Questions about Anvil Enterprises conversion

[Wheels]

Even the Remington is too small to convert to 44-40.  That is why the R&D cylinders in .45LC are made at a slight angle.  The Remington cylinder can accomadate the .44 Colt round because it has a small rim and some cylinders can hold three .44 Spec. rounds by loading every other hole.  The 1875  Remington has a bigger cylinder diameter.
The .38LC and the .44 Colt conversions are less likely to be loaded with factory ammo by mistake.  Both size conversions need to use hollow base bullets because of the original bore size of the cap and ball guns.
Wheels

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Must be cool to have a brother who's a machinerist!

[Frenchie]

Must be cool to have a brother who's a machinerist!

It is, and he's a good one, master class in fact. We might get the parts made on a CNC machine, but I think the metal will look like it was made on a CNC machine and I might have to finish it by hand. He thinks bluing is a poor way to protect metal from rusting, which from his point of view is true, but they didn't have cadmium plating back in the 1870's. We're both getting an education just talking about this stuff.

Another problem is there's a milling machine I can use to learn and make parts on, but it's in an unheated garage and the really cold weather will be here by the time I get this move out of the way, so it looks like I'll have to wait 'til warm weather before I can get going on this. I want my own shop setup eventually, but that's $$$ I have to save up (and can't spend on guns ).

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[Professor Marvel]

Greetings Frenchie -
I came across this ancient thread and began wondering how your project came out ? Did you have to modify the Anvil plans? I would love to see photos and details of your conversion ring.
yhs
Prof Marvel