The Goose
NES Member
So I have a Pietta .36 snubnose percussion revolver that I acquired a .38 Long Colt conversion cylinder for. The cylinder just drops right in and functions perfectly. The issue is that the bore for a .36 is .375 - .380 and the 38 Long Colt is .357 same as a .38 special. Some people have the barrels re-lined to .357 as an option. Some use a heeled bullet, but there can be chambering issues with the conversion cylinder. The third option (and my choice) is to use a soft lead hollow base bullet that should bump up with a black powder charge and expand into the rifling. To that end I bought a brass mold from Old West Bullet Molds that throws a 150 gr hollow base bullet that I size to .358 and load over 16 grs if Goex 3f. I will report back once I get a chance to try it out.