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I know there are a few brands of these conversion cylinders to shoot cartridges in Captain ball pistols whether it be the Ruger old army or a steel framed Pietta 1858 you can get conversion cylinders to shoot cartridges. And they're supposed to be cowboy loads so they're a low velocity low pressure load I get this which are also most of the time modern smokeless power. What is so wrong with shooting the very light load properly measured smokeless powder in the cap and ball cylinder? Is the nipples the weak point? And not proper ignition? I know the experts in the books and lawyers till you do not do this.

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You’ll put your eye out kid…….

I know BP is hard to find at times, but 777 seems to be around and gives really good power in C&B guns.


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I generally play with Prydox P . But the fact of using cartridges in these conversion cylinders had me thinking probably overthinking. Upon some more research on that the metal in the black powder cylinders probably just not good enough metal for such. And I would be worried about the nipples causing ignition issues or blowing out the back of the cylinder and such just the food for thought question was all.

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Seems they make conversions for ruger O A to do this


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I’ll just stick with a Howell .45 Colt cylinder. They make a .45 ACP one as well, if you’re already setup for that one. The Belt Mountain replacement base pin simplifies things a bit.

Since it’s not safe to load 6 in the Howell and dry firing can damage the firing pins, it’s a good idea to keep a snap cap in one chamber. An orange plastic one can be seen through the little window and makes lining up the dead chamber under the hammer easier.


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