To All
Here is the fix I found for the 45 Schofield. Two years ago I was using my 44 Russian Spencer for reenacting (I now use a 44-40). At a reenactment I met up with a guy using a 45 Schofield. We got to talking and he was using his gun as a single loader as he was not able to get his blanks to cycle. I suggested that we try the 44 Magnum shells that I was using. Well they worked great, they cycled, chambered and ejected fine. He purchased a quantity from me and used them for the reenactment. The following year I met up with him again and he was still using the 44 Magnum brass and according to him they were working great. So if you have a 45 Schofield Spencer and you want to shoot blanks then you can use 44 magnum brass. The only unusual thing you have to do to the brass is once you have a star crimp on the end you then have to use a shoulder forming die to simulate a bullet on the end of the case. Once you do that they will chamber fine.
Terry