antique pistol question

[humphry76]

is anybody aware of a way to sleeve or use an adapter to shoot 22LR out of a 32r pistol?

 

[m-134]

if im not mistaken that would re class it to either a restricted or prohibited class depending on barrel length ext since you are modifying it to shoot a diferent calliber witch is not on the antique status list.
but i imagine you would just have to bring it to a gunsmith and see what he can do. the chamber-cylinder alignment would probly bee a pain in the @ss to set up though

 

[41 Colt]

It's been done, but do it to .22wrf or .22mag to keep it antique.

 

[gabrielguitars]

Think about it; a sleeve would only leave about .050" thickness on either side, that isn't enough to work. I'm sure a small chamber adapter could be made to let you fire it, if you were willing to have the .222" bullet rattling down the .32 bore.

 

[41 Colt]

It would work in the chambers of the cylinder but you would need to bore out the bore to a larger diameter, just like relining a .22 rifle.