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.45 Long Colt: 6 Spain: 1980–1989 Beaumont–Adams revolver: Robert Adams of London.479 inch.338 inch.442 Webley: 5 United Kingdom: 1862-1880 Beretta Laramie: Fabbrica d' Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A..45 Long Colt.38 Special: 6 Italy: Beretta Stampede: Fabbrica d' Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A..45 Long Colt.357 Magnum.38 Special: 6 Italy: Bodeo ...
The .45 ACP (not to be confused with .45 Colt) cartridge is a very popular caliber due to its low velocity and relatively high stopping power. This caliber is associated most with the Colt M1911, logically, as ACP literally means 'Automatic Colt Pistol'. However, there are many more guns and variations on the M1911 that are chambered in .45 ACP.
To meet this market, Taurus designed the .45 Colt/.410 Judge to use both bulleted cartridges and .410 shotshells. The shallower rifling of the Judge's barrel is designed to stabilize bullets but not unduly scatter shot. Taurus also paid attention to effectiveness with buckshot.
Omni I was a .45 ACP pistol with a single stack 7-round magazine. Omni II was a 9 mm parabellum pistol with a single stack 9-round magazine. Omni III was a 9 mm parabellum pistol with a double stack 13-round magazine, however the first five rounds fed into the action in a single column to reduce the likelihood of jamming.
The Llama Super Comanche, [3] later known as the Comanche IV, is a large-frame, [2] double-action revolver, chambered in .44 Magnum, and produced by Llama Firearms from 1978 to 1994. [1] The revolver is very similar in size, shape, and features as the Smith & Wesson Model 29 , but never enjoyed the same level of popularity as that offering. [ 1 ]
Later, round barrels were added in a wider variety of lengths, including 10, 12 and 14 inches (250, 300 and 360 mm). Likewise, round barrels in heavier (bull) barrel configurations, known as Super 14 pistol and Super 16 pistol barrels, respectively, were added. Carbine barrels in 16 and 21 in (410 and 530 mm) were added for the Contenders. [7]
While the .45 ACP uses .451 inches in diameter for jacketed bullets, and .452 for lead bullets, the .45 Colt still uses .452 inch diameter jacketed bullets and .454 diameter lead bullets, often adding to the confusion between the two cartridges with similar names as the .45 ACP and Model 1911 pistols will often be called ".45 Colt" in common ...
The Thunder 5 is a large double-action revolver, chambered for the 3-inch (76 mm) .410 shotshells and .45 Colt cartridges. As the barrel is rifled, the Thunder 5 is not considered a short-barrelled shotgun under United States federal law, but is restricted under California statutes.