Originally Posted by Ivan the Butcher

If you have a revolver chambered for 45 Colt (weather you call it "Long" or not), and it has a recessed chamber; it will not chamber a 45 Schofield. The rim is too big in diameter. If your revolver isn't recessed, it will chamber 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, & 45 U.S. (the 45 U.S. is a Colt case the length of a Schofield.) The bullets are: 45 Colt 255grain, 45 Schofield 200 grain, and 45 U.S. 230 grain @ 810fps (It is what Col. Thompson patterned the 45 ACP after) I have F.A. examples of both lead and jacketed ammo, the jacketed is for the M1909 Colt revolver, even though the chamber is 45 Colt.

Ivan