Conversion Cylinders???

[sundance44s]

Winchester 45 colt brass is a little thinner walled than Starline and Remington brass ...it`s easyer to size , but I get case splits sooner with it ...

 

[Mike 56]

Ed Harris from the cast bullet forum has a Kirst cylinder in 45 acp cylinder in 45 acp. I think you can still get one special order. He all so had a Marlin 336 45 Colt converted to 45 ACP to go with it. I have been loading 45 Colt for a friends 1873. I don't size the brass i just knock out the old primer seat a new one. Charge the case seat the cast bullet then i crimp and size the case with a lee factory crimp die. I load 32 acp for my 1895 Nagant the same way works great.

Mike

 

[dispatch55126]

Reading this thread has me thinking. Is it really that easy to convert to cartridge rounds? If I have a 1851 Confederate Navy, all I need to do is buy a cylinder and I can fire cowboy loads?

 

[Old Fuff]

Not so easy. Some of those cap & ball .36 Navy reproductions have .376 bores, where the .38 Long Colt or .38 Special bullet diameter is .358". This is not a dangerous condition, but accuracy suffers.

And brass frame revolvers are not recommended for cartridge conversions.