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They are the only ones that make revolvers the way they do. The best revolvers for scrimmageing possible, with 2 draw backs.

 

They have plastic frames and barrels, making the bigger ones a bit flexy (really, just a little bit). But you definitely don't want to accidentally do a slide on the side one is holstered. But surviving prone in a chest or crossdraw holster should be fine. Metal kits exist, but are expensive and sometimes hard to find.

The only other downside is measly FPS, but due to trying to stay under Japanese government radar. The Pegasus system is capable of putting out 400fps in a sub 5" barrel. But they come OOTB shooting 250 or less with green gas. They can be modified to gain the fps back, but you'll have to do it yourself.

 

Because of the lack of, high quality, scrimmage focused revolvers on the market, tanakas are still a great option.

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No the Pegasus sustem has the gas reservoir in the cylinder so the shell are just decoratives ,
You could remove the shell in the older Cassiopea .. And in one more version I can't remember its name ATM.
Inthe cassiopea you had to fill each shell with the gas and one bb and the other ( the one I don't remember how the system was called) the gas was store in the grip and you put a bb ber shell.



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There was no conversion issue. It was a reaction to having the bb and propellant inside the cartridge. Something about Japanese law having that as the minimum description of a convertible firearm even if the gun still couldn't be converted.

Needless knee jerk reaction. Ended up costing us the cassiopeia revolvers, the shotguns, and even more muzzle velocity from the Pegasus revolvers.

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Japan Sword and Firearms Act only stipulates that pressure bearing parts on handguns (barrel, cylinder, slide) be non-metallic. Having both projectile and propellant in the same package didn't violate anything legally, but when police responded to an investigation over what they read online (speculation that it may possibly be converted), Tanaka voluntarily recalled them and killed the whole line.

 

edit: and nerfed their PEGASUS line because reasons

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