Nickel Plated
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Thank you Captchee. 1.378 is a little short. The loads for my Remington are 1.40 not including the rim. But I should be able to seat the bullet a little deeper to make it fit.
Not sure why the cartridge barrel would be wider but it's possible. Remember the cartridge barrel doesn't have the cut out under the bore to fit aball under the rammer so that might make it look wider. but i never tried this on the Colts so don't take my word for it.
It worked on my Uberti Remington. The barrel was a slightly thicker profile than the original percussion barrel so I had to grind down the cylinder pin just a tad to clear the barrel but otherwise it screwed right in.
The frames on the Colts are a little different between the C&B and factory cartridge versions. The recoil shield is cut a little further back on the conversions which is what lets the Ubertis chamber .38 Spl. So it's entirely possible that they might have changed the barrel dimensions too.
Not sure why the cartridge barrel would be wider but it's possible. Remember the cartridge barrel doesn't have the cut out under the bore to fit aball under the rammer so that might make it look wider. but i never tried this on the Colts so don't take my word for it.
It worked on my Uberti Remington. The barrel was a slightly thicker profile than the original percussion barrel so I had to grind down the cylinder pin just a tad to clear the barrel but otherwise it screwed right in.
The frames on the Colts are a little different between the C&B and factory cartridge versions. The recoil shield is cut a little further back on the conversions which is what lets the Ubertis chamber .38 Spl. So it's entirely possible that they might have changed the barrel dimensions too.
