1858 Remington cartridge conversion.. how hot can the loads be?

I know that would definitely be the safest route but I did want to stay away from black powder and use smokeless cartridges. That was the main reason for buying the cylinder (which actually cost more than the gun itself)

I read somewhere that the "cowboy only" warning was mainly to prevent a lawsuit and the guns and cylinders could actually handle more. I know the cylinders are made of 4150 arsenal grade steel and the revolver itself has a steel frame with the top strap, making it stronger than the open top revolvers.

Although i'm definitely not gonna try and fire any ruger only or +P loads out of it. Even cowboy loads vary up and down in pressure and go up to like 800 fps i think.

Like I mentioned I did plan on using it in the wood so worst case scenario if I had to use it to defend myself against a black bear or something, I'd like to have the hottest loads the gun could safely handle in it.

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1858 Remington cartridge conversion.. how hot can the loads be?