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yes it shoots .45 Long colt cartridges or .44 cal Black powder "This Remington Conversion is a perfect reproduction from the historic period when popular black powder revolvers were being converted into cartridge revolvers. Although manufactured as a an already converted cartridge revolver now by Uberti, these copies still feature an easy transition from blackpowder to centerfire cartridges on the .45LC caliber models. The Remington Conversion in .45LC allows a shooter to switch from .45LC to .44 black powder by removing the breech plate, cartridge cylinder, and replacing them both with a spare black powder cylinder (available as a spare part from Taylor's A1014005). Along with the original conversion design, these revolvers retain other original features: the forged frames are dovetailed to allow the loading gate assembly to slide into place and a modern ejector rod incorporated into the original black powder loading lever with a small notch cut into the loading lever itself. The revo

Yes, this pistol is chambered to fire Standard 45 Long Colt ammunition. The 1858 Remington revolver was originally designed as a black powder cap and ball revolver. When the then-new brass cartridges came about, many 1858s were converted to accommodate the new 45 Long Colt ammunition. This modern day reproduction is a fully functional firearm chambered for modern 45 Long Colt ammunition.

james it also shoots .44 blackpowder with optional blackpowder cylinder (not included)

Hi Irv, Yes this will shoot .45 long colt ammo as well as powder if you purchase the optional blackpowder cylinder.

yes it shoots .45 Long colt cartridges or .44 cal Black powder (with optional cylinder) "This Remington Conversion is a perfect reproduction from the historic period when popular black powder revolvers were being converted into cartridge revolvers. Although manufactured as a an already converted cartridge revolver now by Uberti, these copies still feature an easy transition from blackpowder to centerfire cartridges on the .45LC caliber models. The Remington Conversion in .45LC allows a shooter to switch from .45LC to .44 black powder by removing the breech plate, cartridge cylinder, and replacing them both with a spare black powder cylinder (available as a spare part from Taylor's A1014005). Along with the original conversion design, these revolvers retain other original features: the forged frames are dovetailed to allow the loading gate assembly to slide into place and a modern ejector rod incorporated into the original black powder loading lever with a small notch cut into the load