1858 cylinder pin keeper

[kameron454ci]

does anyone make something that will hold in my cylinder pin if i remove the loading lever? this would be for my 58 with kirst converter and spring loadid ejector

 

[mykeal]

Just drill and blind tap a shallow hole on the bottom of the barrel just forward of the end of the pin; install a small screw in the hole.

 

[Hawg]

what he said.

 

[kameron454ci]

I was hopeing thare was somethin that i could get to use the loading lever screw thus not haveing to drill or cut on my gun

 

[kameron454ci]

I keep finding stuf on the web talking about a "Kirst cylinder pin catch" but I cant seem to track one down

 

[kameron454ci]

something that might be like this http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=300356&page=2 the seventh post down

 

[Hawg]

Personally and this is just me but I think a 58 with the lever removed looks ridiculous. It destroys the lines of the gun. Even the 75 Remington has a web under the barrel that resembles one. I think what you're referring to on the Kirst latch is a cut in the lever that fits over the ejector rod knob.

 

[kameron454ci]

I understand what you mean hawg I would much rather have the one OLDWHEAT made "six post under the one I pointed out earlier" but i doubt I will ever be able to get one