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The Single-Six proved to be a popular seller, leading Ruger to develop and market a centerfire revolver similar to the Single Action Army: the Ruger Blackhawk. Ruger introduced the Blackhawk in 1955. Chambered for the .357 Magnum, the Blackhawk was a simple and strong design, and it sold well. In 1956, as Smith & Wesson was introducing the new ...
Earlier models were listed as .44 caliber, later as .45, but all use a .457" round ball or .454" conical lead bullet. [3] The Ruger Old Army can also shoot modern smokeless cartridges in .45 Colt (.45 Long Colt), or .45 ACP loaded for "cowboy action" muzzle velocities less than about 850 feet per second, via use of a drop-in conversion cylinder ...
.44 Colt: 6 United States: 1860-1873 Colt Army Special / Colt Official Police: Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company.22 Long Rifle.32-20.38 Special.41 Long Colt: 6 United States: 1908-1969 Colt Buntline: Colt's Manufacturing Company.45 Colt: 6 United States: 1957-1992 Colt Cobra
Pages in category ".45 Colt firearms" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Ruger Blackhawk; Ruger Redhawk; Ruger Vaquero; S. Smith ...
The Ruger Vaquero is a New Model Blackhawk with fixed sights consisting of a front blade and a notch milled into the frame at the rear. The first version was a 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (190 mm) barrelled revolver chambered in .45 Colt with a simulated color case-hardened frame and a blue barrel, grip frame, and cylinder.
The .475 Linebaugh was introduced around 1988, for a custom, five-shot Ruger Blackhawk single-action revolver. The .475 is a wildcat cartridge made by cutting a .45-70 case to a length of 1.4 inches (36 mm), and necking it to accept a .475 bullet.
The .45 Colt (11.43×33mmR), often called the .45 Long Colt, is a rimmed straight-walled handgun cartridge dating to 1872.It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver.
Ruger GP100: Revolver United States: 734,500 [151] Colt 1903/1908 Pocket Hammerless: Semi-automatic pistol 710,000 572,215 in .32 ACP and 138,009 in .380 ACP Winchester Model 1873: Lever-action rifle 702,000 [152] [153] SIG SG 510: Battle rifle Switzerland: 700,000 MAT-49: Submachine gun France: 700,000 Colt Woodsman: Semi-automatic pistol ...