The Outlaw Josey Wales
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Hi,
I'm sortof putting two threads in one, but I have two questions for people with some knowledge of lever-action rifles, gunsmithing, and/or blackpowder revolvers.
question 1:
I would like to get an inexpensive handgun, preferably a revolver in the .44 Magnum, .357 Magnum or .45 Colt/LongColt caliber. I was looking in the Cabelas magazine and they had working replica of a '51 or '61 blackpowder Navy revolver for $119.99! I have never fired a blackpowder gun, but I have shot small .22 revolvers, a bursa .380 semioutomatic handgun and a few shotguns. I know that the kick from the .44 Magnum would be much more than the mild .380 and that the blackpowder guns would be just as bad(read "loud, and would have just as much recoil"), but I would still like to try one. I went to a Civil War reenactment and watched someone loading a black powder revolver, which was very time consuming. I remember hearing one of the reenactors say that the black powder revolvers just didn't have the cylinder bored all the way through, and a company named Kirst is manufacturing cartidge converters, but at over $200.00 it would be cheaper to just buy the replica of the .45 calliber single action cartidge revolver priced at around $280.00. I was wondering if anyone here would be able to tell me if I could just do the conversion myself by borring through the holes in the cylinder with my drill press (not the greatest idea in the world I admit, but it's the best plan I've got), or mabey a gunsmith could it for not that much (like mabey $50-$80, but that's wishfull thinking!). If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be gratefull!
And Question #2:
I would also like to get a fairly high-power rifle, preferably a lever-action gun with a tube magazine. I was thinking the .44 Magnum is a good cartridge, but I would like to be able to have a little more firepower without sacrificing magazine capacity. I was hoping someone could let me know if i could safely fire .44 magnum rounds out of a gun chambered for .444 Marlin, or the other way around. If so, then you would be able to load the magazine with the .44 Magnum rounds and put a .444 Marlin round in the chamber for more power on the first shot. I probably can't, but some input would be nice. if anyone has any ideas for other cartidges I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks
heres the link for the cabelas revolver: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0006189210079a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnString=No=20&noImage=0&Ntt=black+powder+revolver&Ntk=Products&QueryText=black+powder+revolver&Ntx=matchall&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=4887&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.22&returnPage=search-results1.jsp
and heres the link for the Kirst Cartridge Converter; http://www.riverjunction.com/kirst/konverter3.html
I'm sortof putting two threads in one, but I have two questions for people with some knowledge of lever-action rifles, gunsmithing, and/or blackpowder revolvers.
question 1:
I would like to get an inexpensive handgun, preferably a revolver in the .44 Magnum, .357 Magnum or .45 Colt/LongColt caliber. I was looking in the Cabelas magazine and they had working replica of a '51 or '61 blackpowder Navy revolver for $119.99! I have never fired a blackpowder gun, but I have shot small .22 revolvers, a bursa .380 semioutomatic handgun and a few shotguns. I know that the kick from the .44 Magnum would be much more than the mild .380 and that the blackpowder guns would be just as bad(read "loud, and would have just as much recoil"), but I would still like to try one. I went to a Civil War reenactment and watched someone loading a black powder revolver, which was very time consuming. I remember hearing one of the reenactors say that the black powder revolvers just didn't have the cylinder bored all the way through, and a company named Kirst is manufacturing cartidge converters, but at over $200.00 it would be cheaper to just buy the replica of the .45 calliber single action cartidge revolver priced at around $280.00. I was wondering if anyone here would be able to tell me if I could just do the conversion myself by borring through the holes in the cylinder with my drill press (not the greatest idea in the world I admit, but it's the best plan I've got), or mabey a gunsmith could it for not that much (like mabey $50-$80, but that's wishfull thinking!). If anyone could point me in the right direction I would be gratefull!
And Question #2:
I would also like to get a fairly high-power rifle, preferably a lever-action gun with a tube magazine. I was thinking the .44 Magnum is a good cartridge, but I would like to be able to have a little more firepower without sacrificing magazine capacity. I was hoping someone could let me know if i could safely fire .44 magnum rounds out of a gun chambered for .444 Marlin, or the other way around. If so, then you would be able to load the magazine with the .44 Magnum rounds and put a .444 Marlin round in the chamber for more power on the first shot. I probably can't, but some input would be nice. if anyone has any ideas for other cartidges I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks
heres the link for the cabelas revolver: http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0006189210079a&type=product&cmCat=search&returnString=No=20&noImage=0&Ntt=black+powder+revolver&Ntk=Products&QueryText=black+powder+revolver&Ntx=matchall&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=4887&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.22&returnPage=search-results1.jsp
and heres the link for the Kirst Cartridge Converter; http://www.riverjunction.com/kirst/konverter3.html