Perrin 1865/69 Revolver

[Aragorn243]

So I read the French 11mm was close to 45 caliber so I tried putting a 45acp in it and it didn't fit. But I had a 45-70 handy and it did fit in all the way up to the shoulder area.

I'm almost a complete novice when it comes to reloading so my question would be can I cut down the 45-70 cases to fit in the chamber using the case mouth to headspace and fire light loads out of this? Probably a little more complex than that but just investigating right now.

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[browningautorifle]

45-70 cases

The link I provided suggested 44-40 cases. If 45/70 fits, then you're good. Casting a bullet shouldn't be hard. You could even use a round ball but it may leave lead streaks. Your case is rimmed so it will stop against the cylinder that way. They just have to stay inside the front. A few grains charge of Pyrodex or FFF black should be fine. The link I provided has some discussion. It's going to be stumpy.