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Salty said:
The 45 colt is an outdated has been the 44 magnum is where its at. Sort of like the outdated 375 H and H, replaced by the modern and therefore better 375 Wooger. :p
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I think the 45 colt can be loaded past the 44MAg in power these days, if you are using a modern firearm and modern brass. That's what all the gun writers say, anyway;)
 
The 45 colt is an outdated has been the 44 magnum is where its at.
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Pppppfffttt......edumacate yourself young grasshopper!:p

It can achieve the same power at lower pressure than the .44, and loaded at higher pressures surpass the .44, plus your doing it all with a wider bullet. The .44 is magnum in name only, .45 is where it's at!:D

http://www.customsixguns.com/writings/dissolving_the_myth.htm
 
The 44 mag won't even come close to the potential of the modern loaded colt, actually the colt can be loaded to equall the 454 casull. In a trapper the 300 grain can easily be loaded to about 1700fps. If you have a trapper in .45colt you have no need for a .375 Ruger:p
 
Gatehouse said:
I think the 45 colt can be loaded past the 44MAg in power these days, if you are using a modern firearm and modern brass. That's what all the gun writers say, anyway;)
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You've been reading the wrong magazines and have made a terrible mistake. Send me that 45 Colt right now and I'll buy you a new Norinco in 44 magnum. :cool:
 
Salty said:
You've been reading the wrong magazines and have made a terrible mistake. Send me that 45 Colt right now and I'll buy you a new Norinco in 44 magnum. :cool:
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Not that easy,you scammer!;)

I've read about the 45 Colt being "modernized" for years, probably starting wiht a piece by Ross Seyfried in about 1995, and a few Brian Pearce articles thrown in, too. I've got a 45 Colt Ruger revolver, had it for awhile, too. I'm not abig nostalgia guy, but I like thwe 45 colt, since all the cowboys used it in the movies!:p
 
I've also got a Winchester 1894 Trapper in .45 Colt. I love mine. You couldn't get a handier rifle as a companion gun. I've been loading mine with 300 grain cast bullets from The Bullet Barn and H-110 based on load data from Brian Pearce. I'd also like to try out Lee's 300 mould but I haven't done so yet. At any rate, a stout load of H-110 has been giving me a little over 1600 fps. It may not sound that impressive to some but it compares favourably with the old buffalo rifles of the late 1800s.

Chuck
 
Gatehouse said:
...I've read about the 45 Colt being "modernized" for years, probably starting wiht a piece by Ross Seyfried in about 1995, and a few Brian Pearce articles thrown in, too..
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If I recall correctly, Eagleye here on CGN developed some pretty beefy .45 Colt loads for his lever action as well.

:) Stuart
 
Big bore guns...................................

Marlin 1895 Rifle 45/70

Marlin 1894 Carbine 44mag

Ruger Vaquero 44mag 7 1/2" bbl

Ruger Vaquero 44mag 4 1/2" bbl


Wanted: Winy/Marlin/Puma....why trapper 44mag


Men's guns.......................:evil:
 
Calum said:
Norinco makes a 44 Mag lever rifle? :eek:

Details please! :)
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My scam has been revealed. :( They don't make a 44mag but they do make a lever 12 guage. ;)

All bs aside the 45 colt is probably the better cartridge over the 44 mag. I ended up getting a good deal on a Ruger SBH in 44 mag so when it was time to scratch the lever gun match the wheel gun itch, I went with a Marlin sporter in 44 mag. ..
 
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