Handgun Cartridge interchangability question

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New to handguns, just sent of my Rpal upgrade application and am trying to decide what I should get for my first handgun,

Funds are limited so I am trying to get something that is very versatile

I am on a farm with the nearest range quite a ways from home, so I am not going to be able to shoot much.

I have decided on a SAA revolver but not on what cartridge to get. I am partial to the 45 Colt being kind of a cowboy redneck farmer type guy. Is there a lower powered cartridge (a 45 special or something) that would also shoot in the 45 colt revolver?

Or should I go with a 44 magnum/44 special tag team?

Or, the 357Mag/38special?

Or a 38special with a second cylinder for 9mm?

See why I am having trouble here?
 
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Stay with the .45 Long Colt. It has just about as much power as the 44 mag and more than the 44 special and is very easy to handle. I find that it is a push rather than a kick and is just as easy to shoot as a 38 speacial/357 magnum. I prefer the 7" barrel ( Uberti Schofield ) rather than the 5" on the same gun. ( I have both ) as the accuracy is better but either is good. Just my .02...............rigrat
 
First assume you will buy more guns in time. Firearm ownership is not like marriage, you get to have as many as you like (just don't let the wife know how many you have ;) ).

Some people here will say get the 45 Colt (for example only) because they have a fetish for that cartridge. There really is not much difference for most people between a 44 magnum and the potential of the 45 Colt cartridge. Actually as a first revolver I would pick neither. I would say go for a quality double action revolver in 357 magnum. You can shoot 357 loads whenever you want but most likely you will shoot a lot more 38 Special in the gun. (if you don't know the 357 magnum is a longer 38 Special loaded to a higher pressure)

38 Special brass is dirt cheap (almost as cheap as 9 mm Luger). It is a good cartridge to learn on. It is very pleasant to shoot. It is easy to load. While you can buy certain guns with a 357 and a 9 mm cylinder I don't like the restricted choice in guns able to do this with.

How much money do you have to spend? This could limit your options. If cash is a concern then buy what will also be cheap to shoot. If cash is not a concern then then buy a 357 now and a second gun when you come across something you like. But remember there are a lot of different kind of handguns out there and sometimes you just have to have one of those, and one of those, and you would really like that one, and that one is rather cute, and ...

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Slapshot said:
New to handguns, just sent of my Rpal upgrade application and am trying to decide what I should get for my first handgun,

Funds are limited so I am trying to get something that is very versatile

I am on a farm with the nearest range quite a ways from home, so I am not going to be able to shoot much.

I have decided on a SAA revolver but not on what cartridge to get. I am partial to the 45 Colt being kind of a cowboy redneck farmer type guy. Is there a lower powered cartridge (a 45 special or something) that would also shoot in the 45 colt revolver?

Or should I go with a 44 magnum/44 special tag team?

Or, the 357Mag/38special?

Or a 38special with a second cylinder for 9mm?

See why I am having trouble here?
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Assuming that you are talking about a real SAA, and not a Ruger, you cannot get on in .44 Mag (though you can get one in .44 Special and .357 Mag). Personally, I would go with the original SAA caliber, .45 Colt. From personal experience, the recoil isn't that bad, although it definitely has more kick than .45 ACP in the 1911 platform.
 
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