So I figured I'd start with 45 caliber.....does most anything a 44 Mag will do, right...??
I'm really fond of my Para Ordnance 1911 double-stack 45 ACP, and my Mech-Tech 'upper' that fits 1911 pistols (with my Rock Island 1911 double-stack pistol frame attached, it yields 20-rounds of 45 ACP in a short carbine with a magazine only about 2" longer than the 1911 grip). So the ACP is covered for CCW and home protection roles.
For deer hunting, it is hard to beat a 45 Colt levergun, and I particularly like my Marlin 1894 (20" round barrel). A few years back I got a Ruger Bisley Blackhawk convertible 45 Colt/ACP to go with it, but right after that Ruger came out with their Redhawk 45 Colt/ACP and I started saving for one. Theoretically it could be THE do-all firearm if push came to shove, serving for CCW as well as reasonably for the other roles.
It arrived today....!
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No pictures yet, but it looks just like the one Jeff Quinn tested.... http://gunblast.com/Ruger-RH45ACP.htm
![Image](http://gunblast.com/images/Ruger-RH45ACP/Thumbs/DSC04769.jpg)
We shot 45 Colt Silvertips and some Remington 'cowboy loads' and ACP ball ammo, and all went well. I missed the 6" gong at 25 yards and was blaming the ACP ammo, but a friend who is just learning to shoot left-handed after a stroke put nine of her twelve shots on it, so I guess I just need more practice...
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Definitely a nice revolver...!
I'm not sure why the ejector stars are recessed into the cylinder with an 'oval' recess versus a circular one. You can see the lines on this photo off GunBlast), but mine is identical.
![Image](http://gunblast.com/images/Ruger-RH45ACP/Thumbs/DSC04775.jpg)
Higher resolution link - http://gunblast.com/images/Ruger-RH45ACP/DSC04775.jpg
The star-tip to the right of the mis-chambered round has the star top flush with the moon-clip recess, whereas the chamber to the left of it shows how the two adjacent star-tip are cut at angles and don't extend fully to the moon-clip recess; the opposite chamber is the same. Works fine, but not sure why they went to the bother; makes me curious.
Anyway, between two 1911's, an 1894 Marlin, a Blackhawk, and this Redhawk, I can use two kinds of 45 cartridges that covers a lot of bases.
Now to do the same thing with 9mm/357 Mag....???
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