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bamaranger · April 19, 2025, 01:46 AM

I hadn't considered that only the bore was reamed. My mind simply went to the conclusion the whole gun had been converted to .50. So yes, I could see reaming out the bore, leaving the cylinders .45_" and loading it as some sort of "garden gun" for instance.

Still seems odd.

April 19, 2025, 01:46 AM	#12
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,788	shot I hadn't considered that only the bore was reamed. My mind simply went to the conclusion the whole gun had been converted to .50. So yes, I could see reaming out the bore, leaving the cylinders .45_" and loading it as some sort of "garden gun" for instance. Still seems odd.