I also have the howells 45 lc conversion cylinder and it works great.I just wanted to be able to load the gun without pulling off the barrel. For 478$ i got the cylinder and the ejector rod conversion. Was it worth it? It was to me, hell i think its a thing of beauty and American history. One day this gun will be my sons. So im gonna make it as nice as i possibly can and keep it slicked up. So one day; when im gone , people will ask about his old colt revolver and he can tell his friends and children the history about "daddys gun" and hopefully pass it on to them.