Shop around long enough and you can find any answer you want. Doesn't mean that it is a viable answer, but it's still the one you want. When you get this done, give us a heads up. I want to be a couple counties over in any direction before you light one off. I sincerely hope that you do not harm yourself or anyone else.
Hmmm... the answer I "want"ed to hear was "Heck yeah it can be done, really easily too! In fact, click this link right here and here's a webpage all about it!" ANY answer to my actual question would have been helpful, as I said I don't have any experience with a revolver. So "Yeah, but it'll cost a lot" doesn't answer "What would need to be done?" The gentleman who said "this, this, this, and maybe something else?" actually answered the question. If he had said "No, it actually cannot be done, and it is because of this, this, and this" that would also have been satisfactory.
This idea is totally nuts... an antique being converted to present day ammo... not wise... when was the last time you had a gun blow up in your face??? The question posed is why manufacturers pay such outrageous liability insurance rates...
Yes, it is totally nuts, that's why it interests me.
You REALLY believe that me wanting to know if I could rechamber a WWII revolver (and a Russian one, at that) is the reason current manufacturers pay liability insurance?
I thank you all for your input, minus Major Hassel's... first post being inside a gunsmithing sub-forum, coupled with a punny name such as that, makes me think it's not entirely genuine. Not to mention the nonsensical nature of his post. But whatevs.
I'll probably never even toy around with this past a mental exercise, but if I do I'll give you a fair warning, BBBBill.