1872 open top

[DCP]

I am looking at 1872 open top or an 1860 Richards mason conversion.

1872 open top 45LC when you move to halfcocked open the loading gate move to click you can’t load or unload shell will hit the frame, you must rotate cylinder back.

1860 Richards mason conversion 38sp when you move to halfcocked, open the loading gate move to click you can’t unload ejector will hit the cylinder you must rotate cylinder back.

On both these guns the ejector rod was a pain to rotate and line up to eject.

Fast forward

A buddy has a 1872 open top 44-40 cylinder lines up on click and loads and unloads fine.
Ejector rod runs and is smooth as silk

What gives?

I have also read 45LC is not the best choice for any open top.
Thank so much

[StrawHat]

The C&B revolvers were converted to 44 Colt because the 45 Colt would have been too large to fit the cylinder and barrel arrangement. Replicas have bubba'd the area to make them fit but they still have problems with them in 45 long Colt.

The ejector problem, maybe it just needs some time to smooth itself out and work out things like burrs and etc.