Reeder Custom Guns - Well, out of curiosity, I randomly grabbed my 1971

Jerry Kiln
Well, out of curiosity, I randomly grabbed my 1971
Friday, October 02, 2026, 17:02

Gun Digest, and in the catridges section was no mention of Long, only .45 Colt, Colt so marked their revolvers, and they should know the name better than anyone, SAAMI calls it .45 Colt, and I rarely read Long Colt (rarely, not never) in articles by folk in the past, and that takes us back to what people call things (includung article writers) versus standardized nomenclature. I don't argue with folk if they call it Long Colt, folk have been doing it a long time, whether its proper name or not, including undoubtedly cartridge companies. But my experience has Long Colt used in a minority of cases until more recent times.

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