Howdy Fellas,
I'd like to make a list of 45 Caliber Cartridges and you can select your favorite. There are many so if yours's is not listed, post it and I can add it.
Never mind, I can't add any once posted! :-(
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Howdy Fellas,
I'd like to make a list of 45 Caliber Cartridges and you can select your favorite. There are many so if yours's is not listed, post it and I can add it.
Never mind, I can't add any once posted! :-(
45 colt, 454 casull (my favorite), 45 Scofield, 45 acp, 45 gap, 460 rowland and 45 super come to mind
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45 Colt and 45/70
Not sure what 45 Colt Government is but 45 Colt will always be the love of my life in cartridges.
45lc
I like the 45LC the best, I just wish the brass lasted longer....
I'm a big .45ACP and .45-70 guy.
I cast some for .45 Long Colt, but shooting them in a Bond derringer is,,, ahhh,, impressive.
So I don't shoot 'em very much.
45 Cowboy Special. With Blackpowder.
It has been reported that after the 45 Schofield cartridge replaced the 45 Colt cartridge, the 45 Schofield cartridge was referred to as the "45 Colt Government" while being manufactured by Frankford Arsenal. This designation was not noted on Frankford Arsenal's ammunition boxes but was eventually manufactured by Winchester and Peters and noted as such. The headstamps were still 45 Colt but the box call-outs showed the Government name.
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A brief history of the 45 Colt Cartridge can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=884820685
You can pick only 1, like the 45 Colt but have 8 or 9 1911s.
Keeping in mind this IS NOT a trolling question.
But what is the difference between the 45 ACP and the 45 Auto? Have I missed something?
Please enlighten me keeping in mind that I use both descriptive number and names hopefully knowing people will know both names are used by the ammo companies.
So the 45 Auto/ACP has a 42.31 percent rating actually.
I picked the .45 ACP as I have shot it the most. I had a Munson tuned Colt SAA revolver in .45LC and Rossi 92 but they are long gone as they did not fit my needs. Nothing "wrong" with the .45LC but the .357 was a better choice for me and the Rossi is not up to a Marlin 1894 IMO.
The .45/70 Pedersoli rifle is also gone.
I gave away one of my Kimbers and am selling the other two as the .45 ACP 1911's lost out to better SD guns. So, in a few months I will not longer have any .45 caliber weapons in my modest armory.
Plinking with pistol caliber carbines is just as effective with the 9mm's and .38/.357's...and less expensive with lighter bullets, cheaper brass, and less powder. If I want to hunt deer/bear with a lever action, I have .30/30's that are better than a .45LC carbine.
Shedding the .45 caliber weapons freed up over $6000 from guns/molds/dies I was not using much and have no need for. I understand the nostalgia of .45's in all their forms. I drank the Kool-Aid too...LOL.
When I decided to get rid of the .45's I had a .44 rifle and three pistols as well, so it made no sense to have both calibers. Now, I am down to one .44 Ruger and it is getting sold as well. Full power .44 Mag loads in a pistol are not fun for me. I know I can download, but then I may as well shoot .38/.357. I am one of those weird guys who does not see what difference caliber makes in plinking and fun shooting...and also prefers loads with less recoil.
The .45 pistol calibers did not fill a niche for me. And the .45 Cal rifles only offered compromise...either a rainbow trajectory or too much recoil. Nice toys...but toys none the less. For SD, I prefer striker fired pistols without safeties and high capacity mags. For deer/bear hunting, the .308 with jacketed bullets does the job out to 300+ yards. Varmint hunting and SHTF rifle needs are addressed with a handful of .223/5.56 rifles. Plinking and fun shooting are by far most of my shooting, and an assortment of .38/.357's, 9mm's, .22 LR and PCP air guns fill that "need".
There is no place for a .45 anything either currently or in my future. That is likely blasphemy on this site...but reality for this old man who travelled the road and has the T-shirt.
In semi-auto calibers the 45 Auto/ACP would be the last to go in my small life.
List missed one 45 Auto Rim
458 Socom
450 Bushmaster, 45 Raptor, 460 S&W, 458 Win Mag, 458 Lott, and 458x2” American could be added.
I checked .45 Colt but .45 ACP is a close second. There are 3 or 4 others that are distant thirds.
I have been shooting, loading, reloading and casting for .45 Colt for at least 40 years. Being a close second is .45 ACP I shoot it more but still have a fascination with the .45 Colt.
I chose .45 Colt, and it is my favorite. But other favorites include .45/70, .45 ACP and its high performance iterations, .450 Win Mag (which I've only fired in a revolver) and .454 Casull. I've always thought I would like .458 Win Mag too, but have never owned one.
Not a cartridge, but I'm a fan of .45 muzzleloaders and c&b revolvers, too.
Yep, .45Colt
I still remember firing My Dad's SAA, think I was 4 or 5yrs. I remember His hands wrapped around mine. With that first round I was in Love.
Took Me until 1978 to get my own SAA in .45Colt, worth the wait.
I like them all but own more 45acp than the others, 45colt a close 2nd.
Surprised no one from the Commonwealth has mentioned the 577-450 yet.
Not going to search one out given the difficulty finding brass but if a nice Martini crosses my path I wouldn't turn it away either.
At this time my favorite is the .45 Auto Rim.
45 GAP, 45 ACP, .45 Schofield,.45 LC, .454 Casull, .460 S&W, .450 Bush, 45-60 WCF, 45-70 Govt., 450 Marlin, .458 Win, 458 Lott, and .460 Weatherby.
My favorites are the .45 ACP and the .450 Marlin but I'm fond of the original 1873 pair- the .45 LC and 45-70.
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There's also 45-90 and 45-110
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458 Lott and 577-450. Go big or go home!
As for the comment on 45 Colt cases not lasting very long, only size the neck portion. They look like overgrown 44-40s but don't wear out. And anneal properly...
With my collection of cas rifles, martial revolvers and autos it’s probably a 3 way tie between the 45acp-45colt and 455webley to be totally honest.
I was hoping I could add more options as we go and allow to select more than one but I don't think it can be done here.
Sorry fellas!
454 Casull.
45 Raptor right behind the 45-70 ,if only the 45-70 would chamber in the AR-10
Since I must pick one, the .45 ACP. I've been shooting and loading for it for at least 45 years so it must be my favorite forty five.
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It was a close call, but .45 colt came up winner.
That being said I really love my .45acp carbine.
But the .45 colt in my handi rifle is more accurate, has more room for powder.
Poll results thus far pretty much match my feelings.
45 colt-->first
45 acp--> second
460 s&w --> third
45 acp , An iconic all American cartridge designed for an all American gun , the 1911 . I carried it in two deployments and it was the one that started by love of handgun shooting and reloading. The venerable 45/70 is my go to rifle round.
45-2.4 (90) and 45 Colt.
Love allot to most of them... 45 Colt is at the top of that list...
But last couple years the 450 Bushmaster in a Bolt gun has been my favorite and go to! Last year assembled a upper too!!
Fun with 400+g Subs or 330g Gould HP and 260g Barned Copper solids @ 2300 fps.
CW
What's the difference between .45 auto and .45ACP?
Denny
It looks like the 45 Auto has a slight lead over the 45 Colt at 0937 hrs. Eastern time