I can see from the photo that his Remington has the conversion cylinder originally marketed by Taylors. This style of cylinder was designed by Ken Howell. These cylinders are chambered for 45 Colt. Even though the Cap & Ball revolvers are called '44' caliber, the rifling grooves are the correct diameter for 45 Colt. This is my old EuroArms Remington that I bought way back around 1975 or so. I bought a 45 Colt conversion cylinder for it about 20 years ago or so.Hurry up and shoot it. I'd like to know what difference there is, if any, between a conversion revolver and an 1873 45 Colt. I've never
even seen a conversion revolver for sale so don't know much about them.
Says who? Cowboy loads are well under standard pressure, typically around 700fps. There is no reason to restrict your guns to those loads and no factory recommendation to do so. Howell says 850fps and Kirst says 1000fps, yet produces a .45ACP conversion safe to 23,000psi.The Taylor 45 Colt cylinder is proven with a standard SAAMI proof load. In the Colt and Remington reproes we are advised to stick to cowboy loads due to the soft steel in the rest of the revolver. I have mine in a Ruger Old Army which is essentially a Blackhawk, so I'm not afraid of any factory load 45. (Proof: I think here in the US, the design is proven, not each individual piece as in Europe.)