Bullet Mold Sizes

No. A 245 gram bullet would be about 3,800 grains and would be as long as a pencil.

Assuming you meant grains, :) , also No. The bullet will not seal the chamber. Remy needs .451 to .457 depending on the maker.
 
BlackPowderBen mistakenly wrote gram. He meant grain.

Returning to the question, I don't know if the bullet would fit. I'd slug the bore or take a caliper to it to see if the bore is slightly larger.
 
Returning to the question, I don't know if the bullet would fit. I'd slug the bore or take a caliper to it to see if the bore is slightly larger.
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Still be too small. And it would definitely be too small for a C&B chamber.
 
BlackPowderBen I think the best solution is to use Caliper and measure all chambers. Then You will know which ball will be the best for Your Revolver.
Besides, every gun - replica - it is more or less different from each other. The rifling in the barrel, chamber in cylinder ... etc. For example, some Colt Army in 1860, 1863 Remingtons have better accuracy with the bullets .451 other with .454 bullets.
Of course, testing , testing and testing on range, to get the best results using a different weight of black powder and the filling chambers with semolina, corn mill or felt wads.

Sorry for my english, I do my best :)
 
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Do the conicals require the same sort of interference fit where you shave a ring of lead off as when seating round balls?
 
I prefer target shooting ( MLAIC ), so I always use round balls.
Once ( just one cylinder ) on the begining when I start with C&B I use .452 conicals for 1863 Remington Pattern Davide Pedersoli and I didn't notice that bullet was shaved, bullet just go inside chamber with small resistance.
But better accuracy at 25 to 50 meters I have when I shoot round balls.
 
This past weekend on a lark I tried shooting the Lee 452-230-TC bullet in my 1858 Remington. It has a nice chamfer on the tail of the bullet, so it starts reasonably well into the chambers. I use a stand-alone loading stand to load the cylinder as the bullet won't fit under the arch in the frame of the 1858 itself.

It performed OK, but not as well as .457 round ball. I tried 18, 20, and 22 grains of 3F Goex with cream of wheat filler. The bullets were lubed with Lee Alox.

Steve
 
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