Remington Converson Blows Up - Page 2

Doc Hoy · January 26, 2012, 07:27 AM

I am now a little further from getting int conversions than I was before reading this.

zullo74 · January 26, 2012, 08:59 AM

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The problem was, he was loading to .45 Colt specs, when clearly .45 Long Colt loads should have been used.

*Ba dum ching*

WRONG! .45 Colt is the proper cartridge designation. There is no 'proper' designation of .45 Long Colt. It came into use when the Army went to the S&W Schofield revolvers. They could not chamber the .45 Colt cartridge because the cylinder was too short. They chambered a round that was about 2/3's the length of the .45 Colt. To simplify logistics, the Army started to issue only the the .45 S&W round for both the Colt and S&W revolvers. Because both rounds could be fired in the Colt revolvers, the REAL .45 Colt round was colloquially referred to as the 'Long' Colt.

*Ba dum ching*

**Mike Irwin** · January 26, 2012, 09:22 AM

Give it a rest.

.45 Colt and .45 Long Colt refer to the EXACT SAME CARTRIDGE. It's known, accepted, understood, and yes, even historical.

Do you get all bent out of shape when someone says 9mm Luger instead of 9mm Parabellum?

Or how about when someone has the temerity to say .30-30 instead of .30 Winchester Center Fire?

Many cartridges have multiple correct and/or accepted names, yet it seems that people only get bent out of shape over this one particular cartridge.

Next time someone talks about having a .38 Colt New Police chambered revolver, I expect to see all of the "NO SUCH THING AS A .45 LONG COLT!!!!!" crowd immediately castigate the transgressor with a severe history lesson in how it's correctly the .38 Smith & Wesson...

zullo74 · January 26, 2012, 09:43 AM

Get off my back here! Andy Griffith was the one who stated .....

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The problem was, he was loading to .45 Colt specs, when clearly .45 Long Colt loads should have been used.

*Ba dum ching*

Obviously he is wrong and needs an explanation, no matter what you think. It would be irresponsible to let other folks read that statement and believe that was the cause of the incident.

**Mike Irwin** · January 26, 2012, 09:55 AM

I'm telling you BOTH to stick a proverbial sock in it.

Andy Griffith · January 26, 2012, 12:05 PM

Gentlemen, I was only trying to be funny. Sorry if everyone didn't know I was trying to lighten up the thread a bit. It was completely *tongue in cheek*
Please accept my humble apology.

MJN77 · January 26, 2012, 05:01 PM

Not everyone can read sarcasm over the net.

Hardcase · January 26, 2012, 05:14 PM

I figured that the smileys and rim shot gave it away. I LOL'd.

MJN77 · January 26, 2012, 07:22 PM

Not everyone has a sense of humor either.

**Aguila Blanca** · January 26, 2012, 09:25 PM

I was once told that my sense of humor had been surgically removed.

The person who said that hasn't been heard from since ...

Tanker6 · January 27, 2012, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agula Blanca

I was once told that my sense of humor had been surgically removed.

The person who said that hasn't been heard from since ...

My soon-to-be-ex wife has said that to me recently. I hope to have a similar result.

(Now THAT is sarcasm)

T6

January 26, 2012, 07:27 AM	#26
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	All very interesting I am now a little further from getting int conversions than I was before reading this. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

January 26, 2012, 09:22 AM	#28
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Give it a rest. .45 Colt and .45 Long Colt refer to the EXACT SAME CARTRIDGE. It's known, accepted, understood, and yes, even historical. Do you get all bent out of shape when someone says 9mm Luger instead of 9mm Parabellum? Or how about when someone has the temerity to say .30-30 instead of .30 Winchester Center Fire? Many cartridges have multiple correct and/or accepted names, yet it seems that people only get bent out of shape over this one particular cartridge. Next time someone talks about having a .38 Colt New Police chambered revolver, I expect to see all of the "NO SUCH THING AS A .45 LONG COLT!!!!!" crowd immediately castigate the transgressor with a severe history lesson in how it's correctly the .38 Smith & Wesson... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

January 26, 2012, 09:55 AM	#30
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	I'm telling you BOTH to stick a proverbial sock in it. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

January 26, 2012, 12:05 PM	#31
Andy Griffith Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2009 Location: Macon Co. NC Posts: 591	Gentlemen, I was only trying to be funny. Sorry if everyone didn't know I was trying to lighten up the thread a bit. It was completely tongue in cheek Please accept my humble apology. __________________ Barney Fife: "Nip it, nip it, nip it!" Andy Griffith:"Oh now Barn'...."

January 26, 2012, 05:14 PM	#33
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,909	I figured that the smileys and rim shot gave it away. I LOL'd. __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae

January 26, 2012, 05:01 PM	#32
MJN77 Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2009 Location: on a hill in West Virginia Posts: 789	Not everyone can read sarcasm over the net.

January 26, 2012, 07:22 PM	#34
MJN77 Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2009 Location: on a hill in West Virginia Posts: 789	Not everyone has a sense of humor either.

January 26, 2012, 09:25 PM	#35
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,458	I was once told that my sense of humor had been surgically removed. The person who said that hasn't been heard from since ...

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