Yesterday's Weapons Forums

i was looking at one of the conversion black powder revolvers to cartridge and some how i ended up ordering an 1860 army and an 1851 navy , both are piettas , they seem very nice , look well made , gotta clean the shipping cosmo off them before i handle them much , sticky stuff , ill look to get photos then ,

They are ready made conversions? SW

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Slava Ukraini!!

nope - i wanted the conversion ...i thought , i ended up with these cap and balls , im not at all sure what i was thinking , i really was thinking to shoot the conversion in SASS for fun , but got sidetracked by the sale items they were pushing when i went looking , pretty good deals if my tracking of prices was correct , i dont shoot black powder for SASS , these were just too cool to pass up ,

im probably gonna order that converted one after i pay for these , i think its a 1858 or 1861 model i was actually looking for , i was just "looking" to see what was out there , lesson learned - dont search if you dont know what you are looking for , a bit over $300 later i have two revolvers i like alot but had no intention of buying , at least the are not FFL items , no added cost to further insult my stupidity ,

they are growing on me tho , i might have to give them a go at a local match , they dont fit my current holsters well tho ,

Here's a link to the lower priced place selling conversion cylinders.

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/hand-gun ... nders.html

When shopping for a ready made cartridge conversion, look for Cimarron brand. I'm cheep and converted mine myself - also one for Mario. SW

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thanks , im not a black powder shooter [as much as i love the smoke and smell] these were not on my radar really but the sale price and my cabela's bucks , i just got lost in the moment , thankfully it did not cost me what it could have , i love these revolvers [i like every firearm i see] but this was not at all where i thought i might go ,

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i think that is the one i was looking for , the cartridge conversion open top , 1858 remington i think i think

Mario's is an 1860 Colt repro with a 45 Colt centerfire cylinder. 1858 Rem has a top strap and is easier to switch cylinders & reload. SW

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ok , then his is what i was looking for at the time , probably why i got so carried away ...er whatever i did , i will have to find one of those as that is what i was seeking , the 45 colt converted open top ,