ORIGINAL: Ruger-Redhawk
Maine Shooter
45 Coltis correct. 45LC is incorrect . There is no such animal as a 45 Long Colt.I know you see manufacturers listing it as 45LC.I'm sure Frizzellr will add his .02.
Ruger Redhawk
"Having a couple of well known friends, two in fact that all readers would know by name, that simply go ballistic with the mention of .45 Long Colt, I had to tweak them a little as I had the chance. So this is one sixgun that is not marked .45 COLT but .45 LONG COLT. Their argument is that there never was a cartridge designated the Long Colt. I agree. The frontier army was armed with both Colt Single Actions chambered for the .45 Colt and the Smith & Wesson Schofield chambered for the shorter .45 Smith & Wesson. The latter could also be used in the Colt sixgun hence two .45's were available, a long and a short. In modern times the erroneous use of .45 Long Colt does preclude any confusion and mix-up between .45 ACP and .45 Colt. The Colt Single Action Army was designated at the factory as the Model P but never officially known as the Peacemaker. However, that term is widely accepted. Who can figure? [6]
I'm all for pedantry, but most (all?) firearms chambered for the .45 Colt are meant to capture the feel of the late 1800s. With that in mind, calling it (verbally) the .45 Long Colt seems defendable."
Just as most say 'caliber" when they mean "cartridge".
Hey, Maine, now that's just down right mean! (ha,ha). I'm on a tight budget right now, and there you go braggin 'bout all them you got "tucked away".
Color me envious
Sorry.
but did I mention the 2 .357 ones I'm got my name on.
One to shoot as I've got no SA in that chambering and the other of course to tuck away with the rest. eems that when each model came out they were able to be had for $420 but soon afterwards are commanding much higher prices. I"ve seen ones in .41 go as high as $625+. That's nuts![&:]