Questions about conversion

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I know it's been awhile since I was on here. Sorry.

I'm thinking of buying a navy conversion, but they only come in .38
I plan on getting involved in sass so I like the gun for that.

However (I know many will disagree with this) but it's also going to be my carry gun for in the woods hiking. I want to carry hiking due to an increase of coyotes and other game in the area. Is a cas loaded .38 going to be sufficient for such? I'm not going to be taking on large animals, mostly the coyotes or wild dogs in the area. Also every couple of years someone gets killed or raped in the park (it's pretty big park) so would it be enough of a deterrent?

Any thoughts appreciated, thanks.
 
A .38 Special is certainly adequate for something the size of a coyote, even in the Cowboy Action loading. I probably wouldn't choose a revolver that needs to be disassembled to reload, and can only be safely loaded to 5 rounds, as my first choice for a defensive pistol, though. If that's the only handgun I had, I'd load it with something more like non-Plus P 125 grain hollowpoints, too.
 
I know colts have to be disassembled to reload but the conversions have the reloading gate. Sorry I realized I wasn't clear. Looking at Unerti's colt navy conversion model. Also it does have full 6 chambers.
 
The Uberti Navy cartridge conversion will HOLD 6 rounds, but is still best carried with an empty chamber under the hammer, like any other single-action Colt.
 
I would also suggest the often underrated wadcutter as a defensive and varmit round. I've used them for shooting from squirrel to large dogs and all went down fast. The big flat end does tremendous damage and at relatively close ranges they are very accurate, which is why they are the preferred target ammo as well as making clean holes in paper.
 
NOPE!

Don't do it. Not that a .38 spl wouldn't kill a coyote at 10 yards..., the problem you are going to have is that if you use it for SD (you mentioned two footed predators in your woods) the cops often take possession of a firearm used in a shooting (justified or otherwise) until the local prosecutor says it's OK to give it back. So many hundreds of dollars worth of very nice historic repro revolver will sit, uncleaned, in a police evidence locker, rusting, until they finally give it back.

I'd suggest you get a very inexpensive .38 spl revolver, perhaps a snubbie, as a companion to your Patterson Conversion Colt Navy, and carry that .38 in the woods, for SD or coyotes

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I'd love to get a second gun for sd, but I only have money for one gun this year. Perhaps next tax season...
 
Conversion cylinders are expensive. You could buy a decent cartridge gun for another C note. For another 20 spot, probably, you could get a Rossi .38. I have one I bought my step dad in 81, a 3" M68, that's a danged nice little gun, quite accurate and well made. The Navy, with BP loads, would work just fine, though. Why not just load her up with some 777 and ball? I have a couple of spare cylinders for my Navy, were only 50 bucks a piece. Probably will get a couple for my new Remmy 5.5", too, but I'm considering a conversion for that one to .45ACP.

I do understand the money crunch. If'n ya want protection on hikes, just load that thing up. :D Use some nail polish around the caps to keep moisture out and it'll be good to go for a while. I like to unload mine after a week or two anyway down here in this humidity, though. I mean, I have other guns, but there was a time when I relied on a '51 Navy for home defense for the reason that it's all I had for a handgun. I learned to live with the BP cylinder.
 
I already have a 58' remmy that's cap n ball, I'm looking at uberti's 51 navy that's already converted. Loading gate and all. I do carry my remmy in the woods now. I trust it as protection completely, but I've been wanting something in a conversion and uberti sells them already converted. I've heard good comments on this forum regarding their products.

What I was interested in I guess I should say is the ballistics of cowboy load .38special
 
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