71shooter
Single-Sixer
Are NM Flattop & new vaquero (mid frame) 357 cylinders the same length as 44 special and 45 colt flattop cylinders?
Sugar River said:Curiosity got to me, so I went and measured.......
Stainless 357/9mm convertible = 1.587 without ratchet or boss
Blue 44 Spec = 1.588
gunzo said:Bob, I've read & believed that myself & in general it is so, or was. A stellar idea.
But this same subject came up just a few weeks ago & I checked again after many years & got a surprise.
A 45 Colt BH cylinder of mine not only fit, but fit well into a 44 mag. BH. Maybe a one off incident, but something can & did slip through the cracks on these 2.
Disastrous results for sure.