Ed steinberry
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Medusa Model 47 - Wikipedia
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Why doesn’t any big company make something like this now? There are videos of it on YouTube and it actually worked.
Oh man, I wish I could afford a Webley-Fosbery. Such a cool gun.Might be somewhat useful if there was no reliable ammunition source and you couldn't roll your own.
It would probably be less practical than the famous Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver.
Miles Archer was killed by a 38 caliber Webley-Fosbery, but it wasn't wielded by a gunsel.Oh man, I wish I could afford a Webley-Fosbery. Such a cool gun.
I think this quote from the Wiki article answers your question, especially the part in bold: "The revolver was not a commercial success and the company that produced them ceased operations after just a few hundred units were made."Medusa Model 47 - Wikipedia
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Why doesn’t any big company make something like this now? There are videos of it on YouTube and it actually worked.
I just feel like the only reason it wasn’t a commercial success is no one knew about the company so where would they find them? It’s like when the honor guard 9mm came out. Perfect gun but nobody knew who the hell they were so it tanked. There are countless videos of the gun working flawlessly.I think this quote from the Wiki article answers your question, especially the part in bold: "The revolver was not a commercial success and the company that produced them ceased operations after just a few hundred units were made."
No one knew? The gun nuts would not STOP talking about them in the late '90s.I just feel like the only reason it wasn’t a commercial success is no one knew about the company so where would they find them? It’s like when the honor guard 9mm came out. Perfect gun but nobody knew who the hell they were so it tanked. There are countless videos of the gun working flawlessly.
The problem with a gun like this is that to fire every round that it can it has to sacrifice something as compared to a firearm designed for each particular round. It's a jack of all trades and a master of none. Most people prefer to pick a round or rounds and have a gun or guns for it or them. IMO, it's an interesting firearm and concept with limited practical utility.I just feel like the only reason it wasn’t a commercial success is no one knew about the company so where would they find them? It’s like when the honor guard 9mm came out. Perfect gun but nobody knew who the hell they were so it tanked. There are countless videos of the gun working flawlessly.
That may be true, I did not find out about them until around 2012. However, I think with todays marketing and technology something like this has a chance of taking off again.No one knew? The gun nuts would not STOP talking about them in the late '90s.
That may be true, I did not find out about them until around 2012. However, I think with todays marketing and technology something like this has a chance of taking off again.
You may be right about that. I think the versatility is very interesting but it's probably not as practical as they make it out to be. It's more along the lines of a ruger blackhawk with both the .357 cylinder and the 9mm cylinder IMO though. That's not practical or necessary either. Nobody needs a cowyboy gun that shoots 9mm. But they sell like crazy at the gun shop I used to work at.The problem with a gun like this is that to fire every round that it can it has to sacrifice something as compared to a firearm designed for each particular round. It's a jack of all trades and a master of none. Most people prefer to pick a round or rounds and have a gun or guns for it or them. IMO, it's an interesting firearm and concept with limited practical utility.
They wouldn't buy it either way. Those are just verbalized excuses.No one knew? The gun nuts would not STOP talking about them in the late '90s.
What I remember was just the typical rationalizations to not buy it:
"I like that gun but I want it in .44."
"If they made it in .44/.45/10mm/some bizaare Serbian caliber, I would buy it today."
"If they made it in ______ finish, I would buy it today."
"I want a ___ inch barrel."
And on and on and on. Cool concept, **** poor execution, they will not sell, they won't be brought back.
Perhaps, in the near future, as 3-D advances, maybe we will see variants brought back but none of the big makers are going to bring back a trash tier gun that will not sell.
True dat.They wouldn't buy it either way. Those are just verbalized excuses.
I just feel like the only reason it wasn’t a commercial success is no one knew about the company so where would they find them? It’s like when the honor guard 9mm came out. Perfect gun but nobody knew who the hell they were so it tanked. There are countless videos of the gun working flawlessly.
I would buy a Medusa if they made it in Pumpkin Spice Latte.No, they were in every major gun magazine of the era at least once. Exposure was not their problem. Execution for the pricepoint and lack of a need other than "huh, that's kinda cool" was their problem.