The Guns I Want, Now To Find Them

[Rickman Fish]

I have narrowed down the guns that I would like for my Bill Hickok set-up.
I could use some help from anyone in finding a pair of these.
Converted .44 Navy '51 7.5 barrel

Any and all leads will be pursued

[Zeke Thundercolt]

Howdy Fish,
I posted a photo of one of Hickok's guns from the Cody Museum, it might have been polished to a shine at one time, but it ain’t too shiny now.
Yer pard,
Zeke

[Rickman Fish]

Hey Zeke,
Hmmmm, I'd like to see that, where did you post it?

Fish
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[Wolfgang]

It is in the picture file on this site.

[C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt]

Problem with shooting actual .38 Spl ctgs in a converted .36 Navy. The .36 Navy actually uses a .375 ball. 'When you load it you'll notice the chamber shaves a thin ring of lead off it as it's loaded. The bore is actually about .370. A modern .38 has a .357 bore, meaning you've got about .013 of windage between the modern .38 spl slug & the rifling of the .36 Navy bore. The old .38 Colt ctgs--Long, Short, & New Police--used a heel-type .375 slug, with the lube grooves outside the ctg case like a modern .22. When you shoot modern .38 slugs in one, unless they're hollow base & very soft lead, you'll get keyholes if you ever actually hit the target.

[Zeke Thundercolt]

Hollow base bullets and molds are readily available at:

TEN-X Ammunition
909-605-1617
www.TenXammo.com
Email: [e-mail]

Old West Bullet Moulds
(Loaded ammo-Heeled bullets - Specialized loading tools)
970-858-1449
www.oldwestbulletmoulds.com
Email: [e-mail]

Buffalo Arms Co.
208-263-6953
www.BuffaloArms.com

They're just a little different looking to people who are use to seeing hollow point bullets, with the cavity on the other end; they're nothing to be afraid of.