Originally Posted By: bunnspecial
By the way, this below is taken from "Catridges of the World, 11th Edition."
This is considered one of the most authoritative sources on cartridge history around.
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.45 Colt Historical Notes: This was introduced, in 1873, by Colt’s as one of the cartridges for its famous Peacemaker single-action revolver. Both the cartridge and the revolver were adopted by the U.S. Army, in 1875. This served as the official handgun cartridge of the Army, until 1892 (some 17 years), when it was replaced by the .38 Long Colt. The .45 Colt is one of the cartridges that helped civilize and settle the American West. It was originally a blackpowder number, loaded with 40 grains of FFg powder and a 255-grain lead bullet. Testing has demonstrated that muzzle velocity of the original loading almost certainly exceeded 900 fps in the original revolvers. Various importers offer excellent Italian-made replicas of the original Colt’s model, and Ruger and several other makes of more modern single-action revolvers are currently chambered in .45 Colt.
General Comments: This is one of the most famous American handgun cartridges and still a favorite with big-bore advocates. It is extremely accurate and has more knockdown and stopping power than nearly any common handgun cartridge, except the .44 Magnum. It is a popular field cartridge and can be safely handloaded to velocities in excess of 1000 fps with 250-grain than about 800 fps muzzle velocity. Although the .45 Colt has a larger case than the .45 Automatic or the .45 Auto-Rim, it is not quite as efficient with factory-duplicating loads using smokeless powder. Using special revolvers, some very heavy loads have been established for the .45 Colt case. These put it in almost the same class as the .44 Magnum. Such loads should not be attempted except by an experienced person who fully understands what he is doing and who will ensure that those loads are only used in a revolver that will withstand the pressures generated. This is another cartridge that has developed a rebirth of interest. Federal, Remington, Winchester, Black Hills Ammunition, CorBon, and others all offer .45 Colt loads.
Barnes, Frank C. (2012-09-07). Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges (Kindle Locations 11115-11120). Gun Digest Books. Kindle Edition.
You better write letters to Marlin and Colt for their sins of the past in renaming Winchester and S&W cartridges. You should probably also go and correct every ammo maker that stamps "9mm Luger" on their cases instead of 9mm Parabellum.
Again...you are making a ridiculous point. Even Federal Ammunition online labels their 45 colt with the product codes "AE45LC" for American Eagle 45 Colt. Oh and if that does not make you happy...maybe the image below will.
or this
By the way, this below is taken from "Catridges of the World, 11th Edition."
This is considered one of the most authoritative sources on cartridge history around.
Quote:
.45 Colt Historical Notes: This was introduced, in 1873, by Colt’s as one of the cartridges for its famous Peacemaker single-action revolver. Both the cartridge and the revolver were adopted by the U.S. Army, in 1875. This served as the official handgun cartridge of the Army, until 1892 (some 17 years), when it was replaced by the .38 Long Colt. The .45 Colt is one of the cartridges that helped civilize and settle the American West. It was originally a blackpowder number, loaded with 40 grains of FFg powder and a 255-grain lead bullet. Testing has demonstrated that muzzle velocity of the original loading almost certainly exceeded 900 fps in the original revolvers. Various importers offer excellent Italian-made replicas of the original Colt’s model, and Ruger and several other makes of more modern single-action revolvers are currently chambered in .45 Colt.
General Comments: This is one of the most famous American handgun cartridges and still a favorite with big-bore advocates. It is extremely accurate and has more knockdown and stopping power than nearly any common handgun cartridge, except the .44 Magnum. It is a popular field cartridge and can be safely handloaded to velocities in excess of 1000 fps with 250-grain than about 800 fps muzzle velocity. Although the .45 Colt has a larger case than the .45 Automatic or the .45 Auto-Rim, it is not quite as efficient with factory-duplicating loads using smokeless powder. Using special revolvers, some very heavy loads have been established for the .45 Colt case. These put it in almost the same class as the .44 Magnum. Such loads should not be attempted except by an experienced person who fully understands what he is doing and who will ensure that those loads are only used in a revolver that will withstand the pressures generated. This is another cartridge that has developed a rebirth of interest. Federal, Remington, Winchester, Black Hills Ammunition, CorBon, and others all offer .45 Colt loads.
Barnes, Frank C. (2012-09-07). Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges (Kindle Locations 11115-11120). Gun Digest Books. Kindle Edition.
You better write letters to Marlin and Colt for their sins of the past in renaming Winchester and S&W cartridges. You should probably also go and correct every ammo maker that stamps "9mm Luger" on their cases instead of 9mm Parabellum.
Again...you are making a ridiculous point. Even Federal Ammunition online labels their 45 colt with the product codes "AE45LC" for American Eagle 45 Colt. Oh and if that does not make you happy...maybe the image below will.
or this
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