SammyIamToday

I think it's kind of novelty too, but I find it a lot more useful than that survival knife .45. This is basically a pistol that will work if you can find ammo of several different sizes, whereas that knife has one .45 shot that would have to be done at close quarters range anyway.

nabludatel

I have one. Any questoins?

CopperKnight

I've got one, nab. I've wondered since I first saw one. How is it's accuracy? and Does the accuracy vary much depending upon the caliber you are shooting?

Oh, yeah. and do you ever load up a different round in each chamber and go for it?

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nabludatel

Actualy I have converted SW66, by this man who produce Medusa.
I am not so good shooter to estimate acuracy. It is better than Iam.
I use 357, 38sp, 38sw, 380, 9mm luger.
380 is not good. It is too big gap between shell and chamber. Gas leeks. It does not shoot still shells, Woolf. They are not flexible to seal gap.
9mm ok, but need clearn chambers after 9mm to use 38sp.
But anyway that company went out of busines, and does not make Medusa any more.
I suspect Taurus tried to make simular gun, but seems they gave up. Extractor is very comlicated to make.

JCM298

There was a recent article in one of the gun `zines. Colt made a few proto-types in the late `90's but then dropped it. If I run across the article I'll give more info.

John

Bud White

Thats true but accuracy has always been lacking when shooting 9mm though a 357 barrel many people who had the old 357/9mm blackhawk complained of accuracy issues

HotGuns

I always thought it to be a great concept. It would be a great TEOTWAWKI type gun.

I sorta wish that a bigger company like S&W or Ruger would have produced it and made it more available...I would probably own one...

nabludatel

As I know from creator of "Medusa", Roger Hunziker, Colt intended to use his patent and produce revolver "Survivor" based on "Medusa" design. But it was at Clinton time, and Colt stopped production of all handguns. Roger complained about vasted time and money.
Roger made conversion of my SW66 about 5 years ago.
I know that revolver Medusa had 9 riflings in barell instead regular 6. It helped to keep good acuracy in 9mm too. I prefered conversion because I alredy had SW66, and also it was stainless.

jwphillips2

The Taurus system needed moon clips. sloppy barrel. The Medusa patents are still good in Brazil.

jwphillips2

The Survivor was put on the Colt table at the SHOT Show without any pre-show hype. By show's end, they had taken orders for 25,000, more than any other product they've ever introduced. Ever. They were too busy kissing Clinton's butt to figure out what they had.
The SW66 was a pretty good conversion, but you still had that crappy SW barrel. That Popular Mechanics' article is a picture of the target with 6 different calibers. Smallest groups were 7/16 of an inch. Sorry Smith.