buck
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Post by buck on Apr 8, 2012 7:58:15 GMT -5
It seems like there is plenty enough steel if you start with a .357 or possibly a .38-40.
On the other hand why not just get a Ruger or Freedom Arms .41?
The only reason is to have a gun that never was but should have been, a .41 Mag Colt.
What I'd really like is a .41 mag Colt Anaconda but they were only made in .45 Colt and .44 Magnum.
I guess with enough time and money anything is possible.
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Post by Ken O'Neill on Apr 8, 2012 10:03:44 GMT -5
Colt made at least one prototype .41 Mag. SAA, but it never became a production item.
To the surprise of most of us, they also made a handful ( 6, I think) of .44 Mag. New Frontiers. Conventional wisdom was that they never made any such thing, then a cased set of 2 made for the late Robert Peterson surfaced for auction about a year ago, along with the information about a few others.
Another good reason to never say "never".
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Otony
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Post by Otony on Apr 8, 2012 19:58:16 GMT -5
Paco Kelly reworked an Italian SAA clone into a .41 magnum and reported that it worked very well. I strongly believe the metalurgy on a Colt is far better than a Uberti.
Converting medium-frame .357 magnum Ruger Blackhawks to .41 magnum is commonly done. I "think" a Colt conversion might work out fine if it was blueprinted in the process.
You would have to start with a .357, a .38-40 is already too large at the rear of the chamber. Better yet would be a custom made cylinder made to tight, exact dimensions.
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Post by Lee Martin on Apr 9, 2012 8:15:02 GMT -5
I plan on buying a second Uberti Callahan and converting it to 41 Magnum:  Hope to do it by year-end, so I'll keep you posted. -Lee www.singleactions.com"Building carpal tunnel one round at a time" |
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