beans in the wheel

[bagel]

Some say it�s a good idea to leave only five beans in the wheel. Why?

[Wraith]

"Five Beans In The Wheel"

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As a safety practice, many Old West gunmen loaded five cartridges "beans" in their six-shot revolvers so they could leave the pistol hammer resting on an empty cylinder chamber, a precaution designed to prevent the gun from discharging accidentally.

[norfolk boy]

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