As I remember it, they are not getting the full potential out of it.
I believe it had a piece of metal on the front of the lever that could be pivoted ahead to contact the trigger just as the lever closed to lock up the action. So as the lever closed the gun fired. Steve MeQueen would hold the gun out front of him and crank the lever up and down firing multiple rounds just like a semi-auto.
In those old westerns a "six shooter" generally could shoot 12 or 15 rounds without reloading. This gun must have had a hollow stock filled with ammo as it never went dry.
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...And HIS kingdom shall have no end...
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