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The Volcanic Pistol was pretty much a failure and the failure of the company spawned two of the most important firearms companies in US History.Using Red Dea...
It may seem a little thing to use "rocket ball" and "volcanic" interchangeably. However, there are important differences, especially regarding the firearms t...
24 sie 2020 · Ammunition for the Volcanic Repeaters is extremely rare today, and this opportunity to take a look at a complete original box of it was something I did not want to miss. There were two calibers made; the .31 (Cartridge No.1) and the .41 (Cartridge No.2).
18 sie 2017 · As with caseless ammunition experiments in the 20th Century, the major problem with the Volcanic arms was getting a breech seal. This was even more of a problem than with linen-cartridge capping breechloaders like the Sharps or Greene, as noted here; Charles King, while serving as an aide in 1861, carried a “Volcanic Rifle”.
5 maj 2014 · The Volcanic never really caught on very well primarily because of its ammunition. The limited powder capacity of the design meant that the cartridge was fairly weak (in the .41 caliber, it pushed a 106gr bullet at about 500-600 fps), and it was not particularly reliable either.
The Volcanic ball, officially known as the No.1 and No.2 pistol cartridge, was the first true self-contained unitary firearrm round, and a key step in the development of the metallic cartridge.
