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On the late 19th century American frontier, large .44- and .45-caliber cartridges were considered the epitome of handgun ammunition for self-protection, home defense, and hunting. Black-powder rounds such as the .44 American , .44 Russian , .44 Colt , .44-40 Winchester , .45 Schofield , and .45 Colt enjoyed a well-earned reputation for ...
The Colt New Service was introduced in 1898. It was an up-sized and strengthened Colt M1892 and Colt Firearms first large caliber revolver with a swing-out hand ejector cylinder. It was made in the popular large caliber revolver cartridges of the day: .38-40, .44-40, .44 Russian, .44 Special, .45 Colt, .450 Boxer, .455 Webley, and .476 Enfield ...
[10] [13] For self-defense the Blazer 200-grain (13 g) Gold Dot is, apparently, the load of choice for the Bulldog. [13] If the Bulldog is used to hunt, the most effective ammo is, reportedly, the 240- or 250-grain (16 g) SWC. With this bullet type, the shot is very powerful and has a strong penetration, but the recoil can easily be handled.
An old .38-40 Winchester sample. It is unclear why this cartridge was introduced, as it is very similar to the .44-40 from which it was derived. It has approximately 110 ft⋅lbf (150 J) less muzzle energy, and has a muzzle velocity about 110 ft/s (34 m/s) less than the .44-40.
The Taurus Judge is based on the Taurus .45 Colt revolver and is adequate for its designed rounds. It was not designed for higher pressures generated by cartridges such as .44 Magnum or .454 Casull ; to prevent the use of such rounds, the firing chambers of the Judge cylinder are choked to prevent chambering rounds larger in diameter than .410 ...
Colt Manufacturing Company.45 ACP.45 Colt.44-40 Winchester.38-40 Winchester.32-20 Winchester.38 Long Colt.22 Long Rifle.38 Special.357 Magnum.44 Special United States: 1872 Continental Weapons Griffon Continental Weapons .45 ACP South Africa: CZ 97B: Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod.45 ACP Czech Republic: 1997 DOSS SH.A.R. Psh-45 DOSS SH.A.R ...
The ballistic performance of the original .44 Colt is comparable to the .44 Remington, and less powerful than modern .44 Russian loads. Cases for the modern .44 Colt-chambered handguns are typically made using trimmed .44 Magnum, .44 Special, or .44 Russian brass and a historically inaccurate .429 lead bullet. (As opposed to the older "heeled ...
Model 5027 .45 Colt Ruger Redhawk. When first introduced, the Redhawk was offered only in .44 Magnum caliber, which also chambered the .44 Special cartridge. In the following years, the Redhawk was offered in .41 Magnum, .357 Magnum, and .45 Colt. In 2015, a dual-caliber .45 ACP/.45 Colt chambering was introduced. [8]