The Ruger.45 Colt/.45 ACP Convertible is built on the standard Blackhawk / Super Blackhawk frame. Samuel Colt, may God be with him, designed the .45 ACP in 1904 for a prototype semi automatic pistol.

Actually, there are 2 iterations of the RH .45 Colt 4.2" bbl. ... 45 Colt is the worst of examples to follow because gun limitations vary all over the place for the cartridge. The 45 AR is a 45 ACP case with a rim thickness equal to the combined thickness of the 45 ACP rim and the half moon clip. So taper crimps work fine, most of the time. Taper crimp for the acp for semi auto's and roll crimp for ar that is used in wheelgun's. The new .45 caliber round worked perfectly in the surplus Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers and essentially matched the performance level of the original 45 ACP load. The 45 Colt is a longer cartridge.

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Take the minimum range given in any book for the weakest gun on-hand.

The acp dies would be too short to completely resize the 45 Colt due to the difference in length.

The 45 Colt is a longer cartridge.

Discussion in ' General Handgun ' started by BattleRifleG3 , May 11, 2004 .

I accidentally received an older edition of Lyman 45 Colt dies, from Ellett Bros. in the seventies, which wouldn't hold.452 lead or jacketed bullets.

The .44 Remington Magnum, which fires a .429-.430dia. Their have been many 45 Colts made over the years some of questionable strength. The Bond Arms Interchangeable Stainless Steel Barrel For .45 Colt/.410 Gauge/.45 Schofield BABL45410 is a quality addition to the Bond Arms lineup. bullet & will NOT fit into the chamber(s) of a .44 Magnum. The .45 LC uses a .451-.454 dia. There is no 45 apc, but, there is a 45 acp.

The industry standard pressure for the 45 ACP is 21,000 PSI and 23,000 PSI for the +P 45 ACP. Left to right in the photo, the cartridges are 45 Colt, 45 Schofield, 45 Cowboy Special, 45 Auto Rim, and 45 ACP. Taper crimp for the acp for semi auto's and roll crimp for ar that is used in wheelgun's. Although the first model variants in .45 ACP caliber reached the American market as early as 2015, SIG Sauer has only been adding the modular polymer pistol P320 in .45 ACP to its product range in Europe for a few months now.

Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Take a look at the 45CS, the 45AR, and the 45ACP. Two years ago I purchased a New Model Blackhawk in .45 Colt with the .45 ACP interchangeable cylinder. At some point, heat treatment was changed for the Single-Six. This is a discussion on 45 Colt/45 ACP within the Ruger Single Action forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; I had a BH convertible 45 taken in a home robbery. I am using the Speer Reloading Manual and it implies that the two are the same diameter so they should be interchangeable. 45 Colt Reloading Bench.

I have thoroughly enjoyed shooting this revolver.

Just curious if the bullets were interchangeable. It's all about powder capacity. The new .45 caliber round worked perfectly in the surplus Colt and Smith & Wesson revolvers and essentially matched the performance level of the original 45 ACP load.

Uberti Cattleman / early model that DOES NOT have the new firing pin issue. Other than brass that would consolidate my componets.

The .45 ACP is not interchangeable with the .45 Long Colt, but they both fire big heavy bullets at similar velocities. The Ruger .45 Colt/.45 ACP Convertible is built on the standard Blackhawk/Super Blackhawk frame. These taper crimped 45 Cowboy Specials would then be interchangeable between any 45 Colt and the S&W 45 acp, double and single action revolvers. And even the 45 Ruger convertibles use six counter bored chambers, for head spacing.

45 Colt or LC as it is sometimes called, is a legit dangerous game stopper, with heavy loads in modern firearms (never fire big 45 loads in older firearms), if you arent sure, that means DON'T. For many years the Single-Six frame received the same heat treatment as the Blackhawk frame. From my experience between the acp and ar is to use different style crimp dies. The Colt .45 and the .45 Long Colt is the same cartridge. From my experience between the acp and ar is to use different style crimp dies.

History of the .45ACP and .45 Colt.

For many years the Single-Six frame received the same heat treatment as the Blackhawk frame. But some of the old WWI revolvers didn't have the modern counter bored chambers. Universal Clay's 45 Colt Loads and Is it really 1:1 interchangeable with Unique?

Heat treatment is the same for all Blackhawk frames. The acp dies would be too short to completely resize the 45 Colt due to the difference in length. Big difference in pressure IMO. These taper crimped 45 Cowboy Specials would then be interchangeable between any 45 Colt and the S&W 45 acp, double and single action revolvers.