The Colt revolver is one of the best known weapons of the Old West. However, for a short period of time, Samuel Colt had competition from T.P. Porter and his innovative, yet dangerous, turret rifle.
The magazine for Porter’s rifle held 10-20 cartridges which was pretty impressive when compared to other firearms of the time. You would think this would be enough to cause widespread adoption of the rifle. There was just one issue with the design. Every time you used it, there was a slight chan
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