Why the 45 long colt

[Stainz]

Keep working - as long as you enjoy the life of a mushroom (... ie, be kept constantly in the dark and everyone feeds you poop!) - or retire - and wonder how you had more hobby-time when you were working. You also wonder what you were thinking when you started all of those 'collections'. The inevitability of arthritis, CTS problems, prebsbyopia, etc, with advancing years is there, too. On with my +1.00 Diopter safety glasses to shoot with - and Alieve for the arthritis - or aspirin & wrist braces for the CTS. The slow selling/trading of big boomers... my .454 SRH & #1H in .458 Lott are long gone. My last two revolver purchases were .22s (5" 63 & 4" 617). Elmer Keith would call me a girley-man for what I load as .44 Specials/Russians - never mind my Magnums. Same with .357M & .38 Specials.

Of course, the one stand out - .45s. Sure, I pop away with reduced power .45 ACPs in my 625 - but the 625 MGs get the full treatment in .45 Colt. Never sell them... too much fun!

Merry Christmas, all!

John

 

[dirtpig67]

Another big fan of the .45 Colt here.

Up here in Alaska I usually have a Ruger .45 Colt on my hip whenever in the woods loaded up with some rather stiff handloads. Perfect combo for up here.

I really like the old cartridge. I would love to see Taurus start making their model 450 models again (5-shot, lightweight, snub revolver in .45 Colt). I would buy one in a second if they did. I would always have a good feeling with one of those in my pocket.

There are some self-defense loads out there that are very nice also. If you have not seen, the Speer Gold Dot load for the .45 Colt, it is a sight to be seen. If I had to make a list of rounds that I would not want to be shot with, that would be near the top. You could practically do shots out of the cavity in the tip of those rounds!!

 

[hawk45]

"It is a recent production 4" model. I installed an unfluted .45/454 cylinder from a Super Redhawk. I then asked Hamilton Bowen to round butt the grip and install the Weigand interchangeable front sight system."

Bowen makes some of the best looking revolvers I've ever seen.. I have my one on one for a build sometime in the hopfully not so distant future.