TruthTellers
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I've been thinking about converting a steel frame .36 caliber Pietta 51 Navy that I got last year to a Howell gated .38 Colt. I have a few questions tho.
1. Does the Howell conversion require drilling holes into the breech or can it just be put in without any holes? I know that the loading gate area will have to be milled out to fit .38 ammo.
2. I would prefer to load my own .38 Short and Long Colt ammo. Who offers hollow base bullets and what's a good powder and charge for shooting that ammo in a 1851 conversion?
Also, is it possible to convert a .36 caliber 1851 Navy to a .44 by just changing the cylinder and barrel?
1. Does the Howell conversion require drilling holes into the breech or can it just be put in without any holes? I know that the loading gate area will have to be milled out to fit .38 ammo.
2. I would prefer to load my own .38 Short and Long Colt ammo. Who offers hollow base bullets and what's a good powder and charge for shooting that ammo in a 1851 conversion?
Also, is it possible to convert a .36 caliber 1851 Navy to a .44 by just changing the cylinder and barrel?