.45-60 in a Walker Conversion?

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

Here's an odd qeustion.

If you have a .45 Colt conversion cylinder for a reproduction Walker and you were to ream the cylinders to fit, and enlarge the bore to .458", could said pistol handle .45-60?

There looks to be enough room for everything to "fit."
I know there is no real reason to DO this, especially considering the existence of .45 BPM, I am just wondering if it's possible.

 

Edited December 12, 2024 by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619

[Warden Callaway]

I think Hovey Smith deepened the chambers to take 460 S&W Magnum case. 

Edited December 12, 2024 by Warden Callaway

[Michigan Slim]

57 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said:

I think Hovey Smith deepened the chambers to take 460 S&W Magnum case. 

I have given away .460 cases to a couple people for this purpose.

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

At least ONCE.  After that . . . . .

[Warden Callaway]

Found this.

 

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

9 hours ago, Warden Callaway said:

I think Hovey Smith deepened the chambers to take 460 S&W Magnum case. 

Yeah, that's .460 BPM.  (Black Powder Magnum)

I wondering about other esoteric "possibilities."

[Jackalope]

9 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:

and enlarge the bore to .458",

probably wouldn't even have to bother with this step. 

 

I expect a soft .454" bullet would work just fine...all things considered.

 

YMMV  😊

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

Well, I got out my cartridge measuring caliper thingee and started doing some measurements.  While there might be enough room to make the chambers bigger, the rim is a bit too large to fit.   So in other words, it wouldn't work.

I suppose the other option of just lengthening the chambers for the .45 BPM would be a proven course of action, but I doubt I will do so.  

This really was just a bizarre notion from the get go!

Edited December 13, 2024 by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

Umm, as opposed to some of your . . . Ummm . . . "other" . . . . Notions??  🙄😇

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

12 hours ago, Colorado Coffinmaker said:

Umm, as opposed to some of your . . . Ummm . . . "other" . . . . Notions??  🙄😇

What can I say?   I find it amusing to talk about highly speculative ideas.   Even if nothing comes of them, they can be entertaining.

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 

H.K. !!  Yep.  Quite entertaining.   Kkeekp up the good work!!

[Bailey Creek,5759]

How about using a 410?

Load it with a 45 bullet.

Grand Father used to shoot 410 out of a Trap Door.

[Capt. James H. Callahan]

You can do most anything if you want to spent the $$$$. When I started CAS I bought a 94 Trapper 45 colt. Of course it comes up one round short in most stages. I looked into having it converted to a 20 inch carbine. I did find one place in Montana that would do it for a cool $1000. . Ended up buying a 73 from Cabelas for about $800.

JHC

Edited December 15, 2024 by Capt. James H. Callahan