Michael Tinker Pearce
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Early last summer a friend commented that he really wanted a Remington 1858 converted to a 'Bulldog' type revolver after seeing a conversion on Youtube. We discussed it and before long his white-handled Pietta 1858 arrived, followed shortly thereafter by a brand-new, fresh from Cabella's gun. The deal being make on for him, keep the other for myself.
I shattered the barrels and reshaped the grip-frames, but we weren't really happy with using a set-screw to hold the cylinder-axis pin. It just doesn't look right to me... so I figured out how to shorten the loading lever and hold it in place. They can be used to help load the revolver, but since both guns are fated to have Kirst .45 LC conversions done eventually it was more important to be able to remove the cylinder easily. Tonight I finally finished the project by making and mounting the front sight on my gun, then blueing the barrel and loading lever with Van's Instant Blue.
I'm quite happy with the results. Yeah, the front sight isn't 'period-correct,' but I really like the look of it and think it compliments the gun. Anyway here's the result:
Can't wait until I can scrape up the money for a gated conversion...
I shattered the barrels and reshaped the grip-frames, but we weren't really happy with using a set-screw to hold the cylinder-axis pin. It just doesn't look right to me... so I figured out how to shorten the loading lever and hold it in place. They can be used to help load the revolver, but since both guns are fated to have Kirst .45 LC conversions done eventually it was more important to be able to remove the cylinder easily. Tonight I finally finished the project by making and mounting the front sight on my gun, then blueing the barrel and loading lever with Van's Instant Blue.
I'm quite happy with the results. Yeah, the front sight isn't 'period-correct,' but I really like the look of it and think it compliments the gun. Anyway here's the result:
Can't wait until I can scrape up the money for a gated conversion...