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Dixie Gun Works Revolving Rifle

by admin • July 8, 2011 • 6 comments

The Dixie Gun Works 6-shot .44 caliber revolving rifle is built exactly like the Colt revolving rifle from the 1850s, one of the first guns issued to sharpshooters during the American Civil War.


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  • James Penley

    Shooting Times policy of not printing retail prices of the firearms being tested means that it will not get serious consideration from me. I have never walked into a gun store to buy a firearm that I do not know at least the retail price before going there. I can only assume that the firearm being tested is for people with very large amounts of discretionary money or very deep pockets where the budget is no object. So magazine articles that does not provide this information never lead to a purchase on my apart.

    • Scott E. Mayer

      James, there is no such policy. Pick up the latest issue from the newsstand. You'll see prices in the spec boxes of reviewed guns.

  • Don Booth

    James, Dixie Gun Works has an online catalog. The price will be listed there.

  • Doug

    Price listed on Dixie's web site is $1950. That would probably explain why it was omitted. A deal at about half that price.

  • snug

    It may be a little too close to the orginal

    That was prone to "chain-fire" if any sloppiness in loading was allowed.As with any B.P. loaded revolver keep your hands BEHIND the cylinder.

    All in all it is a real hoot to shoot.

  • https://www.facebook.com/standtohorse Kenneth L. James

    Note to Root's rifle purchasers. Original rifles and Carbines were 56cal. to same scale. Original rifles and carbines were loaded from prepared combustable paper cartridges without wadding or grease applied on top of loaded cylinders. Chain fires seldem happen with such precautions. Combustable nitrated paper cartridges is a fun project and loads these cap and balls almost as fast as modern brass cartridges, if you factor in ramming as apposed to ejecting spent brass only increase is capping. Would love one of these in 20" carbine length!
    Were used extensively in Western theatre.