Can you shoot 45 Colt in a 45 Long Colt?

Can you shoot 45 Colt in a 45 Long Colt?

You cannot shoot 45 acp out of a . 45 colt unless you get a conversion cylinder for it, no 44 ammo either.

What ammo can a 45 Long Colt shoot?

High pressure ammunition Thompson Center Contender “Magnum” .45 Colt loadings can also be safely fired from any gun chambered in either the .454 Casull or .460 S&W Magnum cartridges, though proper feeding may be an issue in repeating rifles chambered for either the .454 or .460 as the OAL is significantly shorter.

Can you shoot 45 Colt out of a judge?

The Taurus Judge is a five shot revolver designed and produced by Taurus International, chambered for . 410 bore shot shells and the . 45 Colt cartridge. Taurus promotes the Judge as a self-defense tool against carjacking and for home protection….

How powerful is a 45 Long Colt?

45 Colt has a muzzle energy of 369 foot-pounds (ft-lbs); after 50 yards holds 343 ft-lbs of energy. The 240-grain . 44 Magnum is listed at over twice the muzzle energy (806 ft-lbs) and has 665 ft-lbs after 50 yards. 44 Magnum is clearly the more powerful cartridge.

How common is 45 long colt?

45 LCs apparently go, and if you look, single-action Colt and S&W style repops comprise about 75% of the caliber’s chamberings. Any way you cut it, the . 45 LC is probably as popular now, if not more so, than any time since 1900.

Will the judge shoot 410 slugs?

The Judge models are five-shot revolvers with a lengthened cylinder to accept standard . 410-bore shotgun shells. Judge revolvers will shoot birdshot, buckshot or slugs depending upon the shooter’s needs. Furthermore, the same revolvers will chamber and shoot .

What’s the difference between a.45 long and a 45 long?

The Long Colt is a revolver round and a . 45 Colt could be a reference to the revolver round or the auto pistol round – commonly referred to as .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol). The latter is a rimless cartridge. Not any more.

What’s the difference between a 45 ACP and a 45 Colt?

Well, the ACP in .45 ACP stands for Automatic Colt Pistol, initially designed for Colt’s semi automatic 1911 model while, the .45 Colt was made for Colt’s single action Army pistol and the 45 Long Colt Rifle. Today there is some confusion over the Colt.45 and the .45 Long Colt.

How did the.45 Long Colt get its name?

The “.45 Long Colt” moniker came about because there were two .45 calibre rounds in military use at the time – the .45 Colt and the .45 Schofield. The Colt was longer, and quartermasters ordering Colt ammunition would write “.45 Colt (LONG)” on their orders.

Can a 45 Colt work in a semi automatic?

To that end, a .45 Colt or Long Colt will NOT work in a semi automatic pistol the likes of the Colt 1911. The visual cues are readily apparent when trying to load the rounds into the firearm.