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45 Long Colt.
I am looking for a 45 Short Colt


29 posted on 01/21/2014 8:47:35 AM PST by Tupelo (I am feeling more like Philip Nolan every day)
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To: Tupelo

That would be the .45 Schofield. Slightly shorter than the .45LC and the reason the Cavalry went with the Colt instead of the S&W Schofield. The Colt fired both cartridges but the .45LC was too long for the S&W cylinder. There were some instances of troopers being issued Schofields and .45LC ammo. The S&W was the better gun, but with so much .45LC ammunition already on hand the Army stuck with the Colt Single Action Army.


45 posted on 01/21/2014 10:18:53 AM PST by W.Lee (After the first one, the rest are free.)
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