No. Many period 44-40 bullets were crimped over the bullets ogive, back in the day. I'm not certain if the copper plating would be any sort of issue with BP.Hopefully the bullet nose is short enough to fit in your cylinder, if these are actually 44 mag/SPL pattern bullets. 44-40 bullets had a shorter nose. IIRC, BP requires a slightly compressed load. This could be an issue if you're using the wrong bullet design. I think I'd spend a little more time looking for the correct bullets if it were my project.