I am interested as to what the problem was with the red hawk chambering that Lehigh ammunition; was the cylinder not long enough? Yep, the Lehigh bullet itself is .9" long, and when loaded correctly the round is 1.9" long. This negates it use in any regular 45 Colt or even 454 Casual guns...

I wanted a pistol for self defense, right after all the so-called peaceful protest (i.e.-riots) the past couple of years. I had an opportunity to shoot a 45 Colt 30 years ago and like the round to the point that I would never have another. So I started looking for a pistol in 45 Colt, and after doin...

JimT wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 4:08 pm As far as I know there have never been any .45 Colt cartridges headstamped "Long"

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