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To: yarddog
the .45 Colt, the .45 Long Colt.

Why? What purpose does it serve to type an inaccurate label? Would you type "9MM long luger" because someone made a 9MM Kurz?

Save yourself some typing and help the newbies from making a mistake.

120 posted on 07/07/2009 4:03:51 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA /Patron - TSRA- IDPA)
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To: Shooter 2.5

I use .45 Long Colt because that is the traditional name for it. Although SAAMI says it is just .45 Colt. Most people know exactly what I mean when I say .45 LC, but may not know that .45 Colt means the revolver cartridge while .45ACP, oops, make that .45 Auto is for automatics.

Yes, I know there have been quite a few revolvers chambered for the .45ACP cartridge.

Now the reason I don’t say 9mm Luger long is because that is a made up name.


123 posted on 07/07/2009 4:27:30 PM PDT by yarddog
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