Please excuse this posting if I have put in up on the wrong forum.
Has anyone on this forum considered conversion of the small frame 1862 Colt pocket Navy to 38 long Colt? Of course, I only referr here to Italian reproductions. Checking cylinder dimensions of a Uberti pocket Navy in my collection it appears boring that rebated cylinder through to 0.375 would leave remaining metal at the rear of the cylinder perilously thin. I initially thought this could be done safely since I have seen original small frame Colt pocket Navy pistols (36 cal) converted to the 38 Colt cartridge offered for sale on antique gun sale websites. After taking measurements I question if this kind of conversion is possible or advisable. Also wondering how such conversions were done and apparently frequently used 130 years ago.