I always knew that Winchester twirling by John Wayne and Chuck Connors was totally bogus — firing out of battery and other reasons too. The toggle lock Winchester actions are just not all that tight. Likely for good reason, being out in all kinds of conditions — dust, rain, snow, mud — and blackpowder (that they were originally made for) residue.
nk: those rifles that got cocked where 1892’s, tricked out by Prop guys to make hollyweird magic. If you try to spin cock a ’92, you either get a jam, or the cartridge falls out.
Due to the carrier design of the ’73, and even the ’60 and ’66, they would be more ideal for said spin cocking.
March 20th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
I always knew that Winchester twirling by John Wayne and Chuck Connors was totally bogus — firing out of battery and other reasons too. The toggle lock Winchester actions are just not all that tight. Likely for good reason, being out in all kinds of conditions — dust, rain, snow, mud — and blackpowder (that they were originally made for) residue.
March 20th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
nk: those rifles that got cocked where 1892’s, tricked out by Prop guys to make hollyweird magic. If you try to spin cock a ’92, you either get a jam, or the cartridge falls out.
Due to the carrier design of the ’73, and even the ’60 and ’66, they would be more ideal for said spin cocking.