Can I put regular bullets in a black powder pistol?

Are you talking about bullets (the piece that shoots out the muzzle) or cartridges? Loading a modern, smokeless powder cartridge into a gun designed for black powder is extremely unsafe. Smokeless powder generates much higher pressures then black powder guns are designed to take.





Stick to the ammunition the gun was designed for. You'll live a longer and healthier life for it.Can I put regular bullets in a black powder pistol?
In a modern BP gun, AS MANUFACTURED, NO.





When cartridge pistols were first developed, they used BP IN the cartridge, not the more modern smokeless powder.





Some ';conversions'; were made to existing BP guns so they could use a metallic cartridge. AFTER conversion, they could NOT fire anything else! (It required modifying the cylinder and hammer.)





Regarding the use of ';sabot'; bullets; do NOT use them in pistols. The ';jump'; from the cylinder to the barrel could cause the sabot to catch and jam on entry to the barrel, causing severe weapon damage and/or injury to you or bystanders possibly even blowing up the cylinder or causing a ';chain fire'; problem.





(I do NOT use sabot bullets in ANY weapon, modern or BP; but then I have weapons in a variety of calibers, and therefore can use the right weapon for the job!!)





Have fun and shoot safely.Can I put regular bullets in a black powder pistol?
Yes you can buy a conversion cylinder for black powder revolvers so that they will accept centerfire cartridges. I did a conversion to an 1851 colt Navy repro. for .22LR. I am a machinist as some of you may know, and made up a cylinder out of 4140 stock, and a transfer bar. I installed a liner, and it's pretty damn accurate. I would love to get pics up, but unfortunately I suck with a computer (It was enough of a challenge to get on here... ha ha...). Modern BP reproductions are pretty tough guns, you can't Kb (Kaboom) them with black powder. The conversion cylinders are extremely pricey though, it's at a minimum of $250 just for the conversion. For a loading gate, ejector, and cylinder, expect to get into the $500-$600 range, including the price of the gun. I love being a machinist!
Where has everybody been the last 20 years. You can buy sabots for a smaller caliber and shoot just about any bullet. I typed in ';black powder sabots'; and found 29,100 references.


You would have to use a sabot, because regular bullets are not the same size as lead balls.


Most are for rifles, but there are some for large caliber pistols.
Maybe, it depends on which gun you have. Here's an example: http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?pr鈥?/a> Just search on MidwayUSA for ';conversion cylinder';.





There is no other good way. Modern smokeless powder develops higher pressures, so it is not safe to shoot it in blackpowder guns. (Maybe, just maybe you could do it if you only used a very small amount of powder, but it still isn't a good idea.)
No. If you look at the rear of the black powder cylinder you will find it is solid, except for the primer hole.





You can load black powder into a modern brass case and fire it out of a revolver like a Ruger Vaquero.
yes, but you would have to by a conversion kit and I have seen them in some magazines, but you'll have to hand load and use only black powder as modern powder would cause the cylander to burst!
You mean instead of a ball use a Conical or bullet? I would only use what is designed for the gun.Conical Black Powder Pistol Bullet sure....
The bullets themselves can not be used because you must use only pure lead projectiles in all BP weapons, unless you are using a load with a sabot. No jacketed bullets are compatible otherwise.
In a manner of speaking...yes.





For several replica cap and ball pistols, there are conversion cylinders that allow you to use lower-powered [SASS or cowboy load] rounds.





Look up Kirst Konverters.
NO WAY! well u could if ur looking to blow up the gun!