A 26 minute video? I'll be right back; gotta go get the popcorn.

I’m glad that happened with the misfire. When you shoot thousands of rounds you take for granted that they all go off. Now I will be more careful watching for misfires.

Very educational. My 18 yr old son has gotten me into BP. Now its an addiction for 2 of my sons and myself. Great alternative to mag dumping a small fortune and is so much more satisfying.

You're a good man, a good shooter, and a good teacher. Thank you for a fun lesson.

I just purchased an Uberti 1847 Walker revolver, and I got the .45 Long Colt conversion cylinder for it. I love it. It's my all around handgun now. It'll scare the shit out of a bad guy.

Mike, I’ve never felt cheated by one of your videos, keep up the good work.

The time you took to explain the three different cartridges to be used in the Taylors conversion cylinder was thorough, and much appreciated. Thank You

Mike ive been watching your vids for years . Absolutely love what you do sir!

Boy I look forward to seeing your barrel cut down video. Also love the sound that black powder makes as well as the smoke. Thanks for the video Mike.

It seems that mike is loving his conversion guns these days.

Mike, I absolutely love these longer videos! A good way to relax along with a cup of coffee. Great video as always! 👌🏻

Thanks for the video revisit ..I for one really like your safety practice , My wife and I love to shoot modern and black powder I had factory ammo that didnt get a charge and kind of chuckled too until my wife and her little lc9s found out where that extra charge went. What a day that was

I went with the Kirst conversion on my Uberti 1861, had the barrel lined, put a nickle plated 1860 army grip frame with simulated bone grips, nickle plated the loading lever, did a slick job on it along with a wire spring.

Lots of great information. And I agree about range finders. I finally broke down and bought one and my tape measure stays home. Sighting in a rifle at 100 yards in a clearing in the woods with a tapw measure gets old fast. Thanks for the reloding tips as well.

That was Fun to watch. Thank you SR.

Again! Very informative. Never thougt about 22 lr being a heeled bullet. Thanks for sharing

Beautiful Navy Mike! I have some .44 conversions, Kirst w/gate and Howells and a .31 conversion and will get this conversion if they ever get any ammo back in. From a fellow "hat guy" love the hat!

Always good to see your videos.

Berry's plated bullets loaded to Long Colt length 1.400". Yesterday I was Reseating 38 Special #4 shot load to LC length. 8 of 10 made it.

Mike has explained 6 ways from Sunday as to why he chooses to only load 5 chambers at a time but I guess some people still don't accept it. Here's an idea, instead of writing in and expressing your frustration toward Mike loading only 5 chambers, why don't you use that time to instead call and/or write your representatives in congress expressing your frustration toward the unconstitutional infringement on our 2nd Amendment rights?? Stop wasting your time on frivolous things and get focused!

a comprehensive story Thanks, Mike!

Man you do such a great job. I almost feel like I'm out there. What a great thing.

Thanks for another great video!!! I love the longer videos!!!!!!

Another fantastic video Mike. You are a wealth of info. You are the very TOP U-tuber . Thank you. Cheers

I love your videos!!! If I need to know anything about black powder revolvers I always watch your videos!! Keep up the good work!!

Thank you for the lessen Mike.

Nice review Mike. You covered the problems with the 36 cal. conversion cylinders.

Thanks for the video. You load those cylinders the way you want. Never mind what anyone else says.

I just love watching him

Im loving these videos, loving the fringes too

I always learn so much from you. Thanks!

Hello Mike, as usual your video are very informative and fun, I learn a lot every time. A late happy new year, God bless.

Hello, I just found your videos about the converted drum I just heard about it. I really like your videos. Soon I will also order a converted drum from you for the Uberti 1858 New Armim 8 "inch tube. Thank you for your videos. A Hungarian man from Hungary. :)

Great video,......It's just fun to watch this guy have fun. I usually buy double action 357 magnum's,.... and I only shoot 38 specials through them and I have never fired them in double action,......I shoot in single action for the best accuracy.

I just ordered a uberti 1861 Navy from Dixie mostly because no one has a uberti 1851 Navy but also because of your videos. My friend John blew up his Walther ppk with a squib round from factory ammo and I'm pretty sure it was Wincheste ammo about two years ago.

Great loading info on the conversion. Get some cat litter or crushed lava rock in a large coffee can for traction on the ice , you wont be disappointed , makes life and limb a little easier.

Awesome information. Thank you sir.

I used to load six in an 1860 army until i went to unholster it and the hammer had somehow come off of the safety pin and was almost resting on a live cap! Good vid Mike

Thanks for making this video

Nice info thanks for sharing that

Mike, I had an incident when I was a young man shooting my first cap and ball. I had a ball jammed in the barrel of my 1860/61 army revolver. Back then I didn't have the knowledge that you have. Well I fired two more times and got 3 balls jammed in the barrel but the gun held together. I was very lucky I didn't blow my hand off. I did get the .44 cal. balls out after pounding on them for about half an hour and I did continue to shoot that pistol with no problems.

I love pietta revolvers I've owned too many to count over the last thirty-five years but I have to agree with you I wish they would chop that barrel on the 1861 down to seven and a half inches it changes the whole look of the gun.

I've got a conversion cylinder from Brownells on my Remington repro; takes .45 Colt. I love it, even if I can't afford a buncha .45 Colt these days.

Mine like traditional wad cutters, in 38 special cases. The bullets pick up the rifling about an inch past the forcing cone and shoot as well as my S&W model 28-2

was a great help,

I shared this video with my wife and when you were standing there holding your pistol out and fired it one-handed she says my gosh he looks like Wild Bill Hickok just thought I'd share that with you by as awesome always enjoyable thank you

Great video

The reason I bought a Pietta 1858 Steel Frame 44 caliber was because Howel makes a 45 caliber Long Colt conversion cylinder specifically for it. And it works wonderfully! No black powder has ever gone through mine, but Fiocchi Cowboy Load Long Colt has passed through box after box. The cylinder is much easier and quicker to remove and replace on the 1858 44. Much easier.

love your vids and have read your articles since 90's...my favorite colts are pietta snubbies 51-61 models in 45longcolt....my goal is kirstkonversions for both no extractor puch out too reload...love see you do a kirst diy vid. i was born in 53...keep your powder dry and peace be with you iron tlc brother

There were some frontier gunsmith conversions of Colts that used the Remington style of conversion.

Don’t worry about what people think, stay safe.

thats what i need is special 38 i got in to one cheap now i know why that stuff is hens teeth. great video.

same thing happened to me with some .32 acp factory ammo forget the brand, but i am happy it was because i was NDing in my home at the time, but it was a squib

LOL The range finder - Been going to get me one of those for the longest time, STILL haven't done it and still using my 100 foot tape measure. I laughed as soon as you said it.

I shit you not, I was just looking at these. Been looking to pick up an Uberti 1860 just so I can mess around with making my own black powder and projectiles. Having the option to fire .45LC sounds like a good one to have. Thanks for sharing.

I have a Pietta "51 Navy brass frame. Typically Pietta, there's no forcing cone. I tried to make one using a cone shaped grinder and an electric drill. All it did was cut a groove in the grinder. Oh well, it seems to shoot fairly well anyway.

Sun’s out Guns out!

Well let's hear it for Eras Gone Bullets heeled base bullets! Good to know some one makes a period correct bullet mold that's also accurate and a straight shooting projectile. Celebrating my first night out with my Uberti Frontier .44 WCF SAA! Shot rather nicely too. Took my Rossi .44-40 along to to try out with the Magtech ammo and Winchester 225gn Cowboy action ammo I selected for the shooting session. Both guns seem to like the all lead bullets. The rifle did not seem to do so good with Win. Super x jacketed soft-points last time out.

I have a 44Cal . It has an Brass frame around the Cylinder. I was trying to zero it in one day and that frame Cracked at the rear sights and came close to blowing my face OFF! .

Nice review enjoy the video

Amazing there is a holster belt that actually go around that waist!

I had a squib with herters 45lc. It's scary because you don't want to blow up your gun.

I had a 380 auto winchester do that once with a ruger lcp. Most it did was smoke in the chamber. I haven't used their ammo since. I have a lot of their brass on 45 colt, but i wont buy their loaded ammo anymore.

It would be interesting to see a black powder conical pressed into the case with a similar BP load as the original cylinder.

I love your leather jacket! Keep your conversions tho hoho!

At about the 10 or 11 minute point I was about to comment asking about hand loading 38 special with black powder. 12 minutes in, he answered my question! 🤣🤣🤣

Lol. You remind me of many years ago. I was carrying a 2 barrel dillinger. ( typical one you see in westerns) I stepped out of the truck and it fell. Kaboom. I frantically checked my legs. One important lesson learned from one stupid mistake. I don't care what anyone says. They have no safety. Never before or after have I seen one shot both barrels at the same time. But they both went off then and sounded as one. Both missed my legs and hit the bottom of the door. And to this day. I don't see how they did what they did. For they hit the bottom of the door. ( two bullet holes inward) Missed the window. And went out the window hole. The perfect shot x2.

Factory squib loads are nightmare fuel, especially in the modern tap and rack world

I've had several Winchester white box defective rounds (various types of errors) in recent years. Enough to make me very nervous. I wrote them and they offered to replace the ammo boxes each time I found one but I've lost my appetite for it now.

Thumbs up video ~John

Jumping from cap and ball to laser range finders--that's a Luddite's leap into modernity.

This was so entertaining. Those black powder rounds are packing a nice punch. The smokeless wadcutters kinda wimpy by comparison 🤠

I own a Navy , 36 cal. And. a Amy Colt. I've them all

Now this is more like it if i could own fire arms this would be one of it 1851,61 cartridge conversion cylinder.

I was a hair’s breadth away from loading .36 cartridges myself. I abandoned the project out of love for my family. My brother and father love shooting .38 special and I’ll be raising kids to shoot. If I load up heeled cartridges that are too large for .38 special, and one of my future heirs ever tries to shoot them in a modern gun, it would be catastrophic. So I’ll be sticking to reloading modern cartridges only for conversions.

I always thought the 1861 was the best looking gun of all of them. It's nice that you can convert it without destroying the gun. In an Indian gunfight you would actually have quick change barrels but you have to carry a mallet in your back pocket.

I wish they still made the 32 conversion cylinder for the 49 pocket or the 53 Remington...........the one with the loading gate

Not a conversion but a replica of a original cartridge gun, I have a 1871 Open Top. From Uberti, it had a long firing pin! Protuded from the breech face over .100 of an inch. It actually pierced primers it was so long. Cut it down to a more normal length and it runs the 45 Colt Cartridge just fine! Used it in a few Cowboy Matches.

Cool video, but it seems like the 44 calibers are much easier to find ammo for. At least that's been my challenge with my conversions for the 36.

I wish you would make a video on the M1878 Colt Revolver... There is very little info and videos out on those... I have an 1877 also... I loved the latest video you put out on the Thunderer, Lightening, and the Rainmaker.... Video on the DA 1878... PLEASE!!

Your videos are fantastic and always informative. Although most of my black powder revolvers are Colt 2nd and 3rd generation. I also have Ubertis as well. Have to admit that Pietta really bugs me with 1) historical inaccuracy like, as you mention, 8” barrel on ‘61 Navy; 2) printing all over the barrel of their pistols making them look aesthetically /visually inaccurate.

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Superb presentation! I've pondered a number of questions concerning these cylinders and every single one of them were answered here. Thank you so much! What are the shotgun shells for?

I think using black powder in the cartridge for those conversions is probably the best way to go. If only those Italians made barrels out of stronger steel ....

I converted 2 of these and just relined the barrels .357.

I wonder about loading round ball 38spl, my old Speer reloading manual #13 has loading data for round ball 38spl and 45 colt light loads interesting

Of all the luck, and on the first shot of the day!

Meu sonho é ter um dia condições financeiras para comprar uma arma dessa. Ele foi feito em 1850, mas continua linda e charmosa. Ou talvez uma Cout 1911!

What kind of pressure difference would you theorize concerning the 357 solid base . This over a healed bullet.

That Winchester squib is super scary.

hi, mr Mike !!! very good video and very good conversions, but i have some doubts on their longer use, because their along use time by time assembly and disassembly brings many joke between barrel and frame ... so long, speedy gunner

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I'm surprised people still give you grief over loading five it's all I do as well and my range is in my back yard

Mike, You mentioned the original 1861 of Navy caliber having 7.5 in barrels, Were the ramming handles shorter as well?

After seeing this video I'm almost afraid to shoot my Navy Arms 38 caliber conversion. I certainly would feel more comfortable about shooting this gun if you could check it out for me. Thanks have a great day stay safe!

Can those conversion cylinders be had in Charcoal/Fire/Nitre blue to go with the Charcoal finish 1851 Navies?

Cool video. Thanks. Do you have a video on how the Navy was loaded originally, in the 1850s - 60s? How did they use powder horns? What did they use for caps? I am looking for historically accurate demos of the Navy or failing that, any of the cap and ball revolvers. Thanks.

Smokeless powder just seems so wrong, half the fun is the plume of smoke! It just ain't right. Great shooting!

I want to start with a 44 and convert it to 38 special that way it can handle real 38 rounds (assuming you avoid +p any 38 special round will be weaker than a 44 black powder load) probably go pietta so I could build it with a 1851 barrel

Does the frame of the 1851 navy 44 caliber have to be steel or can it be brass frame?