What Is The Point Of A 40 And 45 Cal Auto In A Revolver?

[sigp220.45]

Love my 646. Such an oddball - L frame, round butt, no-lock but frame mounted firing pin, titanium cylinder, came with two sets of grips, and only 300 made like this (and another 300 or so with a slab-sided barrel).

I bought a sack full of the Rimz polymer moon clips and have never had a problem.

My job issued .40 ammo, so that was a nice bonus.

 

[pistolpete10]

I own both as a collector, but I still don't get it?

The 45 is fun, good for IDPA. The .40 don't know, seems useless to me.

 

[otis24]

When two loves come together. The love of the caliber and the love of revolvers. A marriage made in shooter's heaven! Just like peanut butter and jelly!

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

What are you going to hunt with a "maxed out 45 ACP." Here in Indiana handguns are legal for Deer. Some handguns that is. .44 Magnum and .45 Colt are legal calibers, .45 ACP is not. .45 ACP in a revolver can never be the equal of the longer cased rounds.

i once killed a running buck with my .45 1911 Kimber loaded with Federal Hydrashoks. Bullet went through left shoulder full body penetration and clipped the right leg on the way out.

 

[StrawHat]

What are you going to hunt with a "maxed out 45 ACP." Here in Indiana handguns are legal for Deer. Some handguns that is. .44 Magnum and .45 Colt are legal calibers, .45 ACP is not. .45 ACP in a revolver can never be the equal of the longer cased rounds.

It sounds like Indiana judges a cartridge on it's length not on it's power. A few states do that. It is one way. But, from similar revolvers, the ACP can be loaded to the same level as the long Colt cartridge.

Kevin

 

[The Kid]

I have carried and shot first a 3" and currently 5" 625s. I use ACP brass with clips as well as AR brass. They are wonderfully accurate and easy shooting revolvers. I have also killed a truckload of pigs and other critters with them and 200gr SWC bullets in my handloads. Loads need not be pushed to the maximum and anyone who says it doesn't have enough snort for deer sized game has never used it. I have never had a 200gr SWC not exit on a pig, any size any angle. The Lyman/Keith 452423 is a spectacular bullet for a heavier load.

 

[jculloden]

Bill Allard

IIRC, Jim Cirillo's partner on the stakeout squad was authorized a 1911 and hand to manually load the chamber with his preferred load due to the bullet shape. They dumped a LOT of bad guys in the days before NYPD lost its mind and spine.

 

[tlawler]

I am using stainless steel clips from TK Custom - excellent product

TK are definitely the way to go. I sold off all of my off brand moon clips and transitioned entirely to the TK clips.

 

[diyj98]

The only real benefit for me was the ability to use plink with cheap surplus ammo years ago when 45acp surplus was still fairly common. The same applied to 9mm in a revolver.

 

[jkmo]

25-2 for revolver only bowling pin shoots. One reloader for 1911 and revolver 45 loads

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

The 45 is fun, good for IDPA. The .40 don't know, seems useless to me.

38 and 45 is great and really all most people need for Self Defense or protecting your castle.

I agree about the 40 which is just Short & Weak

 

[Greyman50]

Once one has around 20 assorted Colt 1911s a few wheel guns in 45 ACP is just about a Must. My 25-2 6 1/2" is as accurate as any of my 1911 match guns. Found it all beat up with a smashed/ crimped ejector rod cap at a show. Seller was not a S&W guy as he said he could not get cap tight so he " crimped it". Basically I rescued a fine S&W, cut off crimped cap , screwed a replacement on, cleaned years of crud off cylinder and inside of frame and barrel.

 

[clang444]

It's hard to believe, but "Dirty Harry" came out more than 50 years ago. Everyone had to have a .44 Magnum. When they finally got one (they became quite popular and were hard find find) many new owners went to the range, fired 6 full power magnum loads, then put the gun away while secretly thinking "what the hell did I just buy? This thing hurts...".

In "Magnum Force", we found out Harry shot "light Special loads" so even he thought the full power magnums were too strong.

I wonder how many of those people who had to have a Model 29 would have been happier picking up an old 1917 for some big bore revolver fun. Comparatively speaking, they were cheap and so was ammo. Yes, maybe not enough gun for bear protection, but that's another discussion...

 

[rmc]

I understand the reasoning behind developing a revolver for .45ACP, but I don't own any revolvers that require moon clips or fire rimless cases. I have semiauto's in all those cartridge types (.32ACP, 9mm, .38 Super, 40S&W, 10mm, and .45ACP). I'll keep the revolvers for rimmed cartridges.

My 547s are good conversation starters at the range.

 

[notsofast]

I have a Brazilian S&W .45 acp it's accurate and fun to use at the range with my Colt 1911. With the moon clips I can really focus on aiming because ejection and reloading happens quickly.