They are basically the same size gun as far as exterior dimensions are concerned, excepting barrel length.
Buying a .36 caliber '58 with the intentions of using a Kirst cylinder is a great way to sink ~ $500 into a gun that stinks in the accuracy dept. Of course you could always throw more $ at it to replace the barrel or have it relined to accommodate the .38s, but then you could no longer use the .36 c&b cylinder.
If you have the throats on the Kirst reamed you could use heeled ammo, but that's kind of a pain to reload.
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