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jason41987 · August 31, 2013, 03:10 AM

aah.. that 1860 is nice.. and thats exactly what i had in mind.. it looks like that revolver was designed like that because i notice the pietta lettering is fully in tact and moved all the way back.. if i were to cut the barrel off the revolver i have now, most if not all the pietta branding on the side of the barrel would be hacked off

but yeah.. thats exactly what i had in mind, and possibly with a cartridge conversion too as the lack of the loading arm would make it more of a PITA to load without removing the cylinder or trying to fumble with some sort of a ram rod

i seen a photo of an 1861 36 caliber with a fluted cylinder, shortened barrel, thunderer grip, absolutely gorgeous and inspires me to lean more towards that route... for a "belly gun", 44 caliber isnt really necessary, the 36 cylinder would be lighter, the fluted cylinder even lighter yet and i think going with a 36 cal would be best for such a project

August 31, 2013, 03:10 AM	#4
jason41987 Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Posts: 479	aah.. that 1860 is nice.. and thats exactly what i had in mind.. it looks like that revolver was designed like that because i notice the pietta lettering is fully in tact and moved all the way back.. if i were to cut the barrel off the revolver i have now, most if not all the pietta branding on the side of the barrel would be hacked off but yeah.. thats exactly what i had in mind, and possibly with a cartridge conversion too as the lack of the loading arm would make it more of a PITA to load without removing the cylinder or trying to fumble with some sort of a ram rod i seen a photo of an 1861 36 caliber with a fluted cylinder, shortened barrel, thunderer grip, absolutely gorgeous and inspires me to lean more towards that route... for a "belly gun", 44 caliber isnt really necessary, the 36 cylinder would be lighter, the fluted cylinder even lighter yet and i think going with a 36 cal would be best for such a project Last edited by jason41987; August 31, 2013 at 03:24 AM.