.458” round ball - what to shoot them with

[Kabulrocks]

I recently bought a box of 400 cast soft lead round balls that were unmarked as to caliber. Measuring them revealed that they are .458” diameter. Isn’t that a size used in .45 caliber cap and ball revolvers? If so, I need a pistol!
Thanks!

 

[64Springer]

CnB are .457 diameter.

Buy an Uberti and go to town.

 

[ZUG]

Ruger Old Army uses .457" also

 

[Eterry]

You can always buy a 458 Winchester Magnum and..... oh never mind... wrong forum.

 

[Grenadier1758]

Any of the 44 caliber cap and ball revolvers can use the soft lead 0.458" diameter round balls. A nice circle of lead will be shaved off to seal the chamber.

 

[Stantheman86]

I'd avoid trying to stuff them in a Brasser, it could be kinda hard on the frame pushing those .458 balls in to the chambers

I used .457's in a Pietta steel .44 Navy and it took some doing to pop those balls in

 

[nchawkeye]

One of the best investments a fellow can make is a mould for his muzzleloaders, I haven't shot a store bought ball since the '70s...That way, when you find cheap lead, buy it and convert it to your needs...

 

[Kabulrocks]

One of the best investments a fellow can make is a mould for his muzzleloaders, I haven't shot a store bought ball since the '70s...That way, when you find cheap lead, buy it and convert it to your needs...

Indeed.... I thought these might have been .490” and useable in my rifles. Just so happens that I have a .520” RB bag mold on the way from Larry Callahan Callahan Bagmolds & Accoutrements for a Uberti Hawken. My local gun shop has some cap and ball revolvers on display, but I don’t recall what they were though.