1871 OT

[Dead Eye Dave]

What grain cartridge do ya'll generally shoot in these?  200, 250? 

Thanks in advance

DB

[Roosterman]

158, of course mine is a .38.

[Long Johns Wolf]

Mine is .44 Colt and I shoot 200 grain bullets over a smokeless load.
Long Johns Wolf

[River City John]

158gr over about 15gr black powder(bullet compresses load about 1/4" or so). Also .38sp.

[Dead Eye Dave]

Thanks for the responses.  I should have mentioned that mine is .45 LC and I shoot mostly smokeless.

DB

[Abilene]

45LC is really pushing the limits of the design.  I would limit it to 200gr bullets and light loads at that.  Even better: BP 

[Flint]

I shoot 200 and 215 gr in 44 Russian or Special, and 200 gr in the 45 Schofield. (smokeless)

[Bead Swinger]

Nominally 200 gr. in 44R.  Since my melt is soft, these come out closer to 210gr. Trailboss or Pyrodex, usually Pyrodex (or BP). 

[Sgt. Jake]

    A pard of mine has a brace in 45 Colt and he uses Cowboy 45 Special brass,with ffg gunpowder and ethier the 150 EPP/Ug Big Lube Boolit or a H&G #.130 S.W.C. 185 gr. and they are all there but not overly hard on the guns.We were out a week ago and all those loads shoot POA/POI.      Adios  Sgt. Jake

[Dusty Morningwood]

200gr BigLube bullet in .44 Russian and Special.  Black powder, of course.