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I stumbled across this older article by John Taffin with his take on single actions used as kit guns.
http://www.sixguns.com/range/kitguns.htm
http://www.sixguns.com/range/kitguns.htm
The original "Kit Guns" were 22 cal. SorryHere's a quick picture of what I consider close to what the OP wants for kit guns. A 4" model 31-1 and 3" model 30-1 in 32 long. A 431PD in 32 mag. A 4" model 34-1 Flat Latch and the questionable model 36-6 with full lug barrel in 38 Special.
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Email them that idea and they may just make it. Would put them a step ahead of Heritage who make a bird's head, but only with 6 shot cylinder.If it wasn't for that ejector rod housing . . .
Ruger could make a shorty Single Six , with a birdshead grip, and 10 shot capacity . . . call it the ShopOwner.
The original "Kit Guns" were 22 cal. Sorry
Email them that idea and they may just make it. Would put them a step ahead of Heritage who make a bird's head, but only with 6 shot cylinder.
Here is a SW 22/32 Kit Gun, Model of 1953 built on the Improved I frame with a coil mainspring. Also shown in a Model 63-0 in stainless.
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I do not ascribe to the belief that the definition of a Kit Gun is arbitrary or that a Kit Gun can be simply whatever you want it to be.
A Kit Gun is a revolver, on a small frame, in a small caliber (.22, .32 SW or SWL, but probably not a .38 or larger). It features typically, but not necessarily, barrel lengths of 4" or shorter, and ADUSTABLE sights. Among the primary jobs this gun needed to do was to take SMALL game. For this task, adjustable sights are necessary, I think, so that you adjust your sights to your most accurate load, rather than relying on Kentucky windage. Kits were fairly lightweight and had good triggers.
The original "Kit Guns" were 22 cal. Sorry
A few years ago I wanted a S&W 63, but the Ruger Bearcat got my money. Then a few months ago, I wanted a 63 again but a few other guns happened and one of those is that Charter Arms Pocket-Target (aka Pathfinder). I still have yet to hold a 63, probably a regretful thing on my part.
Sorry. I was referring to the 32's you listed and my own 32 rimfire. I didn't say you said that.I never said that the original Kit Guns weren’t 22s. Where did that come from?
Sorry. I was referring to the 32's you listed and my own 32 rimfire. I didn't say you said that.
Nowhere anymore hardly. But way back when I was looking for an 1892 Marlin Lever I had a S&W Model 2 Army in 32 Rimfire and I picked up quite a bit at decent prices. Now it's always over $120+ for a box of 50 and sometimes they are duds.No problem. A 32RF huh? Where do you find ammo for that?
Now it's always over $120+ for a box of 50 and sometimes they are duds.
IDK, .32's are pretty quiet if they're not magnums. I haven't shot them without hearing protection tho, no real reason to.Another ponderance . . .
Do y'all suppose another possible reason that Kit Guns were in .22 rimfire so they'd be easier on the ears without hearing protection? Kit Guns were introduced back when wearing hearing protection was much less common than now.
I'll admit to not wearing hearing protection shooting .22s up to the late 1990s. You know, back in that other century.
There is a company in Belgium that has a reloading kit for .32, .38, and .41 rimfire. It uses a rimfire blank as the primer and a special case.Nowhere anymore hardly. But way back when I was looking for an 1892 Marlin Lever I had a S&W Model 2 Army in 32 Rimfire and I picked up quite a bit at decent prices. Now it's always over $120+ for a box of 50 and sometimes they are duds.
And Starline just started making brass for that last year.Wow! Thats crazy. I had a French MAS 1935A in 32 French Long. I finally found a magazine for it but could never find ammo. Finally in disgust I took it to the GS and sold it cheap just to get it out of my life. Cool gun though with pretty good ballistics. Like lower level 32 mags in power.
I bought 6 of them and they work but they're slow. I also aquired a bunch of primed 32 Short cases that I loaded a few of with black powder and heel type bullets off GB.There is a company in Belgium that has a reloading kit for .32, .38, and .41 rimfire. It uses a rimfire blank as the primer and a special case.
http://www.hlebooks.com/32rfkit/prices.htm
As you can imagine the cases are outrageously expensive (over $3), but they aren't being mass produced, so it's not a surprise. The idea is quite innovative and it works, Mike Belivue did a video on it to shoot .38 rimfire in a Remington New Model police conversion.
Given the number of .32 RF guns that were around at the turn of the 20th Century I could see a very small market that would be well served if someone would be willing to tool up a machine to produce the cases for less money. $1/case would be more than acceptable. .38 and .41 RF I don't see much interest in those.