Update on Cowboy45, Blackhorn and Remington 1858 revolvers

[rbertalotto]

Update on 1858 Remington Conversions with Cowboy 45 Spl and 45-SLIM bullets....



Took the 1858s with the 45LC cylinder conversions  to the range yesterday.

This picture shows the Cowboy 45spl brass, and loaded rounds next to a standard 45LC for comparison. The lubed and unlubed boolits in the front are the 45-SLIM with a 200g and 255g in the rear for comparison.

CB45sol brass - 45 SLIM - 12g Blackhorn 209...............GREAT accuracy and perfect POA at 25 feet. I couldn't be more pleased. Both revolvers performed superbly.



The Blackhorn powder is wonderful. Lots of great smoke and sparks with a very impressive fireball, but near zero clean up. Same cleanup as smokeless powder. I know it will not be legal in CAS as black powder, but it will be fun in the other classes. I sure wish it wasn't $30 for 10oz!

I also loaded 4g of Trai Boss with similar results:



This load had a bit more recoil, but nothing to get excited about. Both loads were in the area of a 38 special in the recoil department.

[cpt dan blodgett]

Near as I can tell, it is not legal in any SASS class the powers that be declare it to be a prohibited duplex load.