H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I know the person to ask is Lassiter, and I eventually will, but have any of the Lightning lovers here on the Wire ever gone to the trouble to get one in .44 Special? I don't think it would require much more than a barrel to do it. Don't think .44 Magnum would work. I doubt if the action is strong enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky R. K. Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I have a Pedersoli in 44-40 that handles full cases of black powder and a 200 grain bullet with no problems. Usually use about 3-4 grains of Red Dot for smokeless. Lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 What’s the parent starting caliber .. 45 Colt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Lucky R. K. said: I have a Pedersoli in 44-40 that handles full cases of black powder and a 200 grain bullet with no problems. Usually use about 3-4 grains of Red Dot for smokeless. Lucky I have AWA's in .45 Colt and .44-40. I have Colts in .44-40, .32-20 and .22 Long. I want one in .44 Special. I am a very strange person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 1 hour ago, John Boy said: What’s the parent starting caliber .. 45 Colt? I'd assume you'd have to start with a gun made for .45 Colt or .44-40 and rebarrel it. It sounds reasonably possible. I'm just wondering if anyone has ever done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Can a barrel have just the chamber sleeved? If so, starting with 44-40 might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Share Posted October 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Can a barrel have just the chamber sleeved? If so, starting with 44-40 might work. I dunno. But the problem there would be .44-40's are .427's and .44 Specials are .429's. That's why I thought you'd need to rebarrel. I also just did some checking and while the the two .44's are quite different, the rim size of the .45 and .44 Special are nearly identical. Assuming that may make a difference in the bolt face and other stuff, I guess you'd rebarrel the .45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I drilled a.45 barrel on a Pedersoli Lightning and installed a 38-40 Redman liner and cut a new chamber and it works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 1 hour ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: ...But the problem there would be .44-40's are .427's and .44 Specials are .429's. That's why I thought you'd need to rebarrel.... Most modern reproduction firearms use .429 for 44-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 .429’s work very well in all of my 44-40’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal TKD, Sass # 36984L Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Yul Lose said: I drilled a.45 barrel on a Pedersoli Lightning and installed a 38-40 Redman liner and cut a new chamber and it works well. Did you need a 38-40 extractor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 6 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: I have AWA's in .45 Colt and .44-40. I have Colts in .44-40, .32-20 and .22 Long. I want one in .44 Special. I am a very strange person. My license plate is 44SPCL, you don't sound strange to me... 3 hours ago, Yul Lose said: I drilled a.45 barrel on a Pedersoli Lightning and installed a 38-40 Redman liner and cut a new chamber and it works well. Aw @Yul Lose you got me giving evil looks at my poor little .45 Rossi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimble Fingers SASS# 25439 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 I was thinking of found something similar to a Taurus lightning in stainless .45 Colt getting a replacement barrel made for .44 mg that would also allow .44 spcl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Marshal TKD, Sass # 36984L said: Did you need a 38-40 extractor? No, the .45 works fine. I did install a 44-40 lifter or elevator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 2 hours ago, DeaconKC said: My license plate is 44SPCL, you don't sound strange to me... Aw @Yul Lose you got me giving evil looks at my poor little .45 Rossi... Well, I had this .45 Pedersoli Lightning laying around that I hardly ever used and got a good deal on it when I bought it. Years ago I had a conversation with Elrod up in Nevada about which cartridge he thought was the perfect cartridge for a Lightning and the 38-40 was his choice. So I bought a Redman liner and the drill bit (you have to drill from both ends of the barrel) and I already had a chamber reamer that I’d bought at an estate sale a few years ago. It was rather intimidating at first but with the help of You Tube and Larry Potterfield with Midway USA I did it. The liner is installed with a special Loctite adhesive and not soldered in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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