rodent.22 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Well guys I finally had time to cut the right recoil shield for the loading gate on my new black powder pistol. It's a beautiful gun and this Kirst cylinder and loading gate are a PERFECT match for it. The Kirst converts the .44 cap and ball revolver to a .45 Long Colt centerfire. The cartridges MUST be Cowboy Action type charges, 1000 FPS or less. Since I reload for my Vaqueros this conversion for the same ammo was a no brainer. This cylinder was a drop-in, NO timing or fit issues. Beautiful fit and finish. My cut came out well, a 1/2'' carbide grinding bit and an air drill worked very well, about 30 minutes of grinding and another hour of progressively finer sandpaper to polish the cut. Swirl a little cold blue and it blends the cut right into the case-hardened finish. I am EXTREMELY pleased with my result. I'll be shooting the grips off it this afternoon.... :grin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microgunner Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I gotta tell you, that looks pretty damned professional. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 I dont understand. What is this upgrade and what got cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodent.22 Posted June 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Here is a '62 Pocket Police and the '48 Dragoon, about identical but for size. Notice the right recoil shield on the smaller Pocket Police. The shield has a small groove to facilitate capping the nipples. When a conversion is done that groove must be cut out large enough for the cartridges to be loaded into the cylinder, see the cut I made on the Dragoon. The original BP cylinder with the nipples is shown with the new cartridge cylinder. The differences are pretty apparent. It's not a difficult job, but ya gotta be CAREFUL.....LOL You know, that Pocket Police could be converted to .38 centerfire.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Ah I get it now. You did such a nice job it looked original. Thanks for the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodent.22 Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 Well I finished the fine-tuning this weekend, ran 50 rounds thru it. This really is a fun gun.... ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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