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Colt 45 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Colt 45 is a term which originally referred to a handgun produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company, the Peacemaker 0.45 inch caliber revolver, which is known officially as the Single Action Army. Colt 45 (malt liquor), a popular malt liquor brewed by the Pabst Brewing Company in the United States. Colt 45 (Song), a 2004 single by Afroman en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colt_45   (208 words)

.45 Colt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The.45 Colt cartridge (known colloquially as the ".45 Long Colt ", or ".45 LC") was introduced by Colt in 1873 for the famous Colt Single Action Army, often known as the Peacemaker single action revolver. Because of this, the.45 Long Colt was the most used cartridge of its time, preceded by the.44 WCF (also known as the.44-40). Similarly,.45 Long Colt cartridges are still occasionally fired in.410 bore shotguns by U.S. farmers needing to kill a mule or horse humanely. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/.45_Long_Colt   (421 words)

.45 ACP - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Colt had been working with Browning on a.41 caliber cartridge in 1904, and in 1905 when the Cavalry asked for a.45 caliber equivalent, Colt modified the pistol design to fire a.45 caliber version of the prototype.41 caliber round. The Cavalry had fielded some double action revolvers in.38 Long Colt, and they determined that the.38 caliber round was significantly less effective against determined opponents, such as the Moro warriors they were fighting at the time, than the.45 Colt. Modern propellants have boosted the.45 ACP well beyond the power and velocity of the original.45 Colt, though modern.45 Colt loads are also far beyond the original loadings. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/.45_ACP   (933 words)

The 45 Colt The picture on the left is of a 45 Colt with a 340 gr SSK bullet, 357 Magnum with a 125 gr JHP and a 9mm with a 115gr JHP. The 45 Colt cartridge may be the perfect round for the large caliber enthusiast and handloader. As you can tell the 45 Colt is a massive cartridge that *usually* requires a large frame revolver, and in a modern large frame 45 Colt revolver it can outperform a 44 magnum with bigger heavier bullets, and less presure. www.handloads.com /articles?id=1   (1146 words)

Author Topic: History of the 45 Colt The Colt was chosen as the best design of the two, however, the Government had just selected the.45-70 as the standard service rifle cartridge and wanted a.45 caliber for their pistol as well. This is where some of the.45 Colt's reputation for inaccuracy occured...due to the amount of bullet jump caused by the shorter round and the shorter bearing surface of the lighter bullet. The original 45 Colt Cases were Balloon Head with very little if any rim. my.net-link.net /~napfn/45histy.htm   (3661 words)

40ozMaltLiquor.com :: Colt 45 Colt 45 is one of the best and one of the worst 40's out there. Cold Colt 45 is the easiest drinkin' malt on the market; I'd describe it as a flat beer but with that sweet, sweet malt aftertaste. We were at a park one night and he did the Colt 45 double punch. www.40ozmaltliquor.com /colt45.html   (1873 words)

40ozMaltLiquor.com :: Colt 45 Double Malt The thing with colt 45 is I must have some sort of genetic thing that makes it volatile in my stomach. This was way better then the regular colt 45. When I first opened this I expected it to taste like a much heavier, darker version of Colt 45. www.40ozmaltliquor.com /colt45dm.html   (1358 words)

American Handgunner: The .45 Acp Revolvers When the war was over, both Smith and Colt continued to offer the.45 revolvers: Colt's within the New Service line as an available caliber and S&W continued the 1917 with a commercial finish. Colt was turning out 1911 pistols at a huge rate and it is reasonable to ask how they could also make large numbers of revolvers. Colt, Springfield Armory- the original one in Massachusetts- and Remington-UMC would not be able to produce enough semiautomtics. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_153_25/ai_75211985   (1281 words)

Colt Firearms Information colt 45 When you are on the lookout for superior information about colt 45, it will be easier said than done unscrambling quality information from foolish colt 45 proposals and help so it is wise to recognize ways of judging the information you are offered. This may reveal the operators colt 45 credentials The easiest way to find out who is behind the colt 45 site is to look for the 'about' page. An excellent piece of advice to follow when offered information and advice about a colt 45 web would be to confirm the sites ownership. www.colt-firearms.info   (208 words)

.45 Long Colt - TheFiringLine Forums Colt later made the gun is many other calibers, but the first and (I think) most common was the.45, primarily because that was the service cartridge. The.45 Colt is a good, accurate cartridge, but has never been "souped up" by the factories because of the many older guns chambered for it and because of the weakness of the older cartridges. The.45 Colt was developed in the early 1870s for the Model 1873 Colt single action revolver that was adopted by the U.S. Army. www.thefiringline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1581   (638 words)

Colt-45 Information colt 45 When you're trying to find excellent advice concerning colt 45, you'll find it easier said than done unscrambling quality information from inexpert colt 45 submissions or guidance so it is important to know how to qualify the advice you are presented with. This may show you the people behind the site colt 45 credentials The easiest way to find out who is behind the colt 45 site is to find the 'about' page. A great tip to follow when you are presented with help or advice concerning a colt 45 site is to research who is behind the website. www.colt-45.info   (226 words)

45 Colt In Lever Action Rifles The case rims on the 30-30 and the 45 long Colt are close...the 45 long Colt WW brass I have measures.510 at the rim and the 30-30 R-P nickel brass measures.500. But because of the Schofield handgun the 45 Short Colt was born...and many other types of handguns on the market in the mid 1880s thru and into 1900s, were also chambered for the short round...because they couldn’t for the Colt full size round. Certainly they take hot 44 magnum pressures without problems, so they will take the same in reloads with the 45 long Colt. www.leverguns.com /articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm   (4514 words)

Alpha Precision .45 Colt The frontier army was armed with both Colt Single Actions chambered for the.45 Colt and the Smith and Wesson Schofield chambered for the shorter.45 Smith and Wesson. Fifteen years ago the.45 Colt sixgunner was faced with a very limited choice as to cast bullets. So this is one sixgun that is not marked.45 COLT but.45 LONG COLT. www.sixguns.com /range/stroh45.htm   (2772 words)

45 Colt During its heyday, the.45 Colt was the magnum of revolver cartridges. The.45 Colt (often incorrectly called the.45 Long Colt), was introduced in the single action Colt revolver in 1873. A grand old cartridge, the.45 Colt, one that's great fun to handload and shoot. www.reloadbench.com /cartridges/p45c.html   (295 words)

45 Short Colt The rim diameter is the same as the long.45 Colts, which is smaller than the Schofield rim diameter. The headstamp is the same as the longer.45 Colts, even down to the "W" on the primers. The debate over whether there is a.45 "Long" Colt cartridge is an on-going one that has been active for probably 75 years. www.leverguns.com /articles/taylor/45_short_colt.htm   (432 words)

S&W 45 in a 45 Colt - Ruger Forum The.45 Colt rim diameter is.509"; the Schofield is.519". posted 01-26- 10:40 AM I have read that the rim diameter of the 45 Sholfield is slightly larger than the 45 Colt and that some 45 Colt revolvers cannot chamber Sholfield cartridges in adjacent holes as the rims interfer with each other. That said, I have fully loaded (& shot) my Ruger Bisley (45 Colt) with Sholfield ammo that I reloaded from Starline brass. www.rugerforum.com /ubb/Forum3/HTML/006161.html   (529 words)

45 Long Colt - THR I have a Marlin 1894 in 45 Colt. The 45 Colt may be here to stay, but it could be greatly improved by modernizing the SAAMI specs for the dimensions. Almost all of my.45 Colt shooting is with cast bullet reloads but it's a shame there's not more and better factory loads out there. www.thehighroad.org /showthread.php?t=72354   (1185 words)

.45 Colt (.45 long Colt) The.45 Colt, sometimes called the.45 Long Colt to distinguish it from the short.45 cartridge historically required by the S&W Schofield revolver, as well as the.45 ACP (also sometimes, incorrectly, referred to as the.45 Colt), is the oldest service cartridge still in use today. The.45 Colt and the SAA revolver quickly became legends in their own time, and the most popular handgun/cartridge combination on the Western frontier. The most common factory loads for the.45 Colt give a 225 grain lead HP bullet a muzzle velocity of 960 fps and an energy of 460 ft. lbs. www.chuckhawks.com /45Colt.htm   (532 words)

Dan Wesson 45 Colt The.45 for the Colt was longer than the.45 for the Schofield, so a "short Colt" cartridge utilizing a 230 grain bullet over 28 grains of blackpowder was standardized as it would fit both sixguns. First chambered in the Colt Single Action Army, the gun and cartridge were officially adopted by the military and when the Army also adopted the Smith and Wesson.45 Schofield in somewhat smaller numbers, they found themselves with a supply problem. In fact, I use my scope-mounted eight-inch.44 Magnum shroud on the.45 Colt DW when my shooting requirements include a scope. www.sixguns.com /range/45coltdw.htm   (2669 words)

colt 1911 45 Hunting & Archery Equipment - Compare Prices and Reviews - Shop Smart at Shopzilla! Colt 1911 45 Cal Compensated Barrel Here is a great compansated barrel for your Colt 1911 45 Cal and... Colt 1911 45 Cal 6" Barrel Colt 45 Cal 6" Barrel by Roto 4M superb quality and very accurate... Colt 1911 45 Cal 8rd Mec-Gar Gun Mag Colt 1911 45 cal 8rd Mec-gar gun clip with base pad.. www.shopzilla.com /7Y_-_cat_id--12150125__keyword--colt+1911+45   (605 words)

Taurus’ New Gaucho Single Action .45 Colt Revolver The Gaucho is offered in.45 Colt chambering and in four different finishes; all blued, satin stainless, polished stainless, and blued with a case-hardened frame and hammer. For some reason, I had allowed myself to run out of them, but the Keith is my favorite bullet for standard.45 Colt revolver loads. It has a delightful feel to the action, a great trigger pull, and is chambered for the beloved.45 Colt cartridge. www.gunblast.com /Taurus_Gaucho.htm   (1176 words)

Reloading the .45 Colt (Geoff Kotzar) In the description of his " Small.45 Colt" conversion Linebaugh states that the standard SAAMI specs for.45 Colt is.484 minimum to.489 maximum chamber diameter while the average.45 Colt case diameter is a.476 inch. It is this excessive expansion to fill the overly large chambers that has lead to the reputation of the.45 Colt brass as being weak. This performance is easily and safely duplicated by the.45 Colt using 260gr SWC's and sane doses of 2400, H110 or WW296. yarchive.net /gun/ammo/reload_45colt.html   (1059 words)

mod_colt.htm As the Colt Walker and Peacemaker revolvers contributed immeasurably to American success in past conflicts, Colt's 1911 pistols and their descendents were in the hands of confident, WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam American Servicemen. Colt first introduced the use of a lightweight aluminum alloy in a gun frame in 1948. Colt is the oldest manufacturer of the M-1911 pistols. www.m1911.org /mod_colt.htm   (846 words)

1911 Colt 45 For complete information about the 1911, check out The 1911 Colt 45 home page. There he met Fred Moore, a young Colt employee with whom he worked in close cooperation trying to make sure that each part that was produced for the test guns was simply the best possible. In the selection process, which started at 1906 with firearms submitted by Colt, Luger, Savage, Knoble, Bergmann, White-Merrill and Smith and Wesson, Browning's design was selected, together with the Savage design in 1907. www.lcompanyranger.com /usweapons/colt45page1.htm   (687 words)

Colt 45 A well-rounded woman with a body to die for, Colt 45 is the embodiment of many a man's every dream. Even as a child, Colt 45 found herself more interested in fishing and bowling than nail polish and hair ribbons. Re-broadcast of Colt 45's live video appearance - 7/8/99, in DanniVision models.danni.com /models/mod176.html   (123 words)

Reloading the .45 Colt Page SAAMI pressures for STANDARD.45 Colt is 14,000 PSI MAXIMUM, but for Ruger and T/C levels in the 20,000 to 25,000 range are considered more the norm. Some people have tried to load the.45 Colt to levels of the.44 Magnum. I would conclude this powder is much more consistent in speeds than others that I have tried in the.45 Colt. www.reloadammo.com /45cload.htm   (1626 words)

TAFFIN TESTS: THE .45 COLT The use of the term ".45 Colt Long" is still seen today and used by even some very respected gun writers, like a guy named Mike Venturino who has written several books on the topic of single action sixguns. At the other end of the spectrum, the.45 Colt is the favorite handgun hunting cartridge of any number of shootists and sixgunners when loaded with heavyweight bullets and used in strong modern sixguns such as the Ruger Bisley, Colt Anaconda, or Wesson.45 Colt. Finally this last load is only to be used in the Ruger.45 Colt Bisley or Freedom Arms or custom five-shot.45 Colt sixguns. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/904186/posts   (2907 words)

Colt 45 is Bad, it's Nationwide No no, with a trademark as strong as Colt 45 Malt Liquor (thanks in no small part to the credible yet incredibly smooth Billy Dee Williams) brewers from all over the globe were begging for the chance to purchase the right to continue the tradition of this proud malt liquor. The epicenter of Colt 45 in the dirty south. That's why the Colt 45 is so cheap there.--As a follow up note, skeptical of the low price, we found all the Exxons in the Knoxville area (none were on Papermill Drive) and called them. bfcgroup.com /helluvatough/coltnationwide.html   (1670 words)

.45 Colt vs. .45 ACP - TheFiringLine Forums .45 Super is a pussycat in the Blackhawk, and standard.45 ACP hardball has hardly any recoil at all, at least compared to my.45 Colt handloads... He probably means that SAAMI keeps.45 Colt pressure extremely low due to all of the old 1873 blackpowder only frames that are out there waiting to blow up if fed a hot.45 Colt load. The recognized limit on a Ruger Blackhawk 45 (my personal favorite) is about 34,000 PSI where as a old Colt needs to be kept around 10,000 to 14,000 so it doesn't blow up. www.thefiringline.com /forums/showthread.php?t=73520   (1039 words)

The .45 Colt Bisley: Ruger’s Workhorse The great thing about the.45 Colt in modern cases as compared to the.44 Magnum is that the.45 Colt can be loaded to more power with less pressure than the.44 magnum. All modern.45 Colt cases are made of good brass, but I prefer Starline to all others for heavy.45 Colt loads. The.45 Colt cartridge can be loaded safely to 32,000 psi pressure in the Ruger single action, and even to higher pressures in the Ruger Redhawk. www.gunblast.com /Ruger_Bisley45.htm   (1703 words)

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