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semi auto long colt
bitterpill73
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has anyone ever chambered the .45 long colt in a semi auto
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Only a couple of semi-autos that shoot revolver ammo come to mind. The Desert Eagle, the Smith & Wesson 52 and the Colt National Match that shoot .38 spl.
Doug
There is no such caliber as ".45 long colt".
Doug
The designation ".45 Long Colt" originated amongst military personnel to prevent confusion with the smaller .45 Schofield. It has become a widely used alternative name for the cartridge, and adopted by Colt for use in designating the chambering in its own Single Action Army revolvers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt
And on Colt's own website:
http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/saarmy45LC.asp
has anyone ever chambered the .45 long colt in a semi auto
Not to my knowledge, though the .45 ACP cartridge was designed from its inception to approximate the ballistics of the .45 (long) colt round in a semi-automatic gun.
If you look at it that way, there are a LOT of semi-automatic guns that fit! [;)]
Edit: In addition to the Israeli Desert Eagle, and the Smith 52, there was at least one other company that made a semi-automatic pistol that took standard revolver cartridges, and that was Coonan arms and its .357 magnum.
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
There is no such caliber as ".45 long colt".
Doug
The designation ".45 Long Colt" originated amongst military personnel to prevent confusion with the smaller .45 Schofield. It has become a widely used alternative name for the cartridge, and adopted by Colt for use in designating the chambering in its own Single Action Army revolvers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt
And on Colt's own website:
http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/saarmy45LC.asp
Actually Wippi is wrong, again.
The army boys refered to the 45Colt as the 45Long (vs the standard / Schfield length) IOW the 2 words "long" and "Colt" were not used together, use one OR the other.
That said, the answer to the OP's question is YES, but it was a very limited production run (I held SN #002 in my hand). He had a good idea, but made the mistake of letting some Isralie engineers examine his design (they used it as the basic design for the DE) before he got it patented. With the origional, changing the barrel and bolt face would let you switch from 44Mag/44spl to 454 Casull/45Colt (the gas ports for the 44spl and 45Colt were larger than those for the mag loadings)
Tailgunner1954
Do you have anymore info? Pictures?
Dean
quote:Originally posted by P228
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
There is no such caliber as ".45 long colt".
Doug
The designation ".45 Long Colt" originated amongst military personnel to prevent confusion with the smaller .45 Schofield. It has become a widely used alternative name for the cartridge, and adopted by Colt for use in designating the chambering in its own Single Action Army revolvers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt
And on Colt's own website:
http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/saarmy45LC.asp
Actually Wippi is wrong, again.
The army boys refered to the 45Colt as the 45Long (vs the standard / Schfield length) IOW the 2 words "long" and "Colt" were not used together, use one OR the other.
What about Colt's website listing it as LC? That seems to make Long Colt at least an accepted alternative name for 45 Colt.
quote:That said, the answer to the OP's question is YES, but it was a very limited production run (I held SN #002 in my hand). He had a good idea, but made the mistake of letting some Isralie engineers examine his design (they used it as the basic design for the DE) before he got it patented. With the origional, changing the barrel and bolt face would let you switch from 44Mag/44spl to 454 Casull/45Colt (the gas ports for the 44spl and 45Colt were larger than those for the mag loadings)
Tailgunner1954
Do you have anymore info? Pictures?
Dean
Sorry, but no I don't have photos.
IIRC it used a M-16/AR-15 style bolt and gas system. Most people that handled it thought the grip was to large (personaly I thought it was to small) and it used a double stack magazine design
The guy that designed/built it was from IIRC the Flint, MI area (I saw it at a gunshop just north of Pontiac)
And why is there confusion? Because many 45 ACP owners refer to their gun as a 45 Colt, instead of 45 Auto or 45 ACP. I once called up a guy (the old Shotgun News days) who had a "45 Colt" for sale and began asking him questions that pertained to a SAA. It turned out to be a Government Model.
So loosen up your panties and realize that there are many things in our hobby that we refer to by an unofficial name, nickname, or even an incorrect name and nobody cares a wit.
John