Happy New Year! Also, with gun project question

by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Thursday, January 01, 2015, 09:56 (3619 days ago)
edited by Hoot, Thursday, January 01, 2015, 10:19

I hope that everyone has a blessed and peaceful 2015.

As for the gun question, I have a Colt New Service which was originally a .455 Eley and somewhere in its' life was trimmed to accept .45ACP/AR. It shoots them well enough, I suppose but I already have a few ACP revolvers and had the thought that maybe I could convert it back. The .455 brass, dies, bullets are all available so that bit isn't an issue. This past week, I took a chance on an auction of unidentified cylinders and scored what appears to be an original .455 NS cylinder.

Now, who would be a good candidate to put this together? I know Doug Turnbull is capable of a full restoration but that's not exactly what I had in mind. It's a bit of a dog and I can't see trying to make a 'silk purse' out of it but I do want someone who knows their way around these old pistols.

Thanks!

Edited to add: Oh yeah, New Service revolvers make me think of JLF and his buddy Powell. Where the heck has Jack been lately?