Not Levers...Few pictures of my 1858 Reminton Conversions

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Not Levers...Few pictures of my 1858 Reminton Conversions

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The brass rod on the holster is an antique hinge pin that is used to push the cartridges out of the cylinder if they don't simply fall out.

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Bone grips with 5.5" barrels

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With a knife my buddy made me.

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One shot on a 300 pound black bear....Right between the eyes at 83 yards (but with a Contender in "30 Something".....I just thought this was a neat picture!)
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Nice lookin rig. 8)
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Those are cool!

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And with Cowboy 45 brass and Slim-45 bullets, they are amazingly accurate........

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very nice set-up. :mrgreen:
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Sweet! 8)
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I love those with the 5.5 inch barrels. They just look extra lethal and manly. :D

Congrats on some fine Remingtons!
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Nice.
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Now there's some nice pistolas Mr. Roy. Might have to pony up for some myownself one day. Told ya the C45S would shoot in the Konverters :)
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And just found out that my back ordered 1851 "Brassers" have finally shipped from Cabelas. Ordered them back in November. But a pair of them only cost me $180 with a $20 off, free shipping and a few Cabelas Bucks! These also will be converted to cartridge. But I plan on machining my own cylinders and back block for these. Nice winter project.

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Very nice, indeed!!

What is the load? Black powder or smokeless?


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Those are right nice looking. Cant wait to see your finished "brassers". The brass hinge pin is an accessory item i have never thought of b4 .
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Very Nice :mrgreen:
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What is the load? Black powder or smokeless?
I've used both Blackhorn 209 and Trailboss with the sane resyults. Very good accuracy. It's all about those 170g Big Lube bullets in the Cowboy 45 brass........

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Neat, thanks! I may just have to get one of the conversion cylinders for my 1858. I have such great accuracy with round balls, I never thought much about the conversion cylinders.

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Very nice :D :D
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I don't know that I'd convert a brasser, but I suppose with mouse fanny burp loads there's little difference between that and a load of black.

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Roy, where did you findthose grips? :mrgreen:
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Second question. Is that a Pietta or an Uberti?

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Pietta...
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The grlps are made of bone and came with the revolvers.
I've decided to not convert the brass frame revolvers. I ordered a pair of 1860 open top army revolvers To be converted. Kirst side gate converters are on the way.
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Thanks!
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The contrast between the bone, brass, and blue makes for a really stunning combination. Very nice.
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