??Safe loads for new "Pinched Frame"??

[Doc Sunrise]

With the new "Pinched Frame" having the same cylinder and frame window size as the original, what would be an acceptable and safe load to use?

Would today's factory Cowboy loads be ok?

[Shotgun Franklin]

Hmmmmm, without know the cartridge it would be hard to guess.

[Capt. John Fitzgerald]

Anything that is safe to shoot in a 3rd generation Colt should be just fine in the new USFA frame.  Current USFA frames and cylinders are slightly over sized when compared to the 1st/2nd/3rd gen. Colts.  The new USFA frame should be comparable in size to the 3rd gen. Colt and just as strong. 

[drjon]

It would be interesting to find out if the new revolvers are proofed at the same pressure as the the slightly larger cylinder. That would seem to be the answer to the question posed.

Of course the strength lost in the cylinder would make the frame stronger, not that one offsets the other, but, would lead to some pretty hot loads for smaller calibers that do not stress the cylinder.

Considering the additional cost for this new offering, a Pre-war now seems to be a better buy, but then I was very happy with my Custer and Pre-war. Perhaps I didn't know any better, but one of USFA's selling points was the additional strength of the cylinder walls in the existing frames.