I have this Victory in .38 S&W that has been in the family for over 50 years, that was the first time I saw it. My father had it after my grandmother died, he committed suicide with it. I would like to change the caliber to break the connection in my mind to the suicide.
The next size up is the .41 Colt, but that would leave the cylinder walls uncomfortable thin.
The next size down is the .38 Special, might be able to find a cylinder and barrel that are already parkerized. Or sleeve the chamber and line the barrel.
The next common size is the 32 S&W and its offspring. Unlikely to find barrel and cylinder that are parkerized so, sleeve the cylinder and replace the extractor, and line the barrel. 32-20 has been fitted to this frame size before, but its power is equaled by some of the 32 S&W's children and they give me more choices of what to shoot.
Anything that I have missed or comments?