My "El Tigre" is a Spanish copy of the Win 92 in 44-40.
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Lever Action in .45ACP ???
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My "El Tigre" is a Spanish copy of the Win 92 in 44-40.
Pretty sure,not. He was licensed 20 years before me,has 12.6, collects savage pistols, has a Rossi 92 in 45colt, the Mares Leg in 45colt...and some 1911s, in 45ACP ( of course )...so, i'm sure he knows what he is talking about if it comes to different calibers. It's just that i never heard of,but looking at those answers, apparently they exist.
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There is a modification done to some Cowboy rifles (mostly marlin 94's I recall) stateside that make them work with what is called a 45 Short Colt. They are .45 LC cases shortened to 45 ACP length, The Rimmed cases at that length feed excellently but don't know how they would be if converted to use the rimless rounds.
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Winchester actually made a batch of Model 92's in .45ACP for the Argentinian Police force back before WW2. An amigo of mine has one of these "Trapper" length carbines that's in good shape & shoots well with factory 230 gr. hardball out to around 75 yds. or so.
The El Tigre carbines were made in the Eibar district of Spain and were of poor quality compared to the Winchesters.
The El Tigre carbines were made in the Eibar district of Spain and were of poor quality compared to the Winchesters.
IIRC, there was a thread on CasCity re: rechambering .44-40 Henry's to handle .44 Russian cases to more closely resemble the original .44 Henry RF in overall length. If you've got the money, anything can be done within physical/mechanical limitations.
Last week end, my wife and I attended the first two day CAS event of the season. The 2nd day, we held an intro 'Wild Bunch' stage. It was 'wild' in more than just name. Two of us acted as RO's as we have been IPSC RO's in the past and are current IPSC shooters. We presumed that the participants would have some experience in handling and shooting their 1911's - wrong! Some of the gun handling was interesting, to say the least.
We let it be known that in future, a introductory seminar will be held on the handling and function of the 1911 pistol before any shooting takes place.
As for matching rifle and pistol calibres, there are some advantages, but it's not historic. The rules state that your rifle/carbine must be .40 or larger (38-40 minimum). That permits .44 Magnum/Spl., .45 Colt, 44-40.
fingers284
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Can't see how that would be feasible without re-chambering (ACP headspaces on the case mouth, requiring shorter chamber). As well bolt would have to be changed to one that has an extractor built to grab the rimless cartridge. The Same mods would have to be done to a Marlin to use ACP cartridges. Kind of explains the cost of the Marlin conversion mentioned earlier
To my knowledge, the Uberti carriers are to facilitate the use of the shortened L. C. cases
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Yes, and the reason this is done is to be able to shoot 'powder puff' loads. A side bonus is the ability to load more in a magazine, which is moot as you are restricted to the number of rds in a stage (usually 10), loaded under supervision and counted as you fire. More than the required number means they must be ejected as the rifle/carbine cannot be put down unless it is empty (no rds in the mag tube, no rd on the lifter). This costs time.
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Wild bunch.
