Custom old army

[Plastikosmd]

Clements
took this one out today:
5.5”
50 cal

seems to like 35g FFG/.490/wad/#11 cap
https://i.postimg.cc/rFCz85P9/FBA384-E7-5-FAF-433-D-852-E-3-F78983-E48-A5.jpg (https://postimg.cc/F7zhpkmf)

[Outpost75]

I presume this is a 5-shooter?

[725]

Now, that's a nice revolver. Didn't know they made a .50.

[Chill Wills]

I presume this is a 5-shooter?

Looks like that is right by the bolt cuts and nipples location on the cylinder. NEAT conversion! I would love one!

[tranders]

Very cool.
Thanks for sharing

[dondiego]

We need more specs!

[pietro]

Now, that's a nice revolver. Didn't know they made a .50.


Ruger sure didn't...…. :D

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[kens]

We need more info.
Nice work.

[Plastikosmd]

5 shot
Custom conversion
Clements has a website although I’m not sure he is still doing them?
Great quality, line bored, I had mine converted from 7.5 to 5.5
Will post more pics

[smithnframe]

Very nice.......how's it shoot and how much did the conversion cost?

[Plastikosmd]

More pics as requested
https://i.postimg.cc/9f1YxVnH/6-E44-FB5-B-A6-B7-4-B9-E-9-DC6-19-B1-C14-A26-BA.jpg (https://postimg.cc/gwXhj9pg)
https://i.postimg.cc/13GHqD0t/7885598-C-A85-C-429-E-AFAA-897-ECB67-A6-E6.jpg (https://postimg.cc/68Qns2mJ)
https://i.postimg.cc/9MMtKS6R/25-E7-EB91-115-F-47-EA-882-C-FBA140853-EDE.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4KD9h8Ns)
https://i.postimg.cc/pLbCrsF4/82-E2-CBE6-213-B-4-BA7-9-B4-F-5144-C4-EBA458.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LnDL0Bv3)

[Plastikosmd]

Shoots like a dream, very comfortable. There are both conical and round ball loads for this posted on his site. Work appears flawless and tight, note minimal gap

Here is a post regarding pricing, looks like I paid around $1995 plus my gun.
http://www.clementscustomguns.com/rugeroldarmy.html

[Good Cheer]

Shooting a .49 round ball that's a pretty nice companion to a fifty rifle!

[missionary5155]

Not a revolver I would expect to see at a LGS or anywhere else for that matter. Very Nice !!

[Bazoo]

Pretty neat, thanks for sharing.

[megasupermagnum]

So that takes a .490" ball? It's kinda cool, but seems like a marginal improvement over the standard .457" ball. 0.033" larger and 33 extra grains of bullet. It looks to me like that could dang near be bored out to 52 caliber for a .530" ball.

[Plastikosmd]

The advantage is in the conicals especially.
250g conicals (as per Ed Harris data), you go from 850-950 FPS in the 45 up to 1250 now in the 50.
Everything in life is incremental. I enjoy shooting both.(heck, I got a scope on my 45 ROA)

[Biggin]

That's nice! Maybe some day I'll try to talk someone out of one of those. That's a gun I wish I would have bought when they were still being made.

[Fly]

What is the Max grains of real Black powder for that bad boy?

Fly

[Plastikosmd]

Not sure but articles have noted 50g 777 is one of the loads.
I don’t really need that much power

[C. Latch]

That is gorgeous. Just wow.

[Good Cheer]

So that takes a .490" ball? It's kinda cool, but seems like a marginal improvement over the standard .457" ball. 0.033" larger and 33 extra grains of bullet. It looks to me like that could dang near be bored out to 52 caliber for a .530" ball.

Oh no! Then I'd have one!

[Woodnbow]

Oh no! Then I'd have one!
Or a .52 caliber flat nosed solid... whooeee! That sounds like fun!

[Whiterabbit]

Very expensive.

Also, very beautiful and very awesome!

[Plastikosmd]

Thk u

[Onty]

...250g conicals (as per Ed Harris data), you go from 850-950 FPS in the 45...
Sir, would you please provide more about boolit (who made the mold), powder load and primer. Any link will help. I am new to muzzle loaders (unfired ROA), every bit will help, and do not want to bother with round balls.

[dondiego]

Sir, would you please provide more about boolit (who made the mold), powder load and primer. Any link will help. I am new to muzzle loaders (unfired ROA), every bit will help, and do not want to bother with round balls.

You are going to want to try some round balls. It was made for them.