I’ve almost pulled the trigger (pun intended) on a Rowland conversion kit for a series 70 gov model gathering dust in the safe. It’s a sweet gun and the only thing holding me back is not wanting to beat it up. Ended up getting a G20, my carry load is only about 700 ft/lbs but the penetration is good and I don’t care if I beat it up, it was ugly when it came out of the box.
Would still like to own a 460 Rowland though, I’ve thought about getting my 625 reamed to take the round.
That would be a nice conversion.
When I was doing my research on this recent conversion, someone on one of the gun forums was bragging about his 625 conversion. Piece of cake, and cheap; If I remember correctly all he had to do was rent a reamer and in a half hour, he was done.
I’ve had a 460 Rowland Carbine upper conversion for a couple of years, and it is a lot of fun, yet suitable for serious purposes too.. After my last campout in an area that is posted for bad bears, and I didn’t want to carry my six pound .454 around, I decided rather than spend a thousand bucks or more on a more compact .454 or .44 Mag or a Ruger .45LC capable of ++P pressures, I’d go ahead and spend the $300 on the Rowland conversion.
After a bit of frustration, I got it to where I trust it in any situation, short of an angry Grizzly or Kodiak....