Hi and thanks for the replies
I'll see if I can answer in order:
St. George, I used the .45 S&W load data from the Lyman manual.
Wildman1, both are new guns neither has more than 1000 rounds though them at this point.
I'll check the measurements, but it will be a couple of days. I actually have to go in to work this week dammit. I'm running 250 grain bullets because they shoot to point of aim at 25 yards. I shoot Grand Army of the Frontier, and 25 yard targets are common. In 2020, I shot a Skirmish run with the Schofield, but lost time wise to a broom handle Mauser. I DO really like the Schofields for reloading speed, but couldn't match the broom handle.
Mr. Shootwell, I love the alias. They're both new. I like shooting the .45 S&W brass because we reload on the clock, and the 45 S&W brass has much more rim than .45 Colt. The Star extractor on the Schofield doesn't grab the .45 Colt rims as well as it does the Schofield rims. I may try seating the bullet out longer though. I have .45 Colt brass and may try the longer round also.
I'll check the measurements. I'll also check and see what bullets I'm currently using, they're Missouri Bullet and I have some of Scruffy Skippy's. Both are powder coated although I also have lead. Missouri Bullet sells lead 230 grain round nose bullets for the .45 ACP, and that's what I used here, but they're a kind of short and don't have a lube ring.
In going back through Mike Venturino's book on Shooting SIxguns of the Old West,, I noted that a 2 inch group is about as good as it gets and 3 inch groups are common in his test loads.