sleeving revolver cylinder chamber?

[jds holler]

I'm a pretty good okie teck-nishin, and I've seen guys that make me look like a piker. 1951 sounds like one of those guys. Don't forget that right now in some cave in Afghanistan, there is a family producing counterfeit 1911's from the scrap steel they can salvage from blowed up jeeps. jd

 

[shortgrass]

I'm a pretty good okie teck-nishin, and I've seen guys that make me look like a piker. 1951 sounds like one of those guys. Don't forget that right now in some cave in Afghanistan, there is a family producing counterfeit 1911's from the scrap steel they can salvage from blowed up jeeps. jd

with a hacksaw and 2 well worn files

 

[hpshooter]

"Don't forget that right now in some cave in Afghanistan, there is a family producing counterfeit 1911's from the scrap steel they can salvage from blowed up jeeps. jd"

With a hack saw, file, hammer, cold chisel and post drill.

OOPS, Shortgrass beat me to it!

 

[Bill K]

Nice to see that a project you wanted to do came out with something you desired. Even with the nayslayers saying you could not.
Looks good and the 45acp will allow you to shoot that old relic and have fun.
But, as you said, a light load, for safety, is well in order with those older relics and the metal used at the time.
Enjoy and let us know how it goes.

 

[1951]

Shot in a jig and a pull string on the trigger with only one loaded chamber at a time, then shot the same way with all the five available chambers loaded, then hand held.
I wanted to use lighter bullets but I also did not want to shoot jacketed, I have a thousand of those, the 230 cast lead round point are all I could scrounge up. I was going to use 3 grains of Titegroup to start but didn't want the bullet getting stuck in the barrel, so it was 3.3 to 3.5 and settled on 3.5.
I'm just happy I can shoot it along with the old 1873 Colt 45.
Wont win any accuracy medals with the Remington, it's long and muzzle heavy and the muzzle does circles when I'm holding it toward the target. But it's all for fun!

Now onto the 1873 Springfield

Thanks for the advice and comments,
Al

 

[1951]

I forgot to mention I cannot take credit for machining the cylinder. A fellow in Edmonton Alberta did it. Not a gunsmith, but neither am I. I was still modifying cases to try copying the original Remington 44 metallic centerfire cartridges using heeled bullets. 44 Colt trimmed in length and turning down the rim diameter worked best. I talked it over with him and then mailed him the cylinder to try. He didn't think it would work out but I got him to try for at least 5 chambers, if it screwed the cylinder I wouldn't be any worse off than I was to start.
Can't take credit for someone else's work.
Al

 

[Ggmac]

nice ! Glad you’re enjoying the old gal !

 

[jds holler]

Wont win any accuracy medals with the Remington, it's long and muzzle heavy and the muzzle does circles when I'm holding it toward the target. But it's all for fun!

Al

You should have no problems in the accuracy department. I have seen many instances where various western heroes have dropped charging renegades or sneaking desperados with that same revolver. -- often at distances of several hundred yards. jd

 

[Dusty Stevens]

You should have no problems in the accuracy department. I have seen many instances where various western heroes have dropped charging renegades or sneaking desperados with that same revolver. -- often at distances of several hundred yards. jd

Theirs were 24rd cylinders though.