CFDA question

[The Trinity Kid]

Hi y'all.  I don't think there is a CFDA forum on this, and being as it pertains to Remington revolvers, this is a good place.   So here's the question: Are drop in conversion cylinders legal in CFDA?   I'm saving pennies for a cylinder, and want one that is historically (sort of) accurate, but is okay for CFDA.  Thanks a bunch.


--TK

[ColonelFlashman]

Salutations TKT

No idea what CFDA is so unable to answer that.

The conversion cylinders are based of what Remington actually produced @ the factory or what someone else constructed that have actually been found in period Remington frames of each type of pistole the was available @ the time from Remington

[The Trinity Kid]

Colonel, thanks for answering so quickly.  As for the CFDA, that stands for Cowboy Fast Draw Association.  In their rule book, it says any single action revolvers of period correctness chambered in 45 LC, such as the Colt SAA and clones, S&W Top Breaks,  CONVERTED Remington 1858 NMA etc.  I just don't know if they want gated conversions, or if drop in is legal.  If they want gated, I guess I'll have to find another sport, 'cause I'm getting a drop in anyhow.


--TK

[ColonelFlashman]

No worries, TTK.
We don't have a CFDA Forum, because we don't do Fast Draw.
The majority of the first conversions of the '63 NMA didn't have Gate's, just the cut-out.
Drop-in's seemed to be the most popular in the beggning as all one had to do was switch back to a Percussion cylinder when one run out of cartridges.

[The Trinity Kid]

I thought the hammer had to be re-shaped to fire the .46 Rimmfire cartridge?  I know the only gated cylinder was the Navy, but I always thought the drop-in cylinders were a thing of Hollywood.  I am a little new to this whole thing, though, so I reserve the right to be wrong

--TK

[ColonelFlashman]

Negative, otherwise one couldn't switch back to ones percussion cylinder when it became necessary.

I thought the hammer had to be re-shaped to fire the .46 Rimmfire cartridge?  I know the only gated cylinder was the Navy, but I always thought the drop-in cylinders were a thing of Hollywood.  I am a little new to this whole thing, though, so I reserve the right to be wrong

--TK

[The Trinity Kid]

That could prove to be problematic.

--TK

[ColonelFlashman]

I don't see how, as all the Original Remington Catalogs, I've come across, promote this capability.

[The Trinity Kid]

Actually, I was referring to needing the c&b cylinder and not having it   Thanks for the help.


--TK