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The .454 Casull (/ k ə ˈ s uː l /) [4] is a firearm cartridge, developed as a wildcat cartridge in 1958 by Dick Casull, Duane Marsh and Jack Fullmer. [5] It was announced in November 1959 by Guns & Ammo magazine. The design is a lengthened and structurally improved .45 Colt case. [5]
Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R).Although similar, it must be noted that rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges ().A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by the firing pin striking that center location.
Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers.
For many years, the small Wyoming manufacturer Freedom Arms was the only substantial maker of guns for the cartridge. In the mid-1990s, two major manufacturers, Ruger and Taurus, started selling guns chambered in .454 Casull because it was popular due to its extreme power. It was finally commercialized in 1997 when SAAMI published its first ...
.454 Casull.45 ACP.45 Schofield Brazil: 2006 Taurus Millennium series: Taurus (manufacturer) 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.32 ACP.45 ACP.380 ACP Brazil: 2005 Taurus PT24/7: Taurus (manufacturer) 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Brazil: 2004 Taurus PT1911: Taurus (manufacturer) 9×19mm Parabellum.45 ACP Brazil: 2005 Walther PPQ: Carl Walther GmbH: 9 ...
Dick Casull with a rifle. Richard J. Casull (/ k ə ˈ s uː l /) (February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018) [1] was an American gunsmith and wildcat cartridge developer whose experiments with .45 Colt ammunition in the 1950s led to the creation of the .454 Casull cartridge.
.454 Casull.455 Webley.460 S&W Magnum.461 Gibbs.470 Nitro Express.476 Enfield.500 Black Powder Express.500 Nitro Express.577/500 Nitro Express.577/500 No. 2 Black Powder Express.500 Linebaugh.577 Nitro Express.600/577 Rewa.577 Snider.600 Nitro Express.700 Nitro Express; 8 bore; 6 bore; 4 bore; 2 bore.45-75 Winchester
The basic design of the Model 460 is based on another X-frame revolver, its counterpart, the Smith & Wesson Model 500, a .50 caliber revolver. [2] [4]Aside from the .460 S&W Magnum cartridge, the revolver can also chamber .454 Casull, .45 Colt, and .45 Schofield ammunition.