OT: .45 Auto Rim?

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OT: .45 Auto Rim?

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I was given 3 boxes of this ammo and I know exactly nuttin' about auto-rim cartridges.
Anyone ever used them in a .45 Colt or a .45 acp cylinder? :?
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The 45 AR is the rimmed version of the 45 ACP. You gotta have a 45 ACP Revolver to be able to use them. Nada on the 45 Colt gun unless you have a fitted 45 acp cylinder. It was developed so the case can be extracted from the cylinder by using the extractor rod without having to insert the 45 acp rounds in half moon clips. Guns like the old S&W and Colt 1917 military revolvers or the modern 'Smith 1955 Target Revolvers use that round.--------------Sixgun
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Post by J Miller »

The .45 AR will not work in any stock single action with an ACP cylinder. There is not enough space for the rim.
The fat rim was to take the place of the 1/2 moon clips the ancient military and later civilian .45 ACP revolvers used.

To use this cartridge in a SA revolver's cylinder you have to have the cylinder modified for the thicker rim.

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Post by Rusty »

If you find someone with a 1917 S&W or a S&W M25 or 625 you could become their very good friend in short order. I've always found AR stuff hard to come by.
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Re: OT: .45 Auto Rim?

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SmokeEater2 wrote:I was given 3 boxes of this ammo and I know exactly nuttin' about auto-rim cartridges.
Anyone ever used them in a .45 Colt or a .45 acp cylinder? :?

A buddy of mine has a 1917 S&W that uses Autorim. If you decide to sell it, drop me a line. He might be interested.

Of course, I have found over the years that if I hang onto whatever odd-ball caliber ammo I get, I will eventually wind up with a gun for it. For instance, several years ago I got a killer deal on a pile of 8mm Lebel ammo. I sold it and a year later got a Model 1886 Lebel rifle and wished I'd kept the ammo.
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Post by El Chivo »

My shooting buddy lives, eats, and sleeps 45 auto rim.
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Post by Wayne Miller »

I may become a .45 Auto Rim junkie as well very soon. I just bought a Webley Mk VI that has been converted to use .45 ACP in moon clips. I intend to reload .45 Auto Rim to .455 Webley specs. This should be a fun project! Midway is sending me some brass and a shell holder as we speak.
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Post by AkRay »

I just bought a 25-2 a week and a half ago. I like the idea of moon clips and 45 ACP ammo. The one clip I have is a pain to load and unload, but if I buy and load several clips up ahead of time, I can do the loading and unloading at my leisure. If I run into some 45 AR brass or ammo I'll probably buy it since I like to try things out, but I'm content to use what I have for now.

I think I'm going to like my new sixgun. Smith & Wesson class, 44 Special level recoil and utility, easy ammo and brass availability....it's got a lot of the features I want in a revolver.
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Post by Pisgah »

The .45 AR is a superb, mild, useful bigbore revolver cartridge. Moon or halfmoon clips can be handy, but they do present some potential problems, ranging from the hassle of loading/unloading them to action jams that they can cause when bent. I have a nice 250-case supply that I love using in my Brazilian Contract S&W.
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