Most of the Colt revolvers were original designed to fire a round ball. I shoot my 1851 & Dragoon Colts with a Kirst Conversion cylinder in 45Colt.
A 454 round ball weighs in at about 160gn and the 45 Colt bullet comes in at about 255gn. That is a huge difference in weight and recoil between the two projectiles.
I am finding issues with deformed wedges and thought that the weight of 255gn bullet takes a lot more power to fire compared to the round ball.
The question is: Can a round ball be fitted to a 45 Colt case to more approximate the original design loads?
A 454 round ball weighs in at about 160gn and the 45 Colt bullet comes in at about 255gn. That is a huge difference in weight and recoil between the two projectiles.
I am finding issues with deformed wedges and thought that the weight of 255gn bullet takes a lot more power to fire compared to the round ball.
The question is: Can a round ball be fitted to a 45 Colt case to more approximate the original design loads?