anyone working on a conversion for a lemat?
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col.lemat
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It could be done
It could be done but its not going to happen. The shotgun barrel would have to remain percussion unless the entire frame was redesigned. A new cylinder would need to be made costing around $500 also slight changes would need to be made to the hammer. With todays better steel it could be done in 44 black powder ctgs. but once they left the factory someone would want to use smokeless. The overall design will handle BP but using the smokeless it is a ticking time bomb and we are not willing to buy some one a new hand, period.
It could be done but its not going to happen. The shotgun barrel would have to remain percussion unless the entire frame was redesigned. A new cylinder would need to be made costing around $500 also slight changes would need to be made to the hammer. With todays better steel it could be done in 44 black powder ctgs. but once they left the factory someone would want to use smokeless. The overall design will handle BP but using the smokeless it is a ticking time bomb and we are not willing to buy some one a new hand, period.
It's been "done", here ya go.
http://www.johnnyringo.net/lemat.htm
http://www.johnnyringo.net/lemat.htm
robhof
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sltm1, that's a great article and a neat gun, only Hollywood could take a real antique and make it into a stage prop.
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