Thread: .44 vs .45?
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Old December 30, 2010, 12:14 PM   #16
bighead46
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Just some thoughts here....I think the 44 made it possible to load a more powerful cartridge than the 45- although the difference doesn't seem like much I think I recall reading that you cannot load a 45Colt to any where near 44 Magnum pressures or you'll blow the walls out on the cylinder.
If I read between the lines- I think you might be thinking of one cartridge for both rifle and revolver- sort of like the old "Cowboy cartridge" the 44/40. Sounds okay but you usually can load hotter for the rifle as the action is stronger so you end up with two different type of ammunition in any event AND- I'm not sure but the brass likely stretches differently in each so you might not be able to reload rounds fired in say- the rifle- and have them fit in the revolver, or perhaps the other way- rounds fired in a revolver not fitting in a rifle- although I suppose you could full size and make things work.
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