ORIGINAL: TimberCreek
Guess I should have been more specific. My .44Blackpowder 6 shot revolver accepts a .451 ball orlead bullet. Has anyone tried to load a copper jacketed 45 cal pistol bullet which is also .451 diameterinto a black powder revolver. Mainly I want togo to a 185gr hollow point and load up a little hotter for more killing power.
I shoot a 1858 (reproduction of course) New Army Revolver made in Italy by F. L. Lipettia. I bought it at Cabela's. It also shoots the .451 diameter ball. You can get some 200 grain pure lead conicals that are hard to load but not impossible from places. On top of 30 grains of Pyrodex P or Goex 3f they do some impressive shooting and down range thunking.
Actually I found the ball to be easiest to load, safest to shoot, and most accurate of all projectiles. I have hunted with my revolver. We bunny hunt in the winter down in the marsh. Walk/snowshoe in and spend the day, a lot of fun...