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Bob Wright · July 31, 2012, 08:44 PM

There is a lot of palaver concerning the correctness of the term .45 "Long" Colt. To be sure, the correct title is ".45 Colt." Purists argue there never was a .45 Short Colt, but then:

Seems that in the early Twentieth Century, competition between Colt and S&W was such that Colt didn't want to acknowledge the existance of the S&W round, so they prevailed on one ammunition maker to call the round the .45 Colt Government. Ammunition makers tried to load the 250 Colt bullet into S&W cases and call that a .45 Colt round, but the public would have not of that, they wanted the long cased .45 Colt round, hence the .45 "Long" Colt.

Clear?

Bob Wright

July 31, 2012, 08:44 PM	#1
Bob Wright Senior Member Join Date: July 10, 2012 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Posts: 2,989	The .45 "Long" Colt........ There is a lot of palaver concerning the correctness of the term .45 "Long" Colt. To be sure, the correct title is ".45 Colt." Purists argue there never was a .45 Short Colt, but then: Seems that in the early Twentieth Century, competition between Colt and S&W was such that Colt didn't want to acknowledge the existance of the S&W round, so they prevailed on one ammunition maker to call the round the .45 Colt Government. Ammunition makers tried to load the 250 Colt bullet into S&W cases and call that a .45 Colt round, but the public would have not of that, they wanted the long cased .45 Colt round, hence the .45 "Long" Colt. Clear? Bob Wright