Uberti cattleman B.P.?'s

maxvauderk · November 19, 2010, 02:14 AM

I found a Uberti cattlemans B.P. in a shop used, I am interested in the availability of a conversion cylinder for this B.P. Peace maker looking clone, does anyone know where I might find one? Thank you Max.

mykeal · November 19, 2010, 08:37 AM

The cap and ball version of the Cattleman has an offset firing pin and matching frame hole to prevent conversion to cartridge cylinders. There are no commercially available conversion cylinders for that model.

The gun was intended for sale in countries where ownership of cartridge firing handguns was prohibited (such as the UK).

Jbar4Ranch · November 19, 2010, 11:09 AM

Some years ago, I installed a centerfire firing pin on mine, egged out the hole in the recoil shield to the side a bit, and installed a .45 Colt cylinder. I put two rounds in the cylinder, stepped outside, and pulled the trigger. The first shot went BOOM just fine, but nothing happened when I pulled the trigger a second time. I thumbed the hammer back to half cock, opened the gate to unload it, and there was already a case under the gate...? With no primer in it...? BOTH cartridges were fired, and BOTH were missing their primers...? The hole in the recoil shield was now large enough for a primer to be swaged back through the hole under pressure, escaping gas recocked the hammer, turning the cylinder, and the hammer dropped on the second case. I had created a full auto revolver! I replaced the BP cylinder, re-installed the off center firing pin, and went back to BP & round balls.
This would be an easy conversion with a firing pin bushing or welding up the hole and machining a new one, but don't try it my way!

Fingers McGee · November 19, 2010, 12:40 PM

The BP Cattleman was designed specifically to fire only as a cap and ball percussion revolver. The cost of modifying a Percussion SAA to shoot cartridges would be costly & would ruin the pistol for C&B shooting. If you want a cartridge gun, I'd go buy one of those.

maxvauderk · November 19, 2010, 02:54 PM

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November 19, 2010, 02:14 AM	#1
maxvauderk Junior Member Join Date: November 19, 2010 Posts: 6	Uberti cattleman B.P.?'s I found a Uberti cattlemans B.P. in a shop used, I am interested in the availability of a conversion cylinder for this B.P. Peace maker looking clone, does anyone know where I might find one? Thank you Max.

November 19, 2010, 11:09 AM	#3
Jbar4Ranch Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Near Helena, Montana Posts: 1,719	Some years ago, I installed a centerfire firing pin on mine, egged out the hole in the recoil shield to the side a bit, and installed a .45 Colt cylinder. I put two rounds in the cylinder, stepped outside, and pulled the trigger. The first shot went BOOM just fine, but nothing happened when I pulled the trigger a second time. I thumbed the hammer back to half cock, opened the gate to unload it, and there was already a case under the gate...? With no primer in it...? BOTH cartridges were fired, and BOTH were missing their primers...? The hole in the recoil shield was now large enough for a primer to be swaged back through the hole under pressure, escaping gas recocked the hammer, turning the cylinder, and the hammer dropped on the second case. I had created a full auto revolver! I replaced the BP cylinder, re-installed the off center firing pin, and went back to BP & round balls. This would be an easy conversion with a firing pin bushing or welding up the hole and machining a new one, but don't try it my way! __________________ Sometimes the squeaky wheel gets replaced... SASS 47015

November 19, 2010, 12:40 PM	#4
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	The BP Cattleman was designed specifically to fire only as a cap and ball percussion revolver. The cost of modifying a Percussion SAA to shoot cartridges would be costly & would ruin the pistol for C&B shooting. If you want a cartridge gun, I'd go buy one of those. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce Last edited by Fingers McGee; November 19, 2010 at 03:48 PM.

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November 19, 2010, 08:37 AM	#2
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	The cap and ball version of the Cattleman has an offset firing pin and matching frame hole to prevent conversion to cartridge cylinders. There are no commercially available conversion cylinders for that model. The gun was intended for sale in countries where ownership of cartridge firing handguns was prohibited (such as the UK).

November 19, 2010, 02:54 PM	#5
maxvauderk Junior Member Join Date: November 19, 2010 Posts: 6	Thanks