45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Ammo

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45 Colt Ammo About The .45 Colt Ammo, also known as .45 Long Colt Ammo, is straight-walled, rimmed handgun bullet that was designed in 1872 and manufactured in the next year, 1873. The .45 Colt Ammo was initially created as a black-powder round for revolvers. For 14 years, the .45 Colt Ammo served as an official handgun for the United States military since 1873. The modern .45 Colt Ammo loadings use smokeless powder. The .45 Colt Ammo cartridge is an inside lubricated

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.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Ballistics Performance

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.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) History

The .45 Colt was introduced in 1873 to be chambered in Colt’s Model 1873 Single Action Army revolver. It was adopted by the US Army as the standard issue handgun and served in this capacity for 14 years. It started as a Benet primed, black powder cartridge but was updated to a Boxer primed cartridge in 1874 and modern loads use smokeless propellants. 
.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) History

.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Usage

The .45 Colt is a popular choice today for Cowboy Action Shooters and some hunters of medium sized big game using lever action rifles or carbines and paired with revolvers chambered for the same cartridge. 
.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Usage

.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Design

The .45 Colt is a rimmed straight walled cartridge with an overall length of 1.6” and a case capacity of 41.6 grains (H2O). It fires a .452” diameter bullet and uses large pistol primers with a maximum pressure of 14,000 PSI.
.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Design

.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Trivia

Rifles were not chambered in .45 Colt until the latter part of the 20th Century in response to the Cowboy Action Shooting sport. Most modern revolvers will not safely fire +P or “hot loads” so care must be taken on firearm selection if planning on use for hunting. The name “.45 Long Colt” started as a distinction between the Colt and Smith & Wesson .45 caliber cartridges since the Colt was longer and could not be loaded in revolvers chambered for the Smith & Wesson cartridge.
.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Trivia

.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Types

Ammunition options are cast lead, hard cast, soft point, and hollow point with weights ranging from 160 to 300 grains. The rounded or flat nose bullets make this a safe cartridge for tubular magazines of lever or pump action rifles.
.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Types

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.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt) Specifications

Caliber
.45 Colt (.45 Long Colt)
Gun Types
Case Types
Height
2.250
Average Grain
238
Ballistic Coefficient
147.30
Case Material
Brass
Rim Type
Rimmed
Bullet Types
Lead Round Nose,Full Metal Jacket,Jacketed Hollow Point,Soft Point
Primer Type
Large Pistol
Bullet Diameter
0.266 in
Land Diameter
0.256 in
Neck Diameter
0.295 in
Base Diameter
0.358 in
Rim Diameter
0.382 in
Rim Thickness
0.047 in
Case Length
32 in
Oal Cartridge Length
41 in
Bullet Weight
255 gr

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