Carbine

[rodwha]

I saw this on another forum and feel that making a carbine from a .36 cal Colt would make an ideal little critter gitter. Although I think a Walker carbine is awesome too!

Maybe a 10-16" barrel and a stock that extends the cylinder a little further from the face than the attachable stocks that Colt style revolvers have.

Where would someone need to go to have someone make a custom barrel like that for a '62 Pocket Police? And the stock?

No doubt it'd probably cost a bit too much, but I'd certainly be interested.

I've been considering how to make a stock for my Old Army...

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Dixie used to sell a long barrel colt, no idea what make. A shoulder stock shouldn't be hard. The hand grip frame bolts to the pistol frame and is pretty much a squared angle. Might take some sawing and filing on a chunk of iron add long tangs to attach to the butt stock.

But in the long run, other than having a curiosity, what benefits would it have?

Now take that long cylinder EMF pepperbox built on the colt frame and add a colt style long barrel, and then the cylinder could hold sufficient powder to make a rifle barrel worth while. I still wouldn't want my face that close to the lead shaving and spitting at the cylinder gap.

 

[rodwha]

I see a short barreled carbine in .36 cal being great for stopping around in thick stuff hunting rabbits and such. Sometimes you miss, and sometimes there are multiple critters. Taking your eyes off to load that PRB may allow it to escape.

In .44/.45 cal it would be about ideal for tracking wounded hogs, but still good for hunting in the brush. I really like the 12" barreled 1858 Remington, but it seems you can only get them (new) with a brass frame, which defeats it's usefulness in that spectrum.

If ~50 yds is about your furthest it seems good to me.

For now I'm getting a percussion .50 cal shorty rifle for stalking. It's under the tree...

 

[rodwha]

And for me, the '62 carbine is partly just because I think a convertible gun is cool. It would be a multipurpose gun then...

 

[crockett]

The general feeling with that type of weapon is that flash and flame is coming out of the cylinder and when you are holding the grips on a pistol- no problem but if you plan on having a fore-stock- the hand on the fore-stock could get burnt. I think the Colt Army had a buttstock that could be attached and used with the normal barrel. That might be a cheaper alternative and work very well. The only advantage of the longer barrel would be an increased sighting radius and a little faster velocity but for close range hunting the difference wouldn't be that much.
I'd first see if you could find a butt stock for just a regular Colt 1860 Army. IMHO the sights on the Army are better than the Navy.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

What about this Cattleman Carbine in .44. :grin:

LD

 

[rodwha]

I wouldn't care about a fore arm as it's worthless, and might just get you to put your offhand out there.

But I would want a longer barrel for the better sight picture, especially with little bitty critters. Not to mention I'll take what ever extra trajectory flattening it would give.

I do like the Cattleman, but, for this I wand a .36 cal, and the idea that a Colt's barrel assembly can easily be swapped intrigues me.

Since someone has done this with a Walker I know that there is someone out there who can do it.

 

[rodwha]

Taylor's shows a .36 cal '51 barrel for a carbine that I'm guessing is 12", and a stock can be had for either a '51 or '61 Navy... (which?)

 

[Poor Private]

What about this Cattleman Carbine in .44. :grin:

LD

I almost bought one at the last gun show I was at. The feller wanted 350 for it. I put it back down on the table and the guy behind me picked it up and bought it. You just have to be careful you don't have a chain fire. The leading hand could be gone. and your new name is righty.

 

[rodwha]

Most definitely!

The guy with the Walker carbine posted a video where he was holding the fore end while shooting from a conversion cylinder, but I think that just opened the door for him to grab it when using the percussion cylinder.

There's no need for it anyway.

 

[cynthialee]

I have a buttstock for my 1851 and it is real simple to avoid blowing your fingers off from a chain fire...
You DON'T put your hand forward of the cylender!
You hold it so that your other hand is cradleing your shooting hand. Once you get used to the stance required to shoot it safely it is actually not dificult to shoot that way and it does improve groups when shooting offhand.

 

[ChrisPer]

A pistol carbine shoots a lot lower than the pistol in hand. You may need a replacement foresight.

 

[F.G. Ford]

Just look at the picture posted by "Blizzard " on the thread " Lesson learned about caps"
It will remove any desire to hold any cap&ball six shooter next to your nose!
Old Ford