Before I converted the Uberti 1851 Colt to cartridge, I had also converted a very
incomplete Uberti 1861 Colt. When I found the Uberti 1861, it was missing the
following parts: cylinder, wedge, loading lever. I did use a Legal Defender 1851
cylinder making a new recoil plate, ejector housing, wedge and loading gate.
Now I found the best way (I think) to shoot 357-358 dia lead bullets though a
very oversized bore. I made hollow based bullets and use light loads with Unique
for indoor ranges and black powder for outdoor ranges. There use to be heeled
bullet moulds around but you need to bore out the cylinder chambers. I find
the hollow base soft lead to work.
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