Remington 1858 Colt 51 Navy crossbread?

[Warden Callaway]

First gun I bought was a Remington 1858.  That was years before I was old enough to buy a cartridge gun.  I shot it a lot. But I never liked how tight it was between the trigger guard and grip frame.  It always lumped the back of my finger.  

 

With all the radical mods done to cap guns and specifically to Remington cap guns, has anyone cut the grip frame off a 1858 and installed a Colt 51 Navy frame? 

[Blackwater 53393]

That might be a neat project. Remington actually did that back in 1875, but they made a suppository shooter out of it too!!  

[Cheatin Charlie]

I once saw a 1858 that somebody had cut and moved the trigger guard forward to clear his knuckle.  He did a nice job and didn't see the change until I picked it up and noticed the extra clearance.  A lot easier than milling the frame.  Only had to cut some off the front of trigger guard and add some at the rear.

[John Boy]

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But I never liked how tight it was between the trigger guard and grip frame.  It always lumped the back of my finger.  

Got a hacksaw?  Cut the front of the guard off

[Cheatin Charlie]

It is not the front of the guard that is the problem it is the rear outside that hits your knuckle.  Very few people can shoot the pistol without getting their knuckle hit.

That is why I shoot colt style no hitting knuckle.