RecoilRob
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I got the rifle a bit back and thought it would be neat to see if it would feed/fire the shorter .45 S&W (Schofield) round.
Bought a box of brass, loaded a couple, fed them into the rifle.....shuck-Bang, shuck,Bang,! Excellent!!
Loaded up the other 498 with period correct 230grn LFN over 7grns. Unique. (Nice load by the way) NOW!! Let's see how many this thing will hold! One, two, three, fou...drats. It is stuck. Had to dismount the magazine tube and poke them out with a cleaning rod.
I KNEW going in that the Schofield had a bigger rim than the Colt. By about .010 but didn't think that it would make THAT much of a difference. Well, it DID! The restriction in the tube is up far enough that two rounds don't get to it.
My rifle will accept rims no larger than .513 and still feed well. Most of the Schofield's had .518 so we have to reduce them a bit. Oh, the brass is Starline and was VERY nice..consistant and in NO WAY responsible for the problem. That is squarely on the dumb owner.
SO! I am now in the middle of reducing the rims so that they will fit. Insert cartridge nose first into drill press, turn on, apply file for 4 one second swipes across rim. Check for fit in shell-holder. If it fits, throw in the 'finished box'. Repeat. Gives me a new appreciation of the toughness of cartridge brass. Takes a bit to remove it.
Not the most boring/tedious thing I have ever done but in the running....
Just wanted anyone with the same 'wondering' to know what I found.
Bought a box of brass, loaded a couple, fed them into the rifle.....shuck-Bang, shuck,Bang,! Excellent!!
Loaded up the other 498 with period correct 230grn LFN over 7grns. Unique. (Nice load by the way) NOW!! Let's see how many this thing will hold! One, two, three, fou...drats. It is stuck. Had to dismount the magazine tube and poke them out with a cleaning rod.
I KNEW going in that the Schofield had a bigger rim than the Colt. By about .010 but didn't think that it would make THAT much of a difference. Well, it DID! The restriction in the tube is up far enough that two rounds don't get to it.
My rifle will accept rims no larger than .513 and still feed well. Most of the Schofield's had .518 so we have to reduce them a bit. Oh, the brass is Starline and was VERY nice..consistant and in NO WAY responsible for the problem. That is squarely on the dumb owner.
SO! I am now in the middle of reducing the rims so that they will fit. Insert cartridge nose first into drill press, turn on, apply file for 4 one second swipes across rim. Check for fit in shell-holder. If it fits, throw in the 'finished box'. Repeat. Gives me a new appreciation of the toughness of cartridge brass. Takes a bit to remove it.
Not the most boring/tedious thing I have ever done but in the running....
Just wanted anyone with the same 'wondering' to know what I found.
