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Originally Posted by id10t
Actually... video started two shots in. Loaded all 6 since 1 - I was at the range and 2 - the 1858 has notches to rest hammer between cylinders, so it is one of the very few safe to carry with all 6 loaded
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Too bad Colt never figured that out. Here's the cylinder from the 1860 Army:
My Ruger Old Army, which was loosely patterned after the Remington, has those safety notches. You couldn't really provide these on a cartridge gun, but it sure is nice on a percussion gun. Just drop that big long nose on the hammer into one of those notches, and it's perfectly safe to carry with six loaded chambers:
