Winchester 1887
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How do I answer? My favorite is .45 Colt but I shoot far more .45 ACP and I love .45-70 Government. All are well over 100 years old.
So here's the thing... 45 ACP is just a chubby fat 9mm. Semi auto pistols have no soul either.
Now the 45 Colt is a much better proportionally sized round. Fat but also long and sexy. Single action revolvers have more soul than anything and really require you as a shooter to involve yourself more in the experience.
That is why 45 Colt has to be the best. :p
The 1911 pistol has significantly steered the course of my life. Pretty easy to answer this one.
I have a Ruger new model black hawk 45 colt with a 45 acp cylinder and the acp cylinder wins every time, love it. I have a Just Right carbine in 45 acp and its a tack driver, love that gun. It feeds any profile boolits i think it would feed empty cases.
I have a 1911model 80 series 45 and i dont like it. It will only feed round nose boolits, it is accurate. It james on any other boolit profile.
Another terminology issue...how about the 45 AC?
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I like how R80rt said it. "If the first number is 4 and the second number is 5, it's the best cartridge! "
Agree, also interesting that at this point it is a dead heat between .45colt and .45 ACP. But if you add the .45 auto to the ACP it tips the scales!
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There’s also the .455 Webley Auto Mk1. Rather unattractive auto but it is British.
I said 45/70. I would have said 45/90, but I don’t have one yet. I always wish I could get more BP into 45/70s. Surprised 45/70 is number three.
It looks like the 45 Auto/ACP won so far.
I had to vote for the 45 acp ... have done way more shooting and reloading with one in both semi-auto pistol (1911's ) and revolvers .
Competed for years in NRA Bullseye Match ( Precision ? ) 3 gun with 22 LR , 38 special and 45 acp .
Loaded lots and lots of 45 target loads and even won a few trophies . My only first place was in 1911 Service Pistol ... the Gold Cup was jealous that my G.I. Service 1911 could shoot so well ... fixed sights and all !
Seems like the 45 Colt & 45 acp are still top dogs in the 45 fight ...interesting !
Gary
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I wonder if it does not mean the Government load, which was a 230 gr. cast bullet over 28 gr. of 3FG - as opposed to the Civilian load, which was a 250-255 gr. bullet over 40 gr. of 3FG?
I think the .45 Schofield also had the same load as the "Govt." but the rims were too thick to load 5 in the SAA (I've heard you could load 3 but never tried it myself)
BTW, I really like .45 but my favorite is not on the list: .45 Auto Rim - you can do loads in .45 ACP cases but loaded long they will not fit in the 1911.
Riposte1
I have several, the .45 Win mag, .45 Colt, .45 ACP. I only load the ACP and Colt now because I traded or sold off my Win mags and haven't replaced them... yet. :-)