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Powell's revolver
06-19-2013, 08:06 AM (This post was last modified: 06-19-2013 08:07 AM by MaddieM.)
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RE: Powell's revolver
(06-19-2013 08:03 AM)Wesley Harris Wrote:  
(06-19-2013 08:00 AM)MaddieM Wrote:  
(06-18-2013 05:01 PM)Wesley Harris Wrote:  I can't determine if the sound Fred heard -- "the click of the lock" -- was Powell cocking the pistol to prepare it to fire or actually pulling the trigger resulting in a misfire. It's essentially the same sound either way. Powell could have attempted to shoot him or he may have merely cocked the gun as a threat but then the fight was on.

That's interesting. But if he had cocked the gun and fired, surely there would be been two clicks.

that's correct, Maddie. That's why I can't say for sure there's was a misfire which is the conventional assumption. We've all seen Westerns where the gunman cocks his gun menacingly to scare someone. That may be what Powell did. Or he could have pulled the trigger to shoot Frederick. We will never know.

What's the amount of pressure on those guns? I don't know the correct terminology and don't know much about guns. Are they easy to *****? Easy to fire? Or do they require quite a bit of pulling? Would he have cocked the gun before he got into the building?

Edited to say... LOL there's a word filter on c.oc.k I can't say ***** the trigger!!

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Powell's revolver - Rhatkinson - 06-15-2013, 02:32 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-15-2013, 03:09 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Rhatkinson - 06-15-2013, 03:29 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-16-2013, 05:54 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-15-2013, 03:58 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - GARY POPOLO - 06-16-2013, 08:10 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-16-2013, 07:28 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-16-2013, 07:33 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Linda Anderson - 06-16-2013, 10:23 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-16-2013, 10:38 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-16-2013, 11:31 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - NJREB1863 - 06-16-2013, 02:02 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-16-2013, 02:45 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-16-2013, 03:38 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-16-2013, 08:33 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-17-2013, 10:46 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Linda Anderson - 06-17-2013, 04:04 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Linda Anderson - 06-16-2013, 02:11 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-16-2013, 06:17 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Jatkins252 - 06-16-2013, 10:00 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Gene C - 06-17-2013, 10:58 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - wsanto - 06-17-2013, 12:20 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-17-2013, 01:25 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-17-2013, 04:38 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-17-2013, 07:43 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - L Verge - 06-17-2013, 06:31 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - wsanto - 06-18-2013, 10:13 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Rsmyth - 06-17-2013, 07:52 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-17-2013, 09:22 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-18-2013, 05:01 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-19-2013, 08:00 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-19-2013, 08:03 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-19-2013 08:06 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - wsanto - 06-19-2013, 09:30 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-19-2013, 04:42 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - SSlater - 06-21-2013, 11:53 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-22-2013, 03:13 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - Wesley Harris - 06-19-2013, 06:37 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - LincolnMan - 06-19-2013, 06:24 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-20-2013, 11:31 AM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-21-2013, 03:02 PM
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RE: Powell's revolver - BettyO - 06-21-2013, 07:21 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - Gene C - 06-21-2013, 03:36 PM
RE: Powell's revolver - MaddieM - 06-21-2013, 05:04 PM
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