bnewberry":4l9ck0kn said:
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The advantage of the Cowboy Special over the Schofield is that the Schofield rim is greater in diameter than the .45 Colt so much so that it won't clear the star at the end of the cylinder in some revolvers.
I must be missing something here:
I have a brace of Uberti Schofield clones in 45 Colt and the 45 Schofield brass works far better in these revolvers than does any and all 45 Colt brass.
The smaller rims on the 45 Colt brass are such that the extractor star on the Schofields can (and occasionally does) "rock" over/around and pop over the rims causing a momentary pause while you fiddle with
getting things back in order. This has never occurred when using the 45 Schofield brass.
So, while the Schofield brass is more extraction/ejection positive, the buildup of powder residue in the chambers from shooting the shorter cased ammo is a far bigger PITA to clean-up and maintain.
YMMV