Remingtons in .357/38

[MAJ Liberty Bell]

I am new so please forgive me if my question is not quite phrased right.

I have been reading the forum for a while now and think when I return from this tour of duty, I'd like to get the family involved in cowboy action shooting/living history events/activities.....

I have pretty much decided that my persona will be of a plains officer of the 1876 time period ( a lot of thought has went into that one but I won't go into it here).

I have an old 1858 Remington Army I built from a kit and love it. I am thinking of a pair of 1875's with a nickle finish. My question has to do with caliber.... I know that the 1875's were .44-40 and 45 Long Colt....

I am wondering if the 1875's were also produced in a "Navy" version of .38?
Were some of the Remington Navy's converted to cartridge? Was the 1875 produced in the smaller size?

Part of the reason that I am asking the question is that I want to be historically accurate (reasonably).
I also have .38/.357 weapons so number of calibers would be kept to a minimum.
The wife and kids could handle a smaller weapon and load easier.
At some point, I think I'd like a pair of Schofields and they are .38's, again with that common caliber theme.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Respectfully Yours,


MAJ Liberty Bell

[Pettifogger]

"I am wondering if the 1875's were also produced in a "Navy" version of .38?
Were some of the Remington Navy's converted to cartridge? Was the 1875 produced in the smaller size?"

Short answers, no, yes, no.

The reproduction 1875's are available in .38/.357, so buy them and have fun.  The Schofields were also never made in .38, but the reproductions are.  Again, buy the caliber you like and have fun.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

For smaller hands, perhaps the Euroarms 1858 in .36 with a conversion cylinder would do the trick for you. If you don't want to load heeled bullets, have them sleeved to .357 and you can shoot 38spl cartridges in them. They make a good shooting gun that way.