![]() ![]() My brother has an 1858, also set up with a Howell conversion, and has put several hundred rounds down range with it, all factory 45 Colt (he doesn't reload for that cartridge). ![]() Those loads are pretty heavy (13,000-14,000 psi, or more) for six shooters designed and built for Black Powder. I would not load a 250 grain Keith to 850+. According to Lyman's 4th edition Cast Bullet Handbook,these run under 10,000 PSI. I load the 45-230 CM from RCBS over 4.5 grains of Red Dot or 5.5 grains of Unique. ![]() Cowboy loads are defined by velocity, not pressure, but I restrict my loads to cerca 750 FPS. On one of mine, it was drop in, the other required polishing the center hole to get it to fit on the arbor. Because of the open topped frame, I only load light 45 Schofield loads for it. I have the Howell Conversion for my 1860 armies. ![]()
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