Will the Cimarron 1860 Richards-Mason .44 Colt & Russian work with .44 spl?

[Warpspasm]

Or is the chamber a tad too short? I see they mention the .44 spl along with the .44 Colt & Russian with the Richards Type II, but in the description of the Richards-Mason the .44 spl is left out. I'd really like to get one that shoots .44 spl.

 

[Coyote3855]

Why not contact Cimarron and get the answer from the horse's mouth?

 

[Warpspasm]

Why not contact Cimarron and get the answer from the horse's mouth?

Because it's Friday night and I want to make a decision on ordering one before Monday.

 

[Crunchy Frog]

The .44 Russian is the parent of the .44 Special. I doubt the longer Special would chamber.

 

[Warpspasm]

The .44 Russian is the parent of the .44 Special. I doubt the longer Special would chamber.

Yep, of the three calibers I mentioned it's the longest. The reason I had some question about it fitting is they also sell the conversion for the 1860 Richards Type II conversion which actually does chamber the .44 spl as well as the 44 Russian and 44 Colt, according to their description. I can't figure out why they would use a different cylinder, unless there is some change to the 1860 frame for the Richards revolver.

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Looking at the pictures it looks like the type 2 has a bit longer cylinder. But I am just going by the pictures.

 

[CraigC]

Some do and some don't. My early Open Top .44Colt has proper .44Colt chambers and will not chamber .44Spl. My later Richards Type II is marked .44Colt but will chamber .44Spl. Supposedly they're all like that now. Best bet is to just get one marked .44Spl.