Henry Mares Leg 45 LC

[bollox]

.45 Colt and .45 Long Colt are the exact same cartridge.

From Wikipedia

"The .45 Colt cartridge is a handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It began as a black powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver, but is offered as a magnum level handgun hunting round in modern usage. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 and served as the official US military handgun cartridge for 19 years. This cartridge is often referred to as the ".45 Long Colt", because there was a ".45 Short" also available in the 1880's."

People referred to them as LONG colts to differentiate from the widely available 45 schofield at the time.
Long Colt is an incorrect term but you can still find it in loading books and from manufacturers on occasion.

[burnt_servo]

The information I posted is accurate. It also does not take into account loads that are safe in Marlin lever actions. Do you think a brass frame Rossi is up to the pressure ?? On the other hand, it is able to withstand .44 Magnum pressure. I think the manufacturer should be contacted to see if they will warrantee a Magnum loaded .45LC. No use arguing about it.

brass frame rossi ?????

to my knowledge rossi has never made a brass framed rifle .

only HENRY has made a brass framed rifle .
i have never seen , heard of , or read about ANYONE hot rodding a brass framed rifle .

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( the information below DOES NOT apply to the brass framed henry rifles )
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but there is plenty of info out there about people hot rodding steel framed 1892 lever action rifles .

before rossi came out with the 454 casull chambering , several companies produced 45 colt and 44 magnum chambered rifles on the same action .

many people started loading the 45 colt round to 44 magnum to pressure levels .

speaking specificly of the rossi ranch hand rifles , they do chamber their fullsized 1892 rifles in 454 casull .

BUT

they do not chamber their ranchands in 454 casull .

i do not know if the 44 and 45 colt actions are treated in the same exact manner as the 454 actions , the pressure differences bewteen the chamberings is very significant ( something like 14,000 psi for the 45colt compared to 65,000psi for the 454 ....... and 36,000 psi for the 44 magnum ) .

since they do chamber the rossi ranchhand in 44 magnum , i would feel safe firing off 45 colt rounds , loaded to 44 magum pressure levels .

[MustangFrank]

[QUOTE=burnt_servo;6853281]brass frame rossi ?????
to my knowledge rossi has never made a brass framed rifle .
only HENRY has made a brass framed rifle .
i have never seen , heard of , or read about ANYONE hot rodding a brass framed rifle . =QUOTE]


You are absolutely correct. The thread started with Henry and then Blue Line said they had Rossi on backorder which caused my error. I continued my comments now using Rossi instead of Henry. Good catch. The question still remains unanswered though. Which manufacturer will warrantee a magnum loaded .45 LC ?

[Foxer]

BUT

they do not chamber their ranchands in 454 casull .

I don't think thats because they're afraid of chamber failure due to pressure, i think it's got more to do with being afraid of forehead failure due to recoil when the front sight comes back and hits you.

I don't find the 44 mag ranch hand too bad to manage at all, but it would take very little more to turn it into an unpleasant gun to shoot.

[Blue Line]

Both manufactures will only warranty factory ammo.

Best regards,
Scott

[MustangFrank]

Both manufactures will only warranty factory ammo.

Best regards,
Scott

Thank you for finally putting that to rest. I must make a point of traveling out to visit your store.

[silverbane]

The largest caliber ranch hand/mares leg available is .44 mag??

Or can they be bought in .454 casul.

I would love to have one for hiking, but vs a grizzly bear you want as much power as possible.

[BL89]

will you be getting anymore in stock?

[diesel_weasel666]

The largest caliber ranch hand/mares leg available is .44 mag??

Or can they be bought in .454 casul.

I would love to have one for hiking, but vs a grizzly bear you want as much power as possible.

Get a Marlin 1895GS in .45-70. With the right load/projectile choice, it will take anything out. The Marlin isn't quite as compact as the mares leg, but pretty damn close and a F*%k-load more stopping power!!!

[Blue Line]

will you be getting anymore in stock?

Yes,

They're on backorder and we're currently waiting for them.

Best regards,
Scott