New 45 LC on it's way...

Gatehouse said:
Yeah, yeah,,,we all know about the long colt thing..We are gunnutz, remember? :)

Still people use the term frequently, so i use it too...

Your right, we are Gunnutz :shotgun:. And any real Gun nut would correct the people who were using the wrong terminoligy to identify a calibre, not join them ;) :D
 
Not to be confused with the .41 Long Colt and it's sister cartridge the .41 Short Colt. The latter being a completely obsolete cartridge as opposed to the former which is alive and well in Terrace, B.C.

Take Care

Bob
 
crazy_davey said:
Your right, we are Gunnutz :shotgun:. And any real Gun nut would correct the people who were using the wrong terminoligy to identify a calibre, not join them ;) :D

I don't think I'll live long enough. Some guys refer to their .22-250's as 250's, there's guys who think a .338 Winchester is an elepant gun, and oh and the guy who told me yesterday that the bullet from his .223 was way bigger than the bullet which was seated in the .222 cartridge I just handed him.

The "Long" desigantion has been around far longer than I have, and has pretty much fallen into common useage. I think we should spread the word when it matters, but I'm not too concerned about anyone calling one .45 cartridge "Long" because it is longer than another .45 cartridge.
 
Boomer said:
I don't think I'll live long enough. Some guys refer to their .22-250's as 250's, there's guys who think a .338 Winchester is an elepant gun, and oh and the guy who told me yesterday that the bullet from his .223 was way bigger than the bullet which was seated in the .222 cartridge I just handed him.

The "Long" desigantion has been around far longer than I have, and has pretty much fallen into common useage. I think we should spread the word when it matters, but I'm not too concerned about anyone calling one .45 cartridge "Long" because it is longer than another .45 cartridge.

I understand, but there is a huge differance between a 45 Colt and a 45 ACP and pretty hard to mix the two up ;)

Either way, Gatehouse picked a nice revolver even if he does call it a LC :onCrack: :D
 
crazy_davey said:
Your right, we are Gunnutz :shotgun:. And any real Gun nut would correct the people who were using the wrong terminoligy to identify a calibre, not join them ;) :D

Good point. Lets start wiht you-

It's a CARTRIDGE, not a CALIBER.

:shotgun: :rockOn:
 
While the nomenclature to be correct is 45 Colt the usage goes back to the West when gun owners asked for the long version ie the 45 Colt as opposed to the shorter 45 S&W. Both were used by the US ARmy. The latter round was essentially the .45 Colt with a shorter case and was the forerunner of the 45 Colt. The 45 S&W would function in the Colt SAA but the longer cartridge could not be used in the breakopen revolvers shooting the 45S&W.

Take Care

Bob

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
While the nomenclature to be correct is 45 Colt the usage goes back to the West when gun owners asked for the long version ie the 45 Colt as opposed to the shorter 45 S&W.

Take Care

Bob

I said that earlier :D
 
Gunslinger-

is it a big hassle to import a handgun fomr the USA? Never needed to do it beofe...

It's like everything else, just as much a hassle jumping through the hoops to buy a gun in Canada. It's just paperwork, and Leroy's does this all the time as does Questar. It's really more a question of how much you really want one. It's the waiting that's the real hard part, that's why we post pics to help you through the lonely nights :).
 
here's my home-made "ruffbird" bisley in .44 mag.
myguns491.jpg

SBH with the gripframe, hammer, & trigger changed out....
sure wish ruger would catalog them in all the big calibres,...i'd sure have
more of em...:dancingbanana:
 
these are great shooters,....here's mine with it's brothers...
myguns490.jpg

this one is in .44 mag. beside it on either side are .45 colt BH's, & on the outsides, these are .32 mag single six shooters...:)

close up....
myguns463.jpg

if you like the grips, (stabilized spruce) you can get them from:
www.clccustomgrips.com
cary chapman in california is a great guy to deal with & is a true artist at his craft,....i have many pairs!
 
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