I'm trying to recover from recent traumas, and this was always a good escapism and a feel-good place, so I'm back...
Some months ago I got unprimed brass casings, a 100 pieces of 38 special from MAGTECH, made in Brazil. This week I expect 500 wadcutters and 500 Winchester small pistol primers to arrive. So slowly I'm equipping myself with everything I need to shift from muzzleloading to reloading. Very slowly, but I'm getting there. (All that is expensive and difficult to find in Europe and I have to import everything.)
Now I'd like to return to the very first reply ever in this mega-thread, by rodwha:
The Colt 1860 Army is built from that same frame but had a longer grip. If you purchase (Pietta) the grip frame and grip this should likely help you.
In my first post I wrote that I find the grip of 1851 Navy too small. I got used to it, but still I feel it's too small (unlike the perfect grip on Schofield which I own as accurate airsoft version). Now I would like to try Army's longer grip. Here in Europe I'm unable to buy the frame only, so I'll just have to buy a whole revolver. 16 months ago rodwha wrote it very clearly - and thank you rodwha for that first reply and very important info. But since the new revolver costs several hundred Euros or Dollars - I'd like to check that one more time, just to be 100% sure. So...
I have Pietta 1851 Navy .36 and if I buy Pietta 1860 Army .44 - can I take the barrel and the (conversion) cylinder from the Navy and instal them on the frame of the Army?
As always - THANKS.