BTWay, the caliber was designed to meet a specific goal — knock down any guy in one shot.
So, they shot cows. One bullet. If it knocked the cow down, that was it. 45 was the smallest that did the deed.
...true, but what most gun-lovers are not aware of is that that round and that gun were designed to kill a cavalryman’s horse; no horse, he just becomes another foot soldier.and, yes, the underpowered revolvers of that day were not stopping the natives in the Phillipines (? I believe), so that round was quite effective in stopping those warriors as well....