38 Colt or 41 Colt? Which way would you go for a conversion?

[Stopsign32v]

Well about to dip into some 36 cal conversion revolvers. I know you can line the barrel easily to shoot true 38 special in them but I just want to be different.

 

38 Colt

 

Pros:

Original to old conversions

Can do heeled 38 Colt short

Can do hollow base 38 Colt long

 

Cons:

Heeled reloading

 

41 Colt

 

Pros:

Not dealing with heeled and go with internally lubed boolits

Pretty cool

 

Cons:

Have to have 38 special cylinder bored out for 41 Colt

Hard to find brass I'm sure

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

Consider this.   In both .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt, you can use a hollow base bullet that will engage the oversized rifling.   No need to worry about heeled bullets.   That's what I do.

[Stopsign32v]

1 minute ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

Consider this.   In both .38 Short Colt and .38 Long Colt, you can use a hollow base bullet that will engage the oversized rifling.   No need to worry about heeled bullets.   That's what I do.

 

I have these...Rapine 358-149.

 

.365cal

 

 

[Cholla]

The .41 Colt was also a heeled bullet so no real advantage. If I remember correctly Cimarron Firearms has recommended that I use a heeled bullet if I buy their .41 Colt Lightning revolver.

[Stopsign32v]

2 minutes ago, Cholla said:

The .41 Colt was also a heeled bullet so no real advantage. If I remember correctly Cimarron Firearms has recommended that I use a heeled bullet if I buy their .41 Colt Lightning revolver.

 

This would not be a traditional 41 Colt setup. It would have to be internally lubed. Heeled would be too large for the .375 bore

[Bailey Creek,5759]

I always thought the 41 Mag. Would make a fine caliber for Cowboy Shooting.

Marlin made a nice 41 mag rifle.

I have been thinking about having a pair of Old Ruvers converted to 41 mag.