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k0ua
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The .45 colt cartridge was never chambered in The Winchester line of rifles in the day. There are some modern replicas now in that chambering. But the 44-40 was the most common of the many chamberings for the Winchester rifles, known in the day as the 44 WCF or .44 Winchester Center (central) Fire . In fact the same cartridge was a popular chambering in the Colt Model P as well so that the user could have interchangeability between his sidearm and his rifle/carbine. Something to consider when the nearest supply of cartridges might be hundreds of miles or months away.
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crash325
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Good job James. You are correct.
The Rifle & not The pistol was know as the gun that won the west.
William F. Cody.
Colt single action had to be loaded i shell at a time through the side gate.
Did other mfg. make single action with better ( faster ) loading methods??
Colt had A weakness, what was it. Actually 2 of then.
The Rifle & not The pistol was know as the gun that won the west.
William F. Cody.
Colt single action had to be loaded i shell at a time through the side gate.
Did other mfg. make single action with better ( faster ) loading methods??
Colt had A weakness, what was it. Actually 2 of then.
2LaneCruzer
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Your question was a bit unclear; after rereading the posts, I assume you were referring to the .45 Long Colt. I took the answer to say that Winchester never made a .45 caliber rifle, which is of course, incorrect. The .45-90 was of plainly a .45 caliber, which will also chamber the .45-70, but in line with your answer, I don't think there was a pistol in the world that would fire that round.
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Smith & Wesson made a break open pistol which was much easier and faster to reload, designed especially to facilitate reloading while on horseback. From memory, I believe it was single action, but not sure.
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Smith & Wesson made a break open pistol which was much easier and faster to reload, designed especially to facilitate reloading while on horseback. From memory, I believe it was single action, but not sure.
k0ua
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The main weakness of the Colt Model P was the mainspring breaking. As for the other weakness, maybe you are referring to the lock-work was not that stout either or the fact the if dropped on its hammer from a distance of about 3 feet on a hard surface with a cartridge under that hammer, a negligent discharge would occur? That is why the smarter cowboys only kept "five beans in the wheel".
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crash325
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At1 point Colt beefed up the revolver so that it could handle Smoke Less powder. Up to that point the cylinder would shoot loose.
I was referring to the 45 Colt pistol cartridge. The 45-70 came about 6 years after its introduction.
Colt did make a Bunt Line Special. When??
What did Ned Bunt have to do with it???
2LaneCruzer
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I believe Ned Bunt was a pulp magazine writer who wrote stories of the Wild West; among his heroes was Wyatt Earp. I don't recall the date, but the Buntline (i.e., long barreled Colt) was a special order gift for Earp. Seems he had others made as gifts also.
k0ua
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So the story goes, but no one has been able to prove it, including Colt records. Some say that the records were lost. Others say this is all fiction. I believe Colt made some in the 1960's to cash in on a good story.
Short story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Buntline
Long story:
Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth - Kansas Historical Society
Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Buntline
Long story:
Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth - Kansas Historical Society
Bruce
k0ua
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Tom Mix was an actor in the 20's. Famous cowboy actor. He was a pallbearer for Wyatt Earp when he died in Los Angeles in 1929
k0ua
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This is a big guess here, was he "Hopalong Cassidy"? Another cowboy actor of that era...
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crash325
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2LaneCruzer
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Rex Allen was a singing cowboy in the era of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. I recall going to the Saturday shoot-em-ups, and before the movie started, there was a short feature where Roy Rogers introduced Rex Allen as an up and coming cowboy movie star! Seems like his horse was famous too, but I can't recall his name right now.
2LaneCruzer
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Tom Mix was also a real live sheriff, in Arizona as I recall. He was killed ca. 1942 in his Cord automobile.
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crash325
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Tom mix was killed when his auto crashed at a washed out bridge north of Tucson. There is a plack on what what use to be hwy 80, now state rout 79.
Rex Allen was known as the last Singing Cowboy. He actually A cowboy. Horse's name I think was named "Kiki", may be wrong.
South of Phoenix AZ, near the end of WW2 was an famous (infamous) happening. It was in an area know as "Papago park."
What happened???
Rex Allen was known as the last Singing Cowboy. He actually A cowboy. Horse's name I think was named "Kiki", may be wrong.
South of Phoenix AZ, near the end of WW2 was an famous (infamous) happening. It was in an area know as "Papago park."
What happened???
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crash325
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Tom mix was killed when his auto crashed at a washed out bridge north of Tucson. There is a plack on what what use to be hwy 80, now state rout 79.
Rex Allen was known as the last Singing Cowboy. He actually A cowboy. Horse's name I think was named "Kiki", may be wrong.
South of Phoenix AZ, near the end of WW2 was an famous (infamous) happening. It was in an area know as "Papago park."
What happened???
Rex Allen was known as the last Singing Cowboy. He actually A cowboy. Horse's name I think was named "Kiki", may be wrong.
South of Phoenix AZ, near the end of WW2 was an famous (infamous) happening. It was in an area know as "Papago park."
What happened???
