The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I have been looking for an affordable .22 revolver for a long time.. I can't believe how much they bring used.. Anyway I scored this off GB for around $150 shipped. I just picked it up from the FFL today and I am super psyched, it's even nicer in person !! Can't wait to have some fun with it !!

Does anyone know if I can get a .22mag cylinder for this one ??

Looks pretty sweet! How long is that barrel?

Man you will be able to reach out and touch someone with that one

Looks to me like Josey Wales 1847 Colt Walkers!!

All seriousness nice revolver.

cjsimoh wrote:Looks pretty sweet! How long is that barrel?

According to the auction 9inches. Should shoot awesome !!

Nice, but WTF is it?

millman wrote:Nice, but WTF is it?

Apparently it's a EAA EAS (now called the bounty hunter I think), and I just found a .22 mag cylinder for it

I am pretty sure they are made by Weihrauch in Germany. They also sell pistols under the Arminius name.

If you cannot find a magnum cylinder for it try to locate a gunsmith with the tools to convert a standard cylinder. My dad had that done many years ago and the conversion worked like a champ.

Awesome pistol! I'm sure it is a blast to shoot!

Years ago I bought a long snoot pistol like that but it is one of the 10 that some skanky janky low life scum sucking maggot crap for brains piece of no good dog sh......well you get the idea. They were stolen!

I would do some more checking before I put magnums through it. A lot of those German revolvers have a cast frame with a sleeved barrel.

Longcolt44 wrote:I would do some more checking before I put magnums through it. A lot of those German revolvers have a cast frame with a sleeved barrel.

I was wondering about that, what am I looking for??

Gsragtop wrote:

Longcolt44 wrote:I would do some more checking before I put magnums through it. A lot of those German revolvers have a cast frame with a sleeved barrel.

I was wondering about that, what am I looking for??

From the outside the revolver looks just like any other revolver. Look at the muzzle and you can see what looks like what it is. A sleeve pressed in to a cast exterior frame. Think about the cap guns you used to play with that somebody put a steel tube in the barrel.

This is a pic from the auction, maybe it will help.. It looks solid to me??

What about the frame how can I tell if its cast ??

I can tell you that someone dry fired it a bunch of times, so much so it would not chamber a round., had to take it to a gunsmith and have the cylinder bores reamed out.. The seller (a pawn shop) said they will make me whole on the cost of repair.. Let's hope.

Touch a magnet to the frame. I think it is possible that these pistols have a zinc frame. The barrel will be steel, along with the cylinder.