Videos tagged with Caseless Ammo

This video examines Edward Lindner's innovative, yet impractical, 1857 proof-of-concept revolver. It features a unique tube-fed, striker-fired, self-priming mechanism designed for caseless .48 caliber ammunition. While demonstrating advanced concepts like automatic percussion cap feeding and modular magazine potential, the design was too complex and expensive for its time and lacked functional firing capability.

This video from Brownells Gun Techs and firearm historians Keith Ford and Steve Ostrem explores a rare Volcanic Repeating Arms lever action pistol from 1856. They demonstrate its unique loading, cocking, and firing cycle, highlighting its early approach to self-contained ammunition where the bullet held the powder and cap. The pistol features a magazine tube under the barrel, similar to later lever action rifles, and a loading port but no ejection port. While not powerful, its compact design offered fast follow-up shots as a precursor to modern cartridge firearms.