Conversion cylinder

[Hoof Hearted]

Actually, I use a 200 gr. Conical bullet from my Lee Mold. They drop from the mold at .451". They are used in my 1860 Thuer 45 conversion.

Lefty

How's that workin' for ya?

HH

[Lefty Dude]

A real fun shooter, Gary.

I like your Rat Rod 51. I have a CVS 61 kit gun that It was given to me in the box, started but never completed. 35 or 40 Years old. I finished the piece only to find the Cylinder was 3/16" to short. I happened to have an old Pietta Cylinder that was a drop-in, hard to believe. I installed new tresso nipples and they were to short. I shimmed them with 22 ga. copper wire from the center conductor of RG-59 coax cable. The piece fires and functions fine.

This piece would be a fine conversion platform to 38 Colt.

[Hoof Hearted]

A real fun shooter, Gary.

I like your Rat Rod 51. I have a CVS 61 kit gun that It was given to me in the box, started but never completed. 35 or 40 Years old. I finished the piece only to find the Cylinder was 3/16" to short. I happened to have an old Pietta Cylinder that was a drop-in, hard to believe. I installed new tresso nipples and they were to short. I shimmed them with 22 ga. copper wire from the center conductor of RG-59 coax cable. The piece fires and functions fine.

This piece would be a fine conversion platform to 38 Colt.

Sounds like a challenge! You know where to find me

Regards,
HH

[Lefty Dude]

Yep; I know where you are.

This next June I have a Granddaughter graduation to attend in Flower Mound, Metroplex area. I just might bring the piece with me, come see ya, and see if it is worth doing. I believe ASM made the Kits for CVA at that time period.

You know me, I have some weird taste for conversions.

[Hoof Hearted]

A real fun shooter, Gary.

I like your Rat Rod 51. I have a CVS 61 kit gun that It was given to me in the box, started but never completed. 35 or 40 Years old. I finished the piece only to find the Cylinder was 3/16" to short. I happened to have an old Pietta Cylinder that was a drop-in, hard to believe. I installed new tresso nipples and they were to short. I shimmed them with 22 ga. copper wire from the center conductor of RG-59 coax cable. The piece fires and functions fine.

This piece would be a fine conversion platform to 38 Colt.

You Bet!

[rbertalotto]

If you can get them, the 45 cowboy Special are fantastic in conversion cylinders........3.3g TrailBoss with 160g bullet from Rim Rock...PERFECT!

[45 Dragoon]

Hmmmm .  .  .  .  .  . makes ya wonder if ya cut the special down about half and just use magnum primers .  .  .  .  .  boy .  . !!


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[45 Dragoon]

Cmon guys .  .  .  .  .  just a little jokey !!!!

Y'all know I like conversions bettern anybody!!

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[Professor Marvel]

I have given up trying to find the Cowboy Special brass, and just ordered a couple hundred Schofields for smokeyless loads. It will make it easier for my pathetic grey cells to determine what I have on hand, and makes it a little harder to double charge.

BTW grafs is having a sale on BP and foreign smokeyless....

yhs
prof marvel

[Coffinmaker]

Ima Diehard.  New Alias.  NOT!!  But ........
Hey Dragoon!!  Tried it.  Not for serious, just curious.  bullet stuck inna barrel.  So I tried my "special gallery load."  454 Round ball.  Same result.  Bullet stuck inna barrel.  Although, I actually got one to dribble out the end of one of my Snubbie barrels.  That was cute.  But:

I really really like the Cowboy 45 Special case.  Makes a dandy vehicle for reduced Smokeless loads with light bullets.  Using Tightgroup
powder, nice manly "bang" when ya set em off.  Where the C45S really shines, is with a case full of 2 or 3F APP and a light bullet.  Lots and lots of smoke and really manageable recoil.   I've got a pile of C45S cases.  No, none for sale.  However: 
I make my own out of 45 Colt cases, and 45 Schofield cases.  I have a couple of rifles that need a little help with their head space and the
case rim of the 45 Schofield serves nicely, thank you.

Coffinmaker