well if people read your posts you admit in one your a "amateur" (a person whos not and expert) where i see some of your points alot of what your posting has nothing to do with modern 45 acp converted 1873 revolvers that are set up in the correct way.
The reasons some 1873s blew up in the past is they did not know to open up the tight chamber throats. some guns have .450 chamber throats or even less some are .452
every gun ive sold in 45 acp has had its chamber throats checked and opened up to .452 for safty reasons so please dont lump all 1873 french guns in the same boat.
By doing this it takes alot of presure off the guns cylinder.
The ones that blew up in the past were from useing hard ball ammo in poorly converted guns or supper hot loads that will blow up a webley or any antique that they ended up in.
Some 1873s blew up in orignal 11MM as well where guys used 44 40 cases shortened and the wrong bullets for the chamber throats and theses were 11mm orignal guns untouched by anyone since new all because someone didnt know what they were doing.
If a french 1873 is set up correct it can shoot both 455 and 45 acp the later being a better cartridge as the 45 acp bullets are .452 dia the 455 bullets are .455 and that puts way more stress on the guns.
Theres dozens of guys shooting them in Canada now with 0 problems with safe loads.
Before you lump all 1873s together as dangerous abominations you should first understand how there converted to 45 acp i dont think you do.
I have had over 30 guns run thru my hands how many have you had inspected ?
Yes its better to reload with soft lead bullets and a safe powder charge but you do not want to get to silly with the low power loads theres this thing called deteonation where many a good gun includeing modern made SAA colts made after 1898 Blow up! top strap strait up cylinder blowin to bits not from a hard charge but from a low charge.
Look that up on the internet
Because once a french 1873 is altered in the corerect way so the presure dont build up from tight chamber throats then 45 acp reloads is compleatly safe as long as your shooting the correct ammo and its always better to reload.
As to the strength of the french 1873s well there soilid frame alot stronger than the MKI and MKII webley break open actions and theres lots of guys shooting 45 acp thru them with no problems because they use common sence in there choices of ammo.
Please people use common sence with shooting any antique handgun and read the stickys before posting questions that have been answered in the stickys.
Theres alot of good info up there just go read it.
