Best 45 colt combat revolver

[S&Wfan]

Hi,

I'm well aware that the OP was asking for a .45 "Long Colt" caliber COMBAT REVOLVER. HOWEVER . . .

1. The original .45 Auto round WAS loaded to the same velocities as the old .45 "Long Colt" cartridges . . . just much shorter in cartridge size for the (then) new high velocity ammo.

2. Thus, today's .45Auto IS the .45 Long Colt cartridge of the past . . . but easier to use, easier to pack more ammo, and easier to load!

3. Colt is effectively out of the "big bore" .45 market.

4. The S&W .45ACP revolver is a wonderful fighting handgun . . . in the barrel length of three and four inches, and with moon clip loaded .45ACP ammo, it can be reloaded by many as fast as a .45ACP pistol. Lightning-fast too from the holster . . . and really quick pointing when shooting at multiple targets too!

 

[CraigC]

If wanting a .45ACP, here is a nice variation of a 1917 that I got for cheap at a gunshow.

Very cool!

Thus, today's .45Auto IS the .45 Long Colt cartridge of the past . . . but easier to use, easier to pack more ammo, and easier to load!

Unless you'd rather have a rim and not have to fool with moon clips. Don't get me wrong, I think a .45ACP revolver is a wondrous thing but it will never replace the .45Colt.

 

[ghitch75]

Unless you'd rather have a rim and not have to fool with moon clips. Don't get me wrong, I think a .45ACP revolver is a wondrous thing but it will never replace the .45Colt.

i'm a big 45 Colt fan but Auto Rims just act as short 45C's...




old school new school......

 

[CraigC]

...and is one more cartridge to have to load for that is pretty much incompatible with most other .45's.

 

[ghitch75]

ya but i like to reload...

 

[BCRider]

I'm sort of assuming that the OP jeffmack already has guns and reloads for his .45 Colt vs .45acp. That's likely why he's after a gun which can use the ammo he's got already.

 

[jeffmack]

Exactly.

 

[content]

Hello friends and neighbors // I decided on the 25-5 but I like the N frame Smiths.

They soak up the recoil and allow me quicker return to target.
Slap some Hogues on and they become slim enough.

I picked this one up last month locally for $550otd.


The pic is right after shooting it for the first time.
Very pleased with the preformance.

 

[huntershooter]

"Mountain Gun"

Far right is .45 Colt:

 

[winter1857]

This is mine. Model 25-5; cut to three inches, ported, round butted, night sights. Pretty well done by an unknown gunsmith. I picked it up at a local gun show for $500 OTD. I love it.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

^^^Good deal on that 25-5! As far as "extra" for loading the .45 Auto Rim, you need only brass, and a shell holder or shell plate. Nothing else needed if you are already loading .45ACP.

 

[Jim K]

Go with the Mountain Gun, a good, modern revolver.

Do NOT use a .455 Webley in .45 ACP with moon clips; the cylinders are not strong enough for standard pressure .45 ACP or .45 Auto Rim. You can work over a 1917 Colt or S&W, but good ones are getting too pricey to chop up.

CraigC, you are mixing apples and oranges. The .45 Government (aka .45 Schofield) was adopted for use in both the Colt Model 1873 (SAA) and the S&W Schofield revolvers in use in the 19th century. It was the only cartridge issued by the Army from 1874 to the end of the single action era; the Army did not issue .45 Colt after 1874.

The Model 1909 cartridge was made for the Model 1909 revolver, a Colt New Service made for the .45 Colt. But the Army found that the small rim of the .45 Colt jumped the extractor, hanging up the gun. So they developed the Model 1909 cartridge, identical to the .45 Colt, but with a bigger rim. Model 1909 cartridges will work in the SAA but only three can be loaded, no problem for the Army, since the old single action was long obsolete. No one but Frankford Arsenal ever made the Model 1909 cartridge.

Jim

 

[Gladius]

Oh yes, the 25-5 is a great combat revolver, too... but this one is too pretty for battle...

 

[murf]

thx for explaining that jimk. it is a very confusing timeline. i believe the 1909 cartridge was also called the 45 government. if i am wrong on that, let me know.

murf

 

[rikman]

+1 on the 625 Mountain Gun.



rc

Wow! RC...that is a beauty! gotta add that to the list :-D

 

[rcmodel]

Thank'ya! Thank'ya!

It shoots as good as it looks too!

rc

 

[rikman]

I have to say that my wheel guns that shoot calibers that start with a 4 have been getting more range time!

 

[CraigC]

The .45 Government (aka .45 Schofield) was adopted for use in both the Colt Model 1873 (SAA) and the S&W Schofield revolvers in use in the 19th century. It was the only cartridge issued by the Army from 1874 to the end of the single action era; the Army did not issue .45 Colt after 1874.

No Jim, go back and do your homework before you go correcting someone. The .45Gov't was brought about for use in both the Colt and S&W military handguns of the late 19th century. It had the .45Colt rim but was .45S&W length. It was NOT the same as the .45S&W. This information is as handy as the latest Cartridges of the World.