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Can an 1851 Colt Navy black-powder be converted to shoot a 45 caliber cartridge?
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∙ 12y ago
If you are talking about an original Colt 1851 Navy, then that would be a 36 calibre percussion revolver, so no, it certainly wouldn't be converted to fire a 45 calibre cartridge. Many of those guns were converted, but the conversions fired 38 calibre cartridges. If you have an original 1851 Colt, it is a valuable antique, and you don't want to mess around converting it. If you have a modern repro, then you can get a conversion cylinder kit - but they do cost almost as much as the guns themselves (around $300). If converted, the gun should only be used with black powder cartridges, not modern smokeless ammo, as it is still a black powder gun.
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