Phillips7609
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Need doesn't play into it if you're a gun nut. I want one of every caliber made!
If you have a .45 ACP and .44 Mag is there a need for a .45 Colt?
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Sir, some would argue that if you have a .45 Colt, you don't need a .45 ACP or .44 mag.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
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It depends. If you want to shoot BP reloads, then the .45 Colt, in SAA or clone guise, will work better than a modern DA revolver.
If you buy a Ruger revolver (not a S&W), you can use very stout .45 Colt loads. However, you might be better served to simply go to the .454 or .460 and be done with it (and use .45 Colt as a subload) if you want performance above .44 mag levels. Or just use a rifle.
If you buy a Ruger revolver (not a S&W), you can use very stout .45 Colt loads. However, you might be better served to simply go to the .454 or .460 and be done with it (and use .45 Colt as a subload) if you want performance above .44 mag levels. Or just use a rifle.
DJINCO
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Well, IMHO I need a 41 Mag and a 460.
The 460 will handle the 45 Colt and the 41 fills the void between the .357 and the 44.
But that is just MHO.
The 460 will handle the 45 Colt and the 41 fills the void between the .357 and the 44.
But that is just MHO.
SWID
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I'm late to this party, but in case nobody else has said it, YOU NEED 'EM ALL.
I know that John Linebaugh had some pretty warm loads that he used/uses in a model 25-5 or at least that he mentioned in an article online:
Gunnotes...Smith & Wesson Mod 25-5
617fan
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I agree the .45 Colt is the orginal and the others are niche cartridges.
bamacisa
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There are two things in life . 1 Nice and 2. Necessary. When we are born, we have a disease for which there is no cure. This disease is called "I Want" We all want nice things that are not really necessary. We all have things that are not really necessasry. Life would not be very much fun if all we had was necessary only items. If you have the money and it won't keep you from getting things that a necessary, then get what you want. If you can afford a 45 LC, make yourself happy.
Wheelgunner840
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Yogi Berra would say:
" It's the one that you need to have. If you don't have it, that's why you need it!"
That should clear things up.
" It's the one that you need to have. If you don't have it, that's why you need it!"
That should clear things up.
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Personally I actually prefer the 44 mag and the 45 acp. They do all I need to get done in big bores. I am down to one 45 Colt, which is a convertible Blackhawk. The acp cylinder stays in it almost always. I bet the Colt cylinder has not had 300 rounds through it.
I could be perfectly content with handguns only in .22lr, 44 magnum and 45 acp.
Blasphemy I know, but the older I get the more I am inclined to simplify things.
I could be perfectly content with handguns only in .22lr, 44 magnum and 45 acp.
Blasphemy I know, but the older I get the more I am inclined to simplify things.
VAdoublegunner
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Oh yeah, every real man needs a 45 Colt.
The 44 Mag is good for many things, loaded up or down, and the 45 ACP is a nice little cartridge if you need a loaner for girlfriends, wives and small children.
The real trick is deciding why you need a 44 Special after you have all of those.
The 44 Mag is good for many things, loaded up or down, and the 45 ACP is a nice little cartridge if you need a loaner for girlfriends, wives and small children.
The real trick is deciding why you need a 44 Special after you have all of those.
Vulcan Bob
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Why yes there is!
Andy Griffith
Member
Have you checked your temperature lately?
Are you sick?
Running a fever?
Thirsty?
Cold chills running down your spine?
If any or none of the above are encountered, I recommend buying a .45 Colt.
I haven't "needed" the last 50 or so guns I bought, but what has Need to do with acquisition of S&W's?
Catshooter
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Actually, I have .45s, both ACP & Colt, so I have no need for a 44.
All a man really needs is a Smith .45 ACP sixgun, everything else is fluff.
Cat
All a man really needs is a Smith .45 ACP sixgun, everything else is fluff.
Cat
enfield
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Sorry - don't understand the word 'need' in a sentence about guns. Is that English?
Centenniel
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Why yes, of course there is. A man also needs at least one good 44 Special to go with those 44 Magnums, 45 ACPs, and that 45 Colt.
michael thornton
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yes, you need them all!
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