WestKentucky
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A colt root is among my dream guns. The Remington conversions are also cool. Peacemaker buntlines are likely the most common. I bought part of the stuff to start a conversion on my buntline .357 but that hasn’t materialized yet. Yes it’s of legal length for a cartridge arm to be converted.
To the point, there are a lot of barrels in various calibers and lengths that could be fitted somewhat easily into an existing barrel unit. Dealing with black powder pressures you could likely friction fit a blank in and hold it in place with a pin or wedge. As mentioned above, silver solder could work, as could any number of thread configurations.
Another thing of note, several grip frames are rather easily interchangeable, and are cheap. That was the first thing I bought to convert my copycat colt. I dont recall exactly what I bought, but it came from Brownells on sale for like $18.99 or something of the sort. New steel parts that are cheap and easy to replace are a MUCH better place to start than the parts already fitted to a functioning revolver.
To the point, there are a lot of barrels in various calibers and lengths that could be fitted somewhat easily into an existing barrel unit. Dealing with black powder pressures you could likely friction fit a blank in and hold it in place with a pin or wedge. As mentioned above, silver solder could work, as could any number of thread configurations.
Another thing of note, several grip frames are rather easily interchangeable, and are cheap. That was the first thing I bought to convert my copycat colt. I dont recall exactly what I bought, but it came from Brownells on sale for like $18.99 or something of the sort. New steel parts that are cheap and easy to replace are a MUCH better place to start than the parts already fitted to a functioning revolver.
