Kirst Gated conversion cylinder for 58 Remington

[Triggersmith]

I would like some opinions yay or nay on the Kirst gated cylinder for the Uberti 58 Remington.  Is it a drop in or do you still have to do the port? I am comptemplating getting the relvolving carbine and putting one in it.  Thanks for any infomation.
Triggersmith
bluesman@acd.net

[Pappy Hayes]

For the gated Kirst conversion cylinder you have to cut the port in. I have a none gated one but have been comteplating cutting a port in and cuttin the ring. Just have not been able to get enough guts to do it yet.

[Halfway Creek Charlie]

Well Guys I have two porting jobs under my belt and I ported the Kirst Dropin too. so that makes 3 right? LOL
it took me a little time to figure out if I wanted to cut that new recoil ring, but it quickly passed. I ported both in about 2 hours each with a rattail file, I cout mine to fit the 44 Rem Cartridge, not big enough for the Colt 45, because I shoot the 44 Rem cartridge.
The Gated for sur needs a port in the frame but that is an easy job. Just tape the frame everywhere as a slip will booger somewhere you don't want it too.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Just tape the frame everywhere as a slip will booger somewhere you don't want it too.

There's iron in these words. I taped mine and was very glad to have done so. I ran the dremel acros the tape at least once and had no "oops" marks.

Yeah, you have to cut the port, but it's an easy job if you take it easy and don't get in a hurry. Here's mine:

[willyboy]

That there is a thing of beauty,and a joy forever!

[Snapshot]

Way to go, Mashall W. Good job. I belief there was way more conversion jobs done back then than we first anticapated.
The cost of a god conversion way beack then would have been far less than one of them new cartridge shooters.

If you could have your old trusted percusssion converted for cartridges at the local gun smith, and save some money on it---
yes--- that would have been my choice.........!

[sundance44`s]

Dont know if i would have ever seen a need for the gated conversion .. i just got a drop in conversion last week .. and the wife says she`s glad to see my moveing up to the 1860`s now ... says maybe before my name is called up younder i`ll make it to 1900 .  nothin like new fangled equipment !