I need your advice on this Schofield

[Dvus]

Well, I couldn't take it any more. It now resides in my safe, waiting for me to load some black powder ammo so we can go "tame the west." Here's another pic.
Thanks to all for the advice, and thank you Murph for the great info. Without it I likely would have let it pass me by.

 

[MG34/bar]

DVD’s,
Congratulations on your Schofield purchase. In the past I have had several originals, and I used to shoot them all. Too lazy to reload these days so I bought black powder cartridges from Buffalos Arms in Idaho. Don’t think they have any in stock at present. When you order ask for the mild black powder loads; you cannot believe how powerful their full Schofield loads are! Gave some to friends for their replica SAA revolvers and they thought the guns had blown up when they first fired them.

 

[Dvus]

Yeah, I'm just going to load my own light loads. I have some 200 gr. Bullets left over from my last .45 Colt loading session, and I think 20 gr. of fffg would make a good starting load. I don't want to overpressure the old girl.

 

[BMur]

Word of "WARNING"!!

Kevin,
Just a word of advice. Remember that the 45 Colt and 45 Schofield were originally "NOT COMPATIBLE". The Frankford Arsenal came up with a dual-purpose round that would fit and function in both guns.

You'd be better off using Schofield brass cases to separate the two calibers. Schofield Cases are still available.

When we focus on the "Antique" original Schofield we must remember that the bore is .449-.450 and was designed so shoot a .450 diameter bullet made of pure lead backed by 28 grains of FFFG black powder.

A very common mistake is to chamber a .454 diameter colt round. That will produce a significant pressure spike. Even with black powder loads. See photo's of the bullets that I have used when shooting my Antique Schofield with great success. They can still be found on the web. Or you can use a sizing die to reduce your bullet of choice to .450 diameter of pure lead and you won't have any issues.

I honestly believe that a lot of Schofields aren't with us today due to this common misconception. Let's keep the Colt round out of the conversation when talking about the original antique 45 caliber Schofield revolver. They are not in anyway the same. Except for modern reproductions.

In my view, the modern reproduction Schofields in 45 Colt present a very potentially hazardous condition with the original Schofield revolvers having an undersized bore. the Ammo should be "clearly" labeled. "FOR MODERN Schofield reproduction only"!!!!!

Murph