMatchem]

duelist1954 At least it's less than a bloody Desert Eagle then. That's definitely an awesome design. I dare say with some paper cartridges done up and perhaps with some slightly smaller balls too (ones where you don't end up shaving some off), you might be able to reload that bugger within a minute lol Think it can be done?

[@joshcampbell6098]

What you seem to forget is that with cap and ball revolvers you load all chambers

[@aceroadholder2185]

It is dangerous to carry a cap and ball revolver on a loaded chamber. You hit the back of the hammer and it may go off. Later pistol designs incorporated a hammer block or transfer bar to make the gun safe to carry fully loaded.

[@Jazzman-bj9fq]

@@aceroadholder2185 Didn't the revolvers have a space between cylinders for the hammer to rest?

[@alessioyautja612]

Thank you so much for putting up such a detailed video on this piece. I love this revolver, its a very interesting example of a different type of firearm. Also very interesting to see that the ramming lever can come detached and flap around when firing, didnt think of that.

[@brucemorrison2132]

That may be because Mike Beliveau is OVERLOADING Chambers. Dixie Gun Works recommends only 22 grains FFFg black powder in pistol chambers. And 30 grains FFg blackpowder in the shot barrel. He's loading 30 grains in each chamber, and 60 gr in the shotgun barrel ! TWICE THE RECOMMENDED LOAD ! I've shot my LeMat with 25 gr in the chambers, and 40gr in the shot barrel ~ with no loading lever flying a round lose !

[@peterogerson8420]

Keeping the gun level while firing/cocking helps keep the caps in place more often too, I think. Also better to keep the muzzle pointed downrange rather than up in the air! Cool gun. Great video.

[@duelist1954]

@MrHardPressed The first two shots during the firing scenes are with the shotgunbarrel. Starts at 12.47

[@duelist1954]

@LifeisGood762 The term also applies to double barrel shotguns and double rifles.

[@MsDjessa]

Thank you for this video, I´ve read about this pistol and seen pictures but only shown in a video like this I really got the hang of all the cool features of it.

[@theredmax]

Fantastic video. I've always had a love for the LeMat, and its nice to see a video of it that ISN'T Red Dead Redemption! Thankyou for going the extra mile and uploading everything one could want to know about the pistol! Really enjoyed it.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Not quite everything ! He's showing the way a civilian would load it during times of peace. With lose powder and ball. But during war armouries would be cranking out packets of pre-loaded paper cartridges with round balls ,(or sometimes conical bullets), which speeded up the loading process !

[@Dustypilgrim1]

TV series-Johnny Ringo-Lead character used customised LeMat, topbreak, cartridge fed modification.Pure TV. they were marketing odd firearms as a main feature in westerns.There was Josh Randal with the maresleg Winchester, and Chuck Connors with his Rifleman preference.angle of the LeMat grip derived from an awareness that cavalrymen sometime over or under shot with standard angled grips.cavalry model variants, in europe, often feaured odd angles to compensate when facing Infantry.

[@cesarhuitron7807]

What a devastating weapon. And with that many bullets, it was nice to know that you had an edge on the opponent...until you had to reload of course...

[@Las-Vegas-Muskets]

That is when you pulled out your other Le Mat and continued the fight. Then the saber came out. I wrote a paper in college in arms of the Confederate Cavalry and they seemed to like double barrel shotguns.

[@roydied15]

Love your videos sir! Probably going to be buying my first black powder firearm this winter. Have some bills to pay off first, but an 1851 is first on my spending list when all the boring things are paid off :)

[@SuperMrHiggins]

pretty neat revolver

[@duelist1954]

@LifeisGood762 ...The bottom of a revolver frame is called a "water table"?... on Colt C&Bs it is. I guess I carried it over to the LeMat.

[@dfxjedi]

I have always been fascinated with these revolvers.

[@wesleyb250]

What a beautifully bad-ass revolver. I'd love to add one to the collection.

[@sagengearhart1840]

There is actually a little pin that protrudes from the back of the frame into the cylinder when cocked, those little holes in the back of the cylinder are what the pin protrudes into and locks up the alignment with the barrel.

[@0fficer47]

This may sound weird but has anybody ever made a Lamat revolver replica as a center-fire or is it just in powder and ball? Just wondering. I like the nine chamber. Very wicked feature.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Not that I'm aware of. And most likely never will. As arms manufacturers are in business to make money, and the tooling up to make some would be cost prohibitive, plus cost of ammo. Not several thousand customers lining up anxious to buy one, so no point to that. Back in that time there were a few pinfire cartridge LeMats made but very few made it to America before the war ended. There were a few hundred LeMat percussion revolver-carbines made for the war, and a few hundred metal pin-fire cartridge revolver -carbines also. After the war a few thousand center-fire cartridge LeMat revolver-carbines were made for sales to individuals.

[@davyboy176]

Thank you so much due to your help i have sold it , once again thanks you are a gentleman all the way from Scotland UK

[@tylerratledge8672]

Hey Mike, I absolutely love your videos. I'm new to black powder and I love the idea of the Lemat and I'm purchasing one soon. Is there any chance of a video with the complete breakdown and cleaning of the video. Thank you sir and keep up the awesome videos!

[@duelist1954]

+Tyler Ratledge I'll see what I can do.

[@tylerratledge8672]

+duelist1954 that would be awesome if you could.

[@toomanyaccounts]

+Tyler Ratledge Purchasing a replica or a real one? You wouldn't want to fire the real one due to poor metal quality.

[@brucemorrison2132]

@@toomanyaccounts AND originals cost $15,000 to $35,000 !

[@richardbreisch8049]

That is a beautiful pistol!

[@estalker1647]

Wow! Thanks for posting this. I've read of the LeMat, in a few Westerns, and thought it sounded like a neat idea. Now that I've seen it....yeah...I am trying to imagine a cavalryman on horseback trying to shoot, and that silly rammer assembly comes loose in the middle of combat. I think I'd be pulling it off, too. Now I understand why some of the pictures of the ACW have men with six pistols - I think I saw a picture of Quantrill and he was carrying nine...but now it makes sense.

[@brucemorrison2132]

I think the flopping lever is blown out of proportion, (people over-charging the chambers with 30 gr of FFFg , when only 22-25 gr are enough, and 60 gr of FFg in the "grapeshot " barrel, when 30-40 gr is enough. And, Bloody Bill Anderson had 12 revolvers when he was killed late in1864 !!!

[@davidcarey6895]

would LOVE to see some videos on how to shotgun barrel patterns at different ranges with both bird and buck loads!!!

[@Las-Vegas-Muskets]

I might make one. I thought of You Tube 20 years ago and it never worked out. I was going to make videos on how to restore old military rifles. Even had Hoppes as a sponsor.

[@deathrebel9899]

David Carey or a slug😍

[@TerminatorFRA]

On the gun "out of the box", there are machining burrs in the hole of the lever, where the rammer screw is sliding in it. This does the sliding even harder when ramming a ball. The rammer is simpling going out of his guide as you can see in the video. Without these burrs, the rammer is sliding perfectly straight. The main screw of the lever though needs some loctite for staying in place. Those difficulties solved, the lever works "how it should be"...

[@nadiasoledadmedinaramirez6871]

Gracias Mr. Mike, después de ver sus videos, he encargado a Tyson army en EE UU. dos LeMat revolver para Chile , "El último lugar de SouhtAmerica" en la Patagonia...👍

[@colljo7]

Very interesting ODD Duck for a Cap-n-Ball Revolver!!!! Thanks for your vids. Mike!!!!

[@1339LARS]

Shoot 10 rounds, and load all week ?

[@shannonlove4328]

Pretty sure the theory of this design is that the shotgun works as a "flinch" weapon, i.e. a weapon that has a low likelihood of killing but which will make the target flinch, dodge or otherwise delay their own attack. Primary tactic for this pistol was to draw it immediately upon contact, fire in the general direction of the target (from bouncing horseback) hoping a pellet or two will strike the target (or his horse) and cause a few seconds delay that gives the LeMat wielder time to make an aimed shot with the revolver. Because of the visually closed, rough terrain in which much of the Civil War was fought, cavalry encounters quite often opened when two units blundered into in each at ranges under 50ft(~17m). The first to get shots off could get a winning advantage. The shotgun would have also made a superior weapon for euthanizing horses, a very common need at the time as horses where wounded at about three time the rate of their riders... and the horses were lucky that the vets of the time didn't try to save them the same way they tried to save humans ("He's gunshot, amputate the limb! But Dr. he's shot in the head." or "Only prissy Austrians wash their hands or surgical tools!") Once an animal could no longer move itself, they were put down. A broad shattering of the skull from a shotgun, driving pellets and shards inward over a relatively broad area, kills a horse quicker and more surely than trying to poke a single bullet hole into their relatively small brains.

[@Clown_the_Clown]

Meters are fucking gay

[@paulellsworth7679]

Using a shotgun to put down a horse instead of a single 44 cal slug as you mentioned has absolutely no benefit and would never have been done by anyone who has ever shot both.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Your logic is VERY FLAWED and nonsense ! You been watching too many bullshit Hollywood westerns and drank WAY TOO MUCH Kickapoo Joy Juice, and snacking on peyote and locoweed ! "Flinch" Weapon ? LMAO !!! Where in hell did you get such a ludicrous thought ? Ridiculous !!! A 16 or 20 gauge shotgun round of 00 buckshot gonna KILL you boy ! "Flinch", my ass, you is gonna die ! How many times yo mama dropped you on your head ,15, 25 ? 30?

[@jeffshootsstuff]

Cool vid, interesting history. I dig the switchy hammer to fire different nipples. Fascinating way to solve a mechanical problem.

[@brucemorrison2132]

A true civil War "Assault Revolver " ( with a selector switch !)

[@gbrinfo]

Hi from france, thanks for this interesting video about Le Mat revolver . I know it for years but I've never seen one at my range (Remington 1858 & Colt 1860) I find it unusual and so different from the others . How's working the shotgun barrel ?

[@brucemorrison2132]

Awesome and FUN to shoot that massive shotgun barrel ! I love mine ! Mine has a 16 gauge shotgun barrel ! You do know the originals were made by Gerard & Sons in Paris, right ?

[@TheHelado36]

This is one beautiful weapon !

[@duelist1954]

That's because I used wads. You can load either way.

[@duelist1954]

@rgiovanni02 Thanks for the link. That was a great site. You are right. Those cartridge LeMat's are monsters.

[@diasirea]

One of these was held by the Bruce Willis character in "12 Monkeys", what was the name of the '50s TV show whose main character used one? Some episodes may be on YT to watch if we knew name.

[@TerminatorFRA]

Forgot to say, It's not the hand which locks the cylinder, it's a bolt. But this one is comming from the side of the recoil shield, the opposite side of the hand, It's a small pin that goes into the small holes drilled in the back of the cylinder.

[@emeteriosilva6901]

Buen dia Mr. Mike, con cuanta polvora negra se carga este revolver Le Mat ..? Me parece muy delgado el espacio entre recamaras para cal. .44 ya que se trata de las mismas dimenciones del revolver original que era de cal. .42...

[@duelist1954]

I'm not really crazy about shooting the shotgun barrel, except for effect every now and then. I haven't patterned it.

[@duelist1954]

Yes

[@aceroadholder2185]

There is an error in his discription of the cylinder that others down comment may have caught. The hand does not lock the cylinder in place. Note the pin holes in the back of the cylinder. There is a pin in the frame at about the 7 o'clock position (when looked at from the front of the weapon) that engages the cylinder when the hammer is in the full cocked positon. This pin was a weak point in the mechanism and the last 100 pistols for the Confederacy had an improved design (the war ended before they could be delivered). The hand engagement ramps in the cylinder has slots cut at the bottom of the ramp for a locating blade located below the cylinder rotating hand. The late pistol cylinders are not compatible with the early type. Note that the reproduction pistol has the early type pin lock-up for the cylinder.

[@longrider42]

In a open top revolver, you might want to down size the load to 25 grains. Powder will burn almost completely and you wont get as much fouling. At least thats how I found with my 1860 Colt New Army.

[@brucemorrison2132]

And you only need 15 gr for a Colt 1851 Navy .36, or Griswold & Gunnison brass-frame .36 and other .36 revolvers !

[@sneufeu]

I'm a great fan of your videos (i do love cap and ball firearms, 'cause of movies 'n more), I'm a french guy and i want to tell you something, maybe you already know it, your family name is a french name coming from a particular region named Vendée in France (as my name is) seen you showing a french gun is really awesome. Thanks for your good work, please continue to do such greats videos.

[@duelist1954]

Yes, Antoine Beliveau, my earliest ancestor in North America came from La Chaussee, Poitou. He settled in Port Royale, Acadia...now Canada in 1642. Though not cap & Ball, you may like these videos too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZLQh2VoopmDgtE kzbin.info/www/bejne/apPXXml_n82jntk kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqPIo6RjicZ7qJI

[@sneufeu]

+duelist1954 great thanks take care

[@TheMusketMan98]

Here is a question, are the Navy Arms LeMat revolvers the same as the Pietta LeMat revolvers?

[@duelist1954]

Yes. Navy Arms is an importer, not a manufacturer

[@DeathBlackWish]

LeMat>Dragoon>New Army. I want this gun so bad.

[@rstgyro]

you can load all nine balls and park the hammer between the caps because of the notch in the hammer face, this will also help keep the hammer off of the shotgun cap.

[@Allen_Roby]

Do you know of anyone that does cartridge conversions for these revolvers? Great video, great channel! Thank you

[@esequielleal9697]

I was wondering if u can show how to clean a Le Mat on one of ur video

[@zerghalo2]

So they weren't popular just because they were too few. Oh my, imagine a modernized version of this revolver. Wouldn't that be awesome?

[@brucecrowell]

Where is the best place to find those exact wads you used for the shotgun barrel. Thanks for the video , I just bought one , soon to be delivered !!

[@duelist1954]

Google Circle Fly Wads

[@brucecrowell]

@@duelist1954 Thank you

[@Mharhon]

@12:15 a couple balls of shot roll out of the shotgun barrel. Is this further indication the barrel is oversized, or is that common with the card you put over the shot?

[@brucemorrison2132]

A good overshot wad tamped down tightly will not leak shot.

[@melvinmorales2760]

very pretty gun, but I can't help but wonder how a gunfight would be with this or any other black powder gun

[@brucemorrison2132]

About as fun and exciting as a gunfight with any firearm !

[@FlankerTanker]

I notice that you did not seal the loaded ball chambers with something like gun Butter - please would you let me know why this was not done on the LeMat. thanks Martyn

[@wittzo]

I would use 2f for the pistol chambers too, so I could avoid loading 3f in the shotgun barrel by mistake. I've always wondered if a solid round ball would be safe in it? I've wanted a LeMat since I was a teenager, but I've been scared of the weak loading lever and some of the repros have trouble with the rotating hammer breaking off or bending.

[@brucemorrison2132]

OMG, everyone makes such a big deal about the loading lever ! Bunch of wusses ! Just STOP over -charging the cylinder chambers and shot barrel ! only load 22-25 gr 3Fg in the cylinder, and only 30-40 gr 2Fg in shot brl. Mine has worked fine for 20 years !

[@brucemorrison2132]

and YES, you can shoot .63 cal round ball from "grapeshot" barrel !

[@Dustypilgrim1]

google for - Taurus 12" barrelled revolvers with wrist brace. - or... Taurus with wrist brace- Ruger may also do some. There used to be some clips on youtube of people using them.

[@duelist1954]

@airforceman234 Sorry. I don't know anyone doing conversions on these.

[@MrJake985]

Thanks Mike. This is the video I had been looking for. I can see where many a calvary man of the civil war ear or after would have given his eye teeth for the extra two or three rounds of 42 cal ball and a 16 gauge ace in the hole, so to speak. I think the design is beautiful and I am thinking of getting a couple of these for civil war re enactments, but this may be hard to accessorize. Considering the weight I am now looking for saddle holsters. I'll wear a 1851 in 36 on the belt. thanks

[@brucemorrison2132]

Depends on how gung-ho you are. I'm a former Nam Marine, who reenacted War for Southern Independence, and often wore SIX revolvers my pistol belt ! You just about HAVE to be a Confederate to be carrying a LeMat, as they were made exclusively for the CSA in Paris ,France and ran thru the yankee blockade on specially-built , long,low, sleek very FAST blockade runner ships built in Scotland !

[@bobl6489]

is the reason that the shotgun bore is a 20 gauge instead of a 16 because the pistol shots are 44 instead of 42 and it keeps the overall cylinder smaller and maybe closer to the original size

[@Dustypilgrim1]

Muzzle loading pistols, black-powder , can still be owned . Including revolvers. The shotgun barrel on the LeMat may create a problem for that model. However standard cap and ball , not cartridge, revolvers are fine unless Scotland has some variations from England. You do need to be licensed and a club member unless you own a hell of a lot of land or have your own certified range. You can also shoot cartridge revolvers if they have an elongated barrel and a wrist brace hard-fixed.

[@gabrielgomez5057]

You make that shit look smooth an clean like butter when you shoot it I thought it would be much harder to handle and it’ll hurt from when shooting it. Like if it’s gonna blow up instead of shooting. That’s a real Lemat.

[@rhyshorler6266]

Hi Mike, great video, can you please make one on the proper cleaing of the gun. Also if the gunpowder didnt go off is there away to get the ball out? Some people like to use beeswax on the ball, would you recommend this? Thanks Rhys

[@duelist1954]

No. the wax will get scraped off when the ball is chambered. It is good on conical bullets though.

[@jacklewis8187]

Hello, Having ridden with Terry's Texas Rangers for 10 years, I have used Colt and Remington revolvers. I did not hear you mention the cap size. Is it #10 or #11? Thank you. Jack Lewis

[@1337penguinman]

Clearly this high capacity assault revolver needs to be banned. no one needs 9 rounds plus a shotgun. /sarcasm

[@bobl6489]

1337penguinman yes if this had been banned back in the 1860s Union would have won the Civil War and little Billy tank would still be alive.

[@theoriginaljoeschmoe5987]

1337penguinman It's a black gun!!! That means full auto armor piercing hollow point clips!!! 😰😱😰😱😰😱😰😱

[@johntaylorpelletier9349]

I think we need to ban cars and trucks and go back to riding horse because vehicles kill way to many people

[@gaydes1012]

1337penguinman a high capacity magazine revolver! won't someone think of the children!

[@chancellorpalpatine3729]

No lie, I would really like to see a full auto revolver

[@pjamese3]

Was there a version of the LeMat revolver that took regular cartridge ammunition and a standard shotgun shell or was it just a black powder gun?

[@FlamingRobzilla]

I believe that there are cylinder replacements for the Remington and Colt designs that can fire fixed ammunition, but not sure about the Lemat. www.taylorsfirearms.com/hand-guns/cartridge-conversions/1863-pocket-remington.html

[@californiacowboy3936]

I do know of one day that has a full conversion available he makes them on custom order for about $1,600 and turns it into a 9 shot 32 Smith & Wesson short the shotgun barrel does remain black-powder though the entire kit comes with a new Hammer Barrel& cylinder

[@strangefolkprimary4837]

My local range only allows slugs if you want to shoot a shotgun on the pistol range. Could you shoot a slug out of the 20ga barrel on this?

[@johnski4709]

On the defunct TV series Firefly, the character Jayne Cobb's revolver-weapon is a modified Le Mat called "Boo".

[@johnski4709]

Looks like they stuck a silver-sheath around the shotgun part and another silver looking "picatinny rail section" along the top of the barrel.

[@ashuraahunter]

For any of you Call of Duty players, this is included in Advanced Warfare as the 'M1 Irons', which is another antique firearm reproduction made by Atlas Corp. In the game, it fires bullets instead, has a six round cylinder, is loaded with a swing-out cylinder and speed loader, is single-action, and due to Exo-skeleton enhancements to soldiers, the action can be cycled at superhuman speeds and can allow fire up to six hundred and twenty five rounds per minute. It will kill in two hits at close range, and will decrease to four shots at long distances. It is extremely accurate as well. The player can also dual wield them at a heavy fire rate cost, and among other upgrades available are an oddly-mounted red dot sight or ACOG scope, laser sight, advanced barrel rifling, a quickdraw pistol grip, an underheld knife and a parabolic microphone. Unfortunately, due to its revolver nature, a silencer can't be put on it. It is also available in some 'Exo zombies' maps, where it can, like reality, be upgraded to hold nine rounds in a cylinder.

[@bmxriderforlife1234]

really? they made the point of the gun completely useless then. oh well i already knew the newer cod games sucked. ghosts was terrible. black ops 2 was only good for zombies and then only a couple maps.

[@recatwc]

hey I wanted to get a LeMat revolver for a long time im not much of a gun nut or enthusiast on guns but I know about weapons I want to be a weapon smith as a hobby now I love the design and just the idea of the LeMat but I want to edit the design you know put a new age feel to it along with my own spin on it though I wont make it ill get someone else to do it like gunsmoke if their still in business but I wanted to know how would you get the molds and stuff to remake it yourself would that cost extra or what im sorry for any ignorance I may have I just fully love the LeMat revolver and would love to have one :D

[@someginger6996]

Literally your model is the exact same as mine and looked everywhere just to find the same version with the pin to remove the barrel and cylinder. Though out of curiosity, do you have any advice or can point me in the direction for full disassembly to fix an issue with it not going to full cock and correction cylinder rotation timing? Just got mine and those were the two glaring things i need to fix before i can use it. Hope you read this and appreciate any assistance.

[@TekBomber]

would a cartridge conversion be possible for this revolver? I mean it would be nice if Uberti or Pietta made a cartridge version of this pistol. I imagine it would be quite pricey but I would definitely buy it.

[@mauimudpup]

Did the plunger for the shotgun come out? I could see the level flopping around on the last couple of shots.

[@duelist1954]

That would not be possible with a working shotgun barrel as the arbor.

[@arthurleino]

I have a replica of a Leech & Rigdon that I have had for several years. Would like to do a post on it someday. Thanks for this video!

[@duelist1954]

I got this one from Dixie Gun Works

[@MrTerrydwilliams]

Can you fire 8 shots from the pistol cylinder and still have the shotgun charge remain in place? Wondering if that overshot card could hold in the shot charge during the recoil of all the other shots.

[@californiacowboy3936]

Terrill Williams if you pack it tight enough it will hold throughout the recoil

[@chaoticag]

I think s/he means to ask whether the gun can be fanned.

[@Hellwolf501]

wow what an amazing weapon! quick question, bqck when these were used did they change the type of gun powder like you did for tye shot barrel and for the cylinder itself? or would they just use the same type of powder. also how much do these cost to shoot? let alone own one, i heard you say they only made 3000 models. great video

[@Bowtie41]

I'm new to Black Powder.What is the difference between the two powder types you noted?Can one be used for both the balls and the shotgun,albeit a little less effective for one or the other?Thank You

[@duelist1954]

+Bowtie41 Sure, you could use the 3Fg for both. 3Fg isn't as consistent with big powder columns, but that's not a real issue with a snub nosed shotgun

[@Bowtie41]

+duelist1954 Thanks for the reply!What do you mean by inconsistant?Does one burn faster/hotter than the other,or have more power?Thanks.

[@duelist1954]

+Bowtie41 This is a more complicated subject than I care to explain here. You should get a good book on black powder shooting. In a nutshell the higher he number, ie: 3Fg vs 2Fg, the finer the grains of powder are. Finer grains burn faster, and so, if used properly, provide faster velocity than coarser grains. But, in a big powder column, finer grains pack so tightly that they slow the propagation of flame through the powder column. That increases pressure without increasing velocity. So, using 3Fg powder in big charges can give high pressures and inconsistent velocity.

[@Bowtie41]

+duelist1954 That is actually quite clear to me.Too dense and a tall column means not enough O2,among other factors.Thank You!

[@duelist1954]

My copy of Flayderman's Guide is 18 years old and it listed the value at $20,000 in 1994.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Todays costs (2022) for a original LeMat is at least $20,000- to $ 35,000

[@petithiboudanslaplaine6924]

for principal barrel is soucy? insck uder is shoot gun. lead in barrel under? sorry for my english

[@WhiteWayOfLife]

pauline hert le levier de chargement à l air fragile, et on me l a déjà dit sur le groupe. Pour le barillet, il faut voir si il s enraye souvent à cause des débris d amorce, comme sur les colt , si oui voir avec d autres amorce. Pour le canon de .20 , si la charge est bien faite je vois pas le souci. Son réel point faible doit être le levier.

[@303max3]

hi mike, nice vid, do you go farther than taking the barrel and cylinder off to clean the lemat?

[@Matthewjohnwilson]

If that loading level wasnt so floppy after shooting, I would really want one of these. The pistol looks really interesting.

[@acstrabelli]

" The yankee troopers view of Lemat revolver" that was mean! Nice video!

[@joshcampbell6098]

You may find the slight against Yankees mean he was being historically accurate to one the slights leveled against Union troops by their Confederate counterparts

[@ShaddySoldier]

Yankee go home lol

[@andrewsanford2020]

Butternut>blue

[@lburrell1965]

Damn good Information ! I've been intrigued by the LeMat for years . I knew it was unreliable but still a grand thought by the inventor ! I'll bet old paul would love to know that 149 yrs. after his death , his gun is still a topic of discussion and highly sought after !

[@brucemorrison2132]

That's another mistake Beliveau makes. It was NOT unreliable ! I believe the flapping loading lever was caused by OVER-LOADING the cylinder and/or shotgun barrel ! I only load mine with 22 to 25 grains of FFFg in the chambers ad 30-40 gr FFg in the 16 gauge barrel ~ yes, my Pietta copy of the LeMat has a 16 ga shotgun barrel, and I don't get loading lever flopping ! Also, he is incorrect on the inventor's name. New Orleans Dr. Jean Alexandre Francois LeMat was the inventor, (NO Paul in his name!). Also I believe Girard & Sons of Paris ,France made 3,600-4,000 LeMats, not just 3,000.

[@brucemorrison2132]

Some one commented it was too bad no Metal-cartridge LeMats were made. Actually, there were many made, in metal pin-fire cartridges, many in even centerfire metal cartridges, but not until the war's end, and then shipped to America for individual civilian sales ~ even a few hundred shoulder-stocked ,long barreled LeMat percussion carbines arrived in 1864-65, and metal pinfire cartridge carbines and metal centerfire carbines arrived in the 1866-1870 period.

[@larrygilbert7273]

I wonder if the revolver portion would've loaded easier and faster if .451 balls had been used rather than .454 balls? I noticed quite a large ring of lead being cut off as the .454 ball was rammed down. 3/1000ths of an inch may not seem like much, but it may be enough.

[@thermmal]

Sir may i ask, how many grams of bird shot i can put into a .54/ 2.5 grams black powder charged pistol? and buck shot?

[@davyboy176]

WoW thanks very much you have just made me a happy man . I live in Scotland UK and guns are against the law here so cant say to much but thank you very much .

[@brucemorrison2132]

I pity you, now maybe you see why Americans are adamant about keeping their firearms. Any serious attempt to take our guns away will 100 % start a major rebellion here .

[@blackbeard3576]

I had no idea these were equipped with a shotgun barrel. Thank you for sharing. Interesting! However, not my first choice for a cap and ball revolver. It does look like fun.

[@Retro-Future-Land]

Great video, I wonder if it's possible to shoot a slug out of this barrel?

[@brucemorrison2132]

Can fire a .63 cal. round ball.

[@AnAverageJoe624]

Nice demonstration, what a unique and interesting revolver. Looks like a pain to reload, but you probably have plenty of time when the other guy is already so full of holes.

[@brucemorrison2132]

No harder to load than all other percussion revolvers of the day ! I have one and used for years as A reenactor for 46 years of the War for Southern Independence.

[@joshuathomas8529]

I notes that no one coment on how to keep the caps on. I have a walker colt reproduction and I have found that a little super glue keeps the caps from falling off when you are fireing.

[@zanesttc]

i seen you had a little trouble with the ream rod staying in place, makes me wonder if they were really broken off or maybe took off?