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Post by merc on Dec 25, 2019 1:27:19 GMT
What is the difference in the .45 Colt and the .45 Long Colt?
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Post by oldhippy on Dec 25, 2019 6:00:25 GMT
No difference.
The problem comes from the introduction of the .45 ACP round with the 1911 pistol in 1911. Prior to that, the rimmed cartridge for the Peacemaker had been called the .45 Colt, and it still is. But the Colt 1911’s rimless cartridge got the designation .45 ACP meaning “Auto Colt Pistol”. But then when a customer walked in to buy ammo and asked for .45, to be sure of which round was actually being requested, folks started referring to the revolver cartridge as “The Long Colt”. But it’s never been a formal name... just a descriptive clarification of which .45 you’re talking about
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