Does anyone else think that a "Cattleman's Carbine" type gun based on, say, a Super Redhawk or a Raging Bull would be awesome? Double action, .454 Casull, .44 mag, or .357, 16" barrel. It just seems like 6 or 7 quick shots of any of these cartridges in a little carbine would make a lot of sense. You could load one up with hard cast bullets and use it for bear defense.
Seriously, if Taurus or Ruger (or whoever) made something like this I'd get one for sure! I'm guessing that there is something about a revolver-based carbine that makes it undesireable though, since they don't really exist (just the Uberti blackpowder versions I think)...is it the blast that comes from the front of the cylinder being so close to your face? I realize you would have to keep your hands away from that area (put a vertical grip on it!), but besides that, why would somebody NOT want one? Is there some blatantly obvious downfall to this type of gun that I am failing to see?
Seriously, if Taurus or Ruger (or whoever) made something like this I'd get one for sure! I'm guessing that there is something about a revolver-based carbine that makes it undesireable though, since they don't really exist (just the Uberti blackpowder versions I think)...is it the blast that comes from the front of the cylinder being so close to your face? I realize you would have to keep your hands away from that area (put a vertical grip on it!), but besides that, why would somebody NOT want one? Is there some blatantly obvious downfall to this type of gun that I am failing to see?