RE: [DL] Re: A Winchester in .45 Colt?

[Frempath2@netscape.net]

Yep, you are right there.  I had it reversed.  The peacemakers were also available in .44-40, not winchesters available in 45 colt.
Sorry about that.

g'day
frempath


Michael Robert Blair <pellinoire@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Are you sure that you could get a Winchester chambered
>for the .45 (Long) Colt? I cannot recall ever seeing
>one listed except in modern 'reproduction' weapons. I
>always thought it was odd that they did not do so,
>though of course that would mean people would have to
>get a Colt chambered for .44-40, a Winchester round.
>Later on, with Browning's stronger action Winchester
>did make lever-action rifles in an interesting
>selection of much more powerful cartridges, some of
>which were .45 calibre but not .45 Colt.
>
>As a rule of thumb anything chambered in a pistol is a
>pistol cartridge - .44-40, .45 Colt...
>The rule has broken down now as people will try and
>chamber anything in a pistol - you can get revolvers
>for .45-70 and I believe they made one for the .50
>BMG.
>
>On the whole though anything larger than .45 is
>probably a rifle cartridge. Off hand I can only think
>of the British .455, .476 Webley and some .50
>revolvers. Was there an early rimfire .58 single shot
>pistol? I must check Barnes when I get home.
>
>Mind you Deadlands is not our history so anything
>could happen.
>
>Michael
>
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