ibboatin28
Single-Sixer
NDIH but have any of you seen an Mateba Autorevolver? Quite unique...
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=339185864
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=339185864
Not a Ruger but an "auto revolver"
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At only $2300 I will take two.
Skalkaho Slim
Blackhawk
They're kind of the precursor to the Rhino - top strap is a moot point.No-1 said:
CDNN was blowing these out some years ago. I don't think they were $2,300.00.
No-1 said:
It fires from the lower chamber of the cylinder, so it's not as bad as it would seem. They're actually pretty cool. They were designed by the same guy who did the Rhino.
ediogenes
Bearcat
What the heck is that and why would anyone want it?! It looks like it weighs more than my Mini-14.
caryc
Hawkeye
" The barrel is aligned with the bottom of the cylinder for less muzzle flip".
Seems like that thing would create a pretty big "slam" straight back into your hand with 44 mags.
Seems like that thing would create a pretty big "slam" straight back into your hand with 44 mags.
5of7
Hunter
anybody know how many rounds in the cylinder? 8)
Semi-automatic revolvers are just a different solution to the same problem as a semi-automatic pistol. I'd really like to own and shoot a Webly-Fosbery. But, the last one I saw for sale went for over $7000. I looked at the Mateba when the first showed up, but even someone as well known for a "different" taste in handguns like me couldn't get past it's ugliness.
Worked with one years ago in .357 Mag.
Recoil very light in a heavy gun.
No practical advantage over a conventional revolver, actually couldn't fire as fast since the upper half had to cycle too while the cylinder was rotating.
Broke on the 62nd factory round & the company was not able to get me a replacement.
No leather.
Nothing but a curiosity.
Denis
Recoil very light in a heavy gun.
No practical advantage over a conventional revolver, actually couldn't fire as fast since the upper half had to cycle too while the cylinder was rotating.
Broke on the 62nd factory round & the company was not able to get me a replacement.
No leather.
Nothing but a curiosity.
Denis
caryc
Hawkeye
DPris said:
Never seen one in person but I would have to agree with you. The way I look at it is "why"?
caryc said:
Well, as a fellow (now sadly passed) for another forum said, "Because I can". That, and "why not"?
caryc
Hawkeye
Jeepnik said:
OK, but that doesn't make me want one. I always wanted one of the Starr revolvers. Why? For the most part because they are really unique looking, but that Metebo is just plain ugly.
caryc said:
Yep, they are ugly, no doubt about that. But that's only to you and me, some folks might find them pretty. Though they are likely folks that are blind. :mrgreen:
woodsy
Blackhawk
And then there are people who don't give two cents about what a firearm looks like, just how it shoots. (Couldn't have been anything uglier than the AR15 when it first came out) After a while the looks become acceptable, or at least ignorable (kinda like a Dodge Ram truck, yeccch).
The advantages of firing through the lower barrel are unimpeachable. However, too many of these mechanisms have too many moving parts, quite unlike a Blackhawk, etc. The challenge should be for a really bright and imaginative designer to have a version with close to (and reliability of) the simplicity of a DA/SA revolver, of conventional design.
I think the Mateba and Rhino are brilliant, but flawed.
The advantages of firing through the lower barrel are unimpeachable. However, too many of these mechanisms have too many moving parts, quite unlike a Blackhawk, etc. The challenge should be for a really bright and imaginative designer to have a version with close to (and reliability of) the simplicity of a DA/SA revolver, of conventional design.
I think the Mateba and Rhino are brilliant, but flawed.
ibboatin28
Single-Sixer
Must have been mighty attractive to someone... 9K
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