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Originally Posted by Battletech58
Very well done and thanks for sharing. I am new to this forum and to S&W firearms. How difficult is it to get a .45/.45 colt S&W that would be used to shoot?
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S&W has never offered a dual caliber .45ACP/.45Colt (to my knowledge) as a cataloged item.
This solution is unique to this gun and would have required a master engineer/machinist/gunsmith to create. This should be repeatable by a quality gunsmith.
Others have fitted a second cylinder to an existing .45 revolver. The problem with that solution on a S&W is the frame lug needs to be modified to fit the 45Colt cylinder. When you put the original .45ACP cylinder in place the cylinder will slide back and forth a bit, due to the modified frame lug.
A secondary issue with the two cylinder solution is you risk damage to either cylinder, yoke and the screw head of the side plate screw in order to swap the cylinders. Those risks do not exist when changing the extractor only. You also miss the chance to scratch the slide plate with the screwdriver...
Single Action guns (Colt SAA and Ruger Blackhawk) can do the two cylinder solution without the frame lug issue due to their design.