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12.2.7 Cartridge vs CB

The powder charge is contained in a waterproof case, on which the bullet is crimped. The primer is integrated at the back of the case, which gives a better resistance to humidity and, above all, a much higher reloading speed. Disadvantages: unlike CB, one cannot make one's own bullets with a simple mold, at the corner of the fire, one must buy them ready-made, and the diversity of calibers, not always well supplied, does not facilitate the thing, which explains their late success in the conquest of the West...

The 2 main advantages of the MC revolvers compared to the CB revolvers are the reloading time and the better resistance of the cartridges to humidity since they are crimped. The 2 main defects of these same cartridges are the fact that we know if the cartridge will work (if it was badly manufactured ...) and especially it is necessary to find a cartridge of the right caliber while the CB cartridges are manufactured by the shooter.

It is this last point which makes that most cowboys have continued for a very long time to use CB revolvers. As for the reloading time, they had solved the problem by preparing pre-loaded barrels.

The reloading time of a CB revolver is 5 rounds per bullet.

The reloading time for an MC revolver is 1 round per bullet.

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