Old-Win wrote on Nov 4^th, 2010 at 9:14am:


!)  No, the flat spring receiver face is different to allow the mainspring to go through.  You can use the same receiver to go flat to coil, but not coil to flat.

2)  Depends on what caliber RF you are starting from.  If .22 rf, it's the same, if .32 or higher, the link may be different... so to might be the firing pin location.

More info needed.

Froggie

OK Old-Win, I do need further clarification.  Are you planning on switching back and forth between rf & cf, or are you talking about replacing a broken firing pin?  If so, you can drop the breech block assembly and easily replace the firing pin, whether flat or coil spring, rim- or center fire.  The coil spring action requires a little more dexterity to reassemble, but the upside is that the spring is much more durable.

If you have a take-down high-wall with two different barrels in different calibers, the easy way to do this is to have a block and lever assembly (including hammer) for rf and a second one in cf.  Meanwhile, if you just want to change back and forth between rf and cf on one barrel, I have to ask, "Why?"  FWIW, a long-time project I have is to make a multi-barreled set based on my orphan high-wall take-down action.  I have .32-40 and 45-70 barrels fit to it now (just drop block and change extractors) and hope to eventually fit a .22 lr barrel if and when I finish some other projects    I already have all the parts for a second, rim fire, breech block and lever assembly.

Does this ramble cover your initial question? 

Froggie

Thanks guys.  I think you've pretty well covered my questions.  I would not be converting back and forth.  I would just be converting a .22 coilspring to a centerfire rifle.  If coil springs can be worked on as easily as a leafspring, it shouldn't be an issue.  I have over the years, accumulated a bunch of parts that would allow me to convert it to a leafspring if that were a better way to go. Bob