Trying to wrap my head around this round, the 45 S&W Special, aka 45 Frankford.
From kcwheel we learned the chamber specifies as measured in his revolver.
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Originally Posted by kcwheel
Here are some dimensions taken from Triple Lock SN 09. It is a pre-production item made for the army trials. It has a 6 1/2 inch barrel with no caliber markings. This gun was part of my brother's collection.
Headspace in gun: .055 (cylinder pressed forward)
Cylinder OD: 1.694
Clinder length: 1.580 (1917 cylinder is 1.535
chamber depth: .895
Chamber dia: .477
Throat dia of cyl: .454
The front of the chamber is tapered like any other rimmed cartridge chamber.
I will try to attach some pictures. The third round has no headstamp, all others have the FA 4 06.
Ken
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Originally Posted by kcwheel
…Chamber depth is from the rear of the cylinder to the step. There is no rim recess…
Ken
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From Honda44, we are reminded of the similar 45 Cowboy Special.
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Originally Posted by Hondo44
As a Cowboy action shooter I was aware of a new cartridge called the Cowboy 45 Special which has the case length of 45 ACP (.895")…
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Am I seeing it correctly, the the S&W Special is the length of the Cowboy Special plus the thickness of the rim? The CS is the length of the depth of the S&W Special chamber?
Somewhere in this thread, someone must have posted a case length for the S&W Special cartridge and I have missed it!
Kevin