Reeder Custom Guns - In Cartridges of the World they give all the info

Gary Reeder
In Cartridges of the World they give all the info
Friday, October 02, 2026, 16:42

on the 45 Government and 45 Long Colt. The 45 Government (45 Colt). Neither names are new, only new to a person that has to go with the name that their buddy uses.
If you look back in the very early Gun Digest, and Shooter's Bible you will see the caliber 45 Long Colt used countless times by gun manufacturers and gun writers.

Cleaning Day(s) - Jim Taylor, 2026-09-30, 06:15
- No significant thickness loss, I take it? (nm) - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-01, 11:12
  - No. Not really. I am not gonna shoot these. - Jim Taylor, 2026-10-01, 11:36
    - I once had a gunbelt and a handful of the - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-01, 12:10
      - I did the same thing back in the 70's and 80's. - Jim Taylor, 2026-10-01, 13:20
        At this distance from the past days, - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-01, 15:07
        Yes, that is true. What I figured is: - Jim Taylor, 2026-10-02, 07:29
        In regards to the ".45 Colt" vs ".45 Long Colt" - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-02, 09:53
        Good points. Growing up it was always 45 Colt. - Jim Taylor, 2026-10-02, 10:21
        I look at the modern push to "Long Colt" as - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-02, 12:03
        I have used "long colt" as far back as I cvan - Gary Reeder, 2026-10-02, 16:30
        In Cartridges of the World they give all the info - Gary Reeder, 2026-10-02, 16:42
        Well, out of curiosity, I randomly grabbed my 1971 - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-02, 17:02
        You didn't look far enough. There is a - Gary Reeder, 2026-10-02, 19:13
        Am not arguing that it is a totally new name, - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-03, 06:46
        Always good for a discussion. - ORG, 2026-10-03, 10:43
        Yep. Folk call it what they want. I like ".45 Old West". (nm) - Jerry Kiln, 2026-10-03, 11:40