something like this , but not quite
http://heritagegenealogy.com.a...ds/2013/12/Chart.jpg

at the far left would be "Hand guns"
next right would be
Semi auto , revolver, and single shot

right of semi auto would be s.a.o., d.a.o. and d.a./s.a.

a branch off of the revolvers would be s.a. and d.a.

a branch off of the s.a. revolvers could be blk powder, cartridge and cap and ball

has anyone seen somethin like this?

a branch off of the single shot could be cartridge, black powder or cap and ball and so on

I can't wait to see what you come up with. It's going to be one huge tree!

When I read the title, I immediately thought of this:

https://www.popchartlab.com/pr...J6eY5oBoC3DYQAvD_BwE

Like beer with lager yeast or ale yeast, 2 main handgun categories: auto and revolver, then different types branching out from each.

Need to add DAK to semi auto branch

Where would you classify the semiautomatic revolver? Full auto revolver? Spring wound revolver?

Would a sliding block rifle be a ?

Ghostgun-30-caliber-magazine-clip-in-1/2-second better be represented with some stremph!

I like pie.

quote:

Originally posted by Bigboreshooter:
I like pie.

Excellent! A pie chart....

When I first opened your 'tree' I instantly thought, 'This is going to be interesting. We're gonna have a greatest pistol of all time bracket'. Then I reread your post.

Oh well.

this thought came about after a discussion at lunch.

what if someone want to start a handgun collection ,
but the collection would consist of only one handgun of each function type.

one single action cartridge revolver
one double action " "
one single shot cartridge hand gun
one cap and ball ______ ____ ______
and so on

we couldn't come up with how many hand guns a
guy would end up with .