Uberti 445LC Scofield loading question

[omgb]

I just won at auction, a Uberti #3 Schofield in 45LC. The deal is, I won't have it for a couple of weeks. So, I was wondering if any of you have experience loading cast bullets for one of these. Do I load .452 or .454 bullets? Please advise.

Ugh, the title should read Uberti Schofield #3 in 45 LC.

[Froogal]

I use .452" in my .45 Colt Uberti Cattleman.

[Sam Sackett]

You will need at least 454 for a Scofield.

Sam Sackett

[Outpost75]

Cylinder thoats in my several Uberti .45 revolvers are .455" and I use soft lead .454 bullets. In Schofield brass use 4.0-4.5 grains of Bullseye with a 250 lead conical like #454190.

[Thumbcocker]

My Frisco model does very well with .452 boolits.

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[kaiser]

My most accurate cast bullet in my 1873 Uberti revolvers are unsized .453 diameter 255gr bullets from a Lee mold. I’ve also used factory cast that mikes .452 that are almost as accurate. The bullet I prefer in the Schofield case is Lee’s 230gr RN. (BTW, the Schofield cartridge will not feed in my 1873 rifle.)

[Baltimoreed]

My Schofield 255 gr swc loads will feed in my Stoeger 1873. Just does hold 10. I use lighter stuff in the revolvers.

[DougGuy]

Do I load .452 or .454 bullets? Please advise.

Uberti Schofield #3 in 45 LC.

That's hard to answer without the gun in hand and you can slug the barrel and measure or slug the cylinder throats before choosing a specific size boolit.

[omgb]

The issue is, I won't have the gun in hand for two weeks. This is Kommiefornia. It's a Scofield model in 45 LC. some guys missed that. I think I'm going to try a Lyman 220 grain .454 bullet. Not looking for high velocity, just good clean and accurate fun. I would bet the throats will be .455 but we will see.

[Outpost75]

Good start load for No.3 in .45 Colt is 5 grains of Bullseye or TiteGroup with Saeco #954 Cowboy 230-grain flat nose. May be more solid now, but Schofield repro I had kept popping open with factory loads so I got rid of it YMMV.

[Wheelgun]

I’ve had a few Schofield #3s in 45colt. A 3” & 5” Schofield and a 7.5” Russian. Still have a consecutive pair of #3 Beretta Laramies’ in 38spl. All were very accurate for me.

In my 45s I sized .452, .453 &.454. I didn’t notice any difference in mine, so just sized .452.
I mostly used the Lee 200RF and the NOE 453-423 loaded to standard pressures.

Outpost is right about starting low because some popped open, supposedly the Navy Arms were the worst. Fortunately mine(Taylor’s & Cimarron) didn’t have that problem. A friends 1 Navy Arms did and the other Navy would get out of time if cocked fast.

* Edit - In 45 Schofield brass I believe my best load was 6gr behind the 453423

[DougGuy]

I would bet the throats will be .455 but we will see.

That's why I said wait until you got it in hand and KNOW the dimensions before you start ordering things a specific diameter.

What are you going to do if you load up a bunch at .454" and none of them will fit in the throats?

[omgb]

[QUOTE May be more solid now, but Schofield repro I had kept popping open with factory loads so I got rid of it YMMV.[/QUOTE]

Schadenfreude? :)

[omgb]

I didn't realize it but I bought the Navy Arms Wells Fargo 7" model. It looks unfired and brand new in box dated 2001. Will it spring open on firing? Who knows. I guess I'll find out. If so, I bought a very pricy door stop.

[Baltimoreed]

Mine is an ASM. Post#7 They have a bad rep but I’ve used it in some cas shoots without any issues. I use 160-200 gr rnfp boolits.

[ABJ]

I have a Taylors/Uberti, 5 inch. The cylinders will take a .452- pin. I shoot .452's. Note, the cylinders are a little shorter than a cattleman. I can load short nosed 250 SWC crimped in the crimp grove but I prefer a 235 RF or a 200 RF. I load to around 750 ish, FPS. Fun gun.
Tony

[Walks]

I've had one since they came out on 1996. I use 5.0grs Clays used a 225-230gr .454 bullet. Never had it pop open once. Even tried Rem 250gr factory loads.