If anyone knows how I could find a mold for bullets like those please let me know. The next best thing I can think of is taking out and using the HBFP used in these 38 Long Colts ( ). The best that I could find may be the Rapine. 375 rifling of the Colt Navy barrel, but I cannot find molds for HB bullets meant for a Colt. I would definitely want to use a hollow base bullet in order to engage the. So can a load of 23 grains of powder and a 160 grain bullet be compressed to 1.425 inches? If not then what other bullet types could be used? I'm not sure if other conversion cylinders like the Howell Old West have that same length limitation, and if anyone can clear that up for me to then I would appreciate it. The sight for the Kirst Konverter of the Colt Navy ( ) says that their cylinders are not for cartridges 'exceeding 1.425' overall length '. The thing is though that no one says what the OAL of the cartridge is with that load. sec = frontcover) it seems that the most powerful load for a 38 in blackpowder is with 23 grains of powder and a 160 grain bullet. Based on this post form castboolits when using Goex ( ) and this old issue of Shields Magazine ( books / edition. I am hoping that maybe some of you others have already tried this out on your own and that I can learn from you.įrom what I've read in this previous post( ) you can get 30 grains in 38 special brass with compression, and specifically 25 grains into Starline brass. I am looking into getting a cartridge conversion of a Uberti Colt 1851, and I have been wondering how powerful of a black powder cartridge I could use in the gun, and what I could feasibly make for it.

Installing a kirst konverter 1851