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As noted in other threads Ruger has a 4" Redhawk .45 Colt in stainless now. Is it easy to switch cylinders on a DA revolver like a Redhawk? What I am thinking of is getting a second cylinder set up for moon clips and .45ACP rounds for this gun.

Any thoughts on this?
 
It's do-able, but would require a gunsmith to fit the cylinder to your revolver. The cylinder ratchets would have to be timed to the specific revolver to ensure the cylinder rotates fully to the stop on each chamber. End shake and cylinder gap would have to be corrected as well. An alternative is to get the cylinder you have machined to accept moon clips. That way you could shoot clipped .45acp or .45Colt in the same cylinder. I considered this when I got my Redhawk, but didn't as it doesn't really cost any more to reload .45Colt than .45acp using the same bullets.

Here's a recent thread on the same subject. Click Here.
 
The difficult part in fitting a 2nd cylinder is finding the 2nd cylinder. Ruger doesn't sell them as parts, only as a factory fitted replacement.
 
another way to accomplish your goal and save money to boot

Mikec
Instead of buying a new cylinder just have these guys modify your existing cylinder. Your gun will shoot both bullets with no problem. The cost seems to be about 80.00 without shipping.

http://www.moonclips.com/machine.htm
 
Another way to go would be to have the existing .45 Colt cylinder modified to also shoot .45 acp with moonclips. Their modification allows you to shoot both calibers in the same stock cylinder.

www.pinnacle-guns.com can fix you up for $85, and you only have to send them the cylinder.

Good Luck...

Joe
 
The thread I linked above contains some testimony about shooting moon clipped .45acp in a .45Colt chamber. I was wondering if anyone else might have some experience with the conversion that they'd be willing to share?
 
About 10 years ago I met with the late Art Leckie at Austin Behlert's shop. We tried the conversion on a 25-7, a 625, a Ruger Redhawk and a Colt Anaconda. It worked fine on all four of them. The key to having the same point of impact is to use similar velocity loadings for both ACP and Colt.
 
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