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.458” round ball - what to shoot them with

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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!
 
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
 
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.
 
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