1860 conversion

[bigted]

had this 1860 army built at Uberti and always wanted a opentop conversion colt revolver. so I set about making a sheriff model out of my 1860. these are photo's of the process I took

this is a couple photo's of the finished product first ... both with the original 8 inch barrel and the shortened 5.5 inch barrel.

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I will try to find the process photo's but at least I do find the barrel shortening process;

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[bigted]

so guess I couldn't find the conversion pictures after all. so the above and these are of the conversion already done and the barrel shortening process alone.

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so guess the title should have been "shortening a 1860 conversion revolver" at any rate ... there she is and a shooter to boot.

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this is at 35 yards in Alaska and round ball loads in 45 colt cases. turned out very well and this short revolver in a opentop configuration is one of the funnest revolvers I have ever shot.

[Beagle333]

It does look like a lot of fun. I got a bunch of '60s but have never converted one. I have a converter in the mail for my Walker though, so I'm gonna try it! :Fire:

[bigted]

interesting ... do report on the Walker conversion. would like to hear about how it works out.

[square butte]

bigted - In your first post you show a couple photos of your shortened barrel without the ejector and (shroud) housing. Just wondering how ejector and it's shroud are mounted along side the barrel. Don't see any holes on the side of your cut off barrel. Could you enlighten me?

[StrawHat]

square butte, I am not bigted, but the ejector is mounted to the revolver in place of the old rammer. A plug fits into the rammer hole and is held by a screw. The ejector rod, housing, etal, are part of the plug.

Maybe bigted can post some photos of it on and off the revolver to clarify the mounting.

[square butte]

Thanks StrawHat - Must be a screw at the muzzle end as well. Yes, I would like to see a photo of the whole set up disassembled ejector set up and how it is attatched.

[StrawHat]

Thanks StrawHat - Must be a screw at the muzzle end as well. Yes, I would like to see a photo of the whole set up disassembled ejector set up and how it is attatched.

I have the Richards conversion of the 1860, no screw except for the one holding it in the rammer hole. This may be a different set up.

bigted, where are you!?!

[smokeywolf]

Very cool project and nice result bigted.

Here's a still cap & ball, shortened Colt 1860.

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[BruceB]

My good friend, NVCurmudgeon, has a new replica Richards-Mason conversion revolver.

This is a replica of the cartridge-converted 1851 Navy and is made by Uberti and imported by Cimarron. It fires the .38 Special cartridge.

The quality is very high, and the revolver shoots VERY accurately all the way to fifty yards and more. The gun retains that wonderful sublime "feel" of the original percussion-version '51 Navy, and it is truly a very neat gun in all respects.

As I now recall, the price was about $350 a couple months back.... I consider that to be a great bargain for the quality received.

The conversions are a wonderful idea.... all the charm of the originals, and a rate of fire of maybe six rounds in a minute or so, compared to six rounds every TEN minutes in percussion form. Quite a difference, if one likes to spend time SHOOTING instead of LOADING.

I like (and still own) percussion revolvers, but this Cimarron conversion has opened my eyes a bit.

[bigted]

im not set up from the move yet but will try to get some photo's of the ejector and how it is mounted on the barrel. pretty simple system tho and werks like a charm.

this gettin settled is going way slower then it used to ... LOL

[docone31]

It uses the ramrod slot for the rammer. The front is not attached to the barrel.
A very simple system that works. Once in a while, the tube gets pushed up and slightly misaligned. No biggee. The piece that goes through the ramrod slot is solid and the tube is welded to it solidly.
Easy to clean also.

[square butte]

Thanks for all the response - I think I get what the set up is. Looking forward to the photos at you convenience bigted.