Do I "need" a 45 Colt revolver?

[Rule3]

Am I caliber deficient?
I have more than a few revolvers in 22, 38, 357, 44 Spl and 44 mag.
No 45 Auto(revolver) or 45 Colt. Not really a single action guy but was wondering about a 45 Colt in DA/SA. I reload so ammo is not a problem.
Just wondering if the 45 Colt has something over a 44Spl or light 44 Mag loads? I only shoot paper so if would just be for that.
Also thinking about a 45 Auto revolver, 625 but the whole moon clip thing seems redundant.Could load 45 auto rim but still is odd to me.

So what's the pros of the 45 Colt?

 

[Duke426]

Unless you were into Single Action Army revolvers, I don't think you NEED a .45 Colt. Between the .44 Special and .44 Magnum you seem to have things covered as far as large bore revolvers go. JMHO

 

[m657]

Sir:

I too regarded the 625 moon clip thing as an odd redundancy especially in the face of all those other calibers.

I learned I was in error and most happily accept having been introduced to such a sweet shooting revolver without which, my entire range experience would have been seriously deficient.

And the 45 auto rim is a habit that seems to be growing on me as well.

Good luck finding a remedy to the affliction.

Photos or it didn't happen.

 

[J.P.60]

The .45Colt allows many more reload options than the .45acp, but, if you are punching paper, only, the .45acp will be cheaper. I have both the .45Colt and a number of .45acp revolvers. I like the .45Colt as my woods gun and the .45acp's for everything else. Moonclips are a very, very fast way to reload the revolver and, in fact, can beat out both speed loaders and magazines, as demonstrated by Jerry M.

 

[gregintenn]

I'd get both. The 45 auto is really fast reloading with moon clips. The 45 Colt carries a lot of nostalgia with it. Yep, you "need" both. If your considering a single action, you can get a Ruger Blackhawk that comes with both cylinders.

 

[cussedemgun]

As I have said on several ocasions "what's need got to do with it? We're talking 'addiction' here!"

With a M645, M4506, & Combat Commander already to satisfy the 45 itch (does a Freedom Arms 454 count?) need was not justifyable.

I answered an add for a Colt 6" Anaconda last week. 95% with box, papers, dies, supplies, & holster for 6 Franklins.

SURE GLAD I didn't have to wait for a "NEED"!

Jim

 

[cmort666]

Need? Probably not. But it would be nice to have one.

I'd like to have a 25-5 some day.

 

[Waldo]

I don't think a .45 Colt could do any thing that you can't do with the calibers you already have. Most of the time when I set out to get a particular gun or caliber, I end up spending too much money. Then once I have something I generally find a better deal on it then I got. Why don't you save your money and wait until you see a gun you like, at what you consider a good price, and buy it? No matter what caliber it is. Of course if money is not an issue then you definitely need a .45 Colt and a revolver in .45 ACP. Then you will need a lever action rifle in .45 Colt. And a Thompson submachine gun in .45 ACP. Plus a whole bunch of other guns.

 

[michael thornton]

yes 45 colt and 45acp

 

[Rule3]

I don't think a .45 Colt could do any thing that you can't do with the calibers you already have. Most of the time when I set out to get a particular gun or caliber, I end up spending too much money. Then once I have something I generally find a better deal on it then I got. Why don't you save your money and wait until you see a gun you like, at what you consider a good price, and buy it? No matter what caliber it is. Of course if money is not an issue then you definitely need a .45 Colt and a revolver in .45 ACP. Then you will need a lever action rifle in .45 Colt. And a Thompson submachine gun in .45 ACP. Plus a whole bunch of other guns.

Boy does that sound familiar! Got the carbines to go with the 357 and 44 Mag.

The 625 would probably be the "wise" choice as I have the dies and bullets and brass. Just never see a used one around.
Might have to sell a gun

 

[Ron H.]

Sir, the .45 Colt offers little to no practical advantage over your present guns, especially for paper-punching. It's more or less equivalent to the .44 special. But you should still have one. Big bullet, plenty of penetration, little drama, very accurate in good guns, and still a viable game/defense load after nearly 140 years. What's not to like?

JMHO, FWIW.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[cp1969]

For collecting purposes, you could make a case that you need one.

For shooting purposes, no. You've already got calibers that will do everything a .45 will.

 

[Rule3]

Bunch of enablers here. Like bringing a bottle to a AA meeting.

So 45 Colt or a 45 ACP wheel gun? Something about the big arse case of the 45 Colt is more intriguing to me.

 

[sheriffoconee]

If you have to ask, the answer to the question is always YES.....
nothing to see here, move along.....

 

[gizamo]

Buy a Ruger SA revolver. Learn to reload for Ruger Only loadings. Then, look at your pitiful, wimperin' .429 Magnum ~

And ask it, if .... ~ you need a .45 Colt....

 

[feralmerril]

Well, you did get by without a .45 colt up untill now. Now it boils down to can you easily afford one. If you can and want one, why not?
Had the older guns been a little stronger in .45 colt, probley the .44 mag wouldnt have been invented.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Buy a Ruger SA revolver. Learn to reload for Ruger Only loadings. Then, look at your pitiful, wimperin' .429 Magnum ~

what gizamo said...

 

[dmar]

Short answer to OP's question; no. You've certainly go enought guns/calibers already... Of course, you do want one, don't you...!

If so, I'm partial to the Model 25. Moon clip .45 ACP is actually a very convenient way of shooting a revolver, you should try it, and see for yourself.

 

[HEAD0001]

No. Don't do it. I had several 44 magnums, and I thought I had the ultimate all around cartridge for handgun shooting and hunting. Then I picked up my first 45Colt. Then I learned that I was wrong about the 44 magnum. The 45 Colt is everything the 44 magnum is, plus much more. Now I have gotten rid of my 44 magnum's and switched over to all 45 Colt's. So unless you are ready to do that then I would stay away from the 45 Colt. Once you shoot one, and kill some deer with one, you will understand. Tom.

 

[USSR]

It's not a question of need..., it's a question of desire. I recently scratched my itch with the purchase of a minty S&W 25-5 in .45 Colt. Love it.

Don