Regarding the Kirst Remington 1863

[Raven]

Regarding the Kirst Remington 1863:

We introduced these not long ago but have run into a problem with them. Under recoil the hammer will move to the rear enough to unlock the cylinder and rotate the cylinder several degrees. When you load all 5 chambers you will never notice the problem and it is not a safety issue as the cylinder is locked until after the cartridge fires. It is very annoying to us.
We have determined that the Original 1863 conversions suffered from the same problem but due to the rimfire converter design, where the hammer was also the firing pin, the hamer acted as a secondary locking bolt. So far, with the centerfire design we have been unable to solve the problem and, believe me guy's, we've tried a bunch of solutions.

So for the time being we have pulled the 63 converter from the market. We will let you know when we get the problem solved!
We are issuing call tags for those that have been sold and will refund the purchase price.
Raven
AKA Jay Strite
Kirst Converter LLC

[Kenebec Bill]

I hope you get it fixed soon.  I was looking at getting one very soon.

[Gaucho Gringo]

I was wondering what happened to them. I was going to buy the gun, but when checking on buying the conversion they went missing. It was a letdown because I had been waiting for the conversion for a long time and when it finally appears, it disappears. I hope you get the problem figured out and get it back in production. I am not buying an 1863 unless I can get a conversion for it. In the day a vast majority of the 1863's were cartridge conversions than cap & ball.

[Capt'n Jack]

Just another voice of encouragement, I am waiting with breath abated to hear you have solved the problem and the conversions are once again available.  Thanks for letting us know, Capt'n Jack

[WaddWatsonEllis]

I have a Millington conversion to .32 S&W short that I am more or less pleased with.

My two concerns are:

It is a good thing we only shoot two shots a stage with pocket pistols, 'cause some of the cylinders will not accept the .32 S&W it was converted to ....

Sometimes the reloaded cylinder is very difficult to put back in the gun ... but this may be just a owner problem ....

[GunClick Rick]

Any problem with these?I have yet to shoot this one..

[GunClick Rick]

Come on over guys,the wife went to the cabin for the weekend on a girly trip,lets go shootin