.45 ACP cylinder fitted!

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.45 ACP cylinder fitted!

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A while back Scott (I think) posted about short-barreled, large caliber handguns. Through the post someone mentioned the .45 ACP cylinder for a .45 Colt. I looked to order one for my Uberti Cattleman "Sabre", and did so (through Taylor's). It took about 7 months before it was available again, and then took me a few months to drop it off at the gunsmith to have it fitted (it was not a drop-in). He got the work done in a few days, for only a couple Jacksons. :D Here she is:

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The picture is a bit funny, because the finish is darn near perfect, though it doesn't look like it in the photo. The cylinder outside the gun is the original one in .45 Colt.

Now, I can reload .45 Colt any day of the week. I have a ton of brass, bullets, and powder. What I don't have a ton of (by my standards) is primers. So, I figured getting a cylinder in .45 ACP means I can buy factory ammo, at darn near half the price of factory .45 Colt.

That's my plan anyway! :D
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Oh, and to prove it's me... :wink:

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I dunno, Kid. I could have sworn it was someone else!
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Cool!

I shoot my Bisley convertible .45 more than any of my other Rugers with the exception of the Bowen SBH. It shoots far more accurately with the .45 Colt cylinder, but it's a lot of fun shooting .45 ACPs.

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Looks good Kid!....yea, it's usually just a touch of the file to make em drop in...I've done a mess of em.

Ya figure, most loads that we shoot are in the 750-900 fps range so it makes sense to use a.c.p. brass.....you can even use some big ole 250 gr. semi wadcutters in there as I do with a 1955 Target Smith.---006

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My Ruger 45 convertible 45 Colt / 45 ACP
The last 3 rounds from a box of Win 45 ACP 230 gr JHP at 15 yards offhand
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Think you'll find the 45 ACP cyl useful and enjoyable. My 3 1/2" round butt Freedom Arms M97 doesn't see the 45 Colt cyl much at all any more.
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Abar, that’s a winner.
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45 ACPs. As mentioned, factory ammo and similar ballistics.
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you guys have some of the best looking guns on the internet !!!
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Walt wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:58 pm I dunno, Kid. I could have sworn it was someone else!
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Sixgun wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 7:23 pm Hint....get a taper crimp die.....
Got one! :D
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Can't speak to the Uberti, but the Ruger ACP cylinders go with 45 Cowboy Special brass like peas and carrots - and you can roll crimp numbers like the Keith Auto Rim bullet.
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My shooting partner has one of those Ruger .45 Colt Bisleys in a 3 1/2" barrel. Good shooter....sweet gun. Calls it "Stubby".
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samsi wrote: Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:35 pm Can't speak to the Uberti, but the Ruger ACP cylinders go with 45 Cowboy Special brass like peas and carrots - and you can roll crimp numbers like the Keith Auto Rim bullet.
Thanks for answering my unspoken question. :D That's a combo I'd like to play with someday. Although the ACP ammo in a 1911 magazine makes for a dandy "quick load" for the single action. I doubt it'd work with the 45 Cowboy cartridges though.
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Yeah, it's an ACP length case with a Colt rim so 1911 mags are a no go. Somewhere (might've been here), someone once mentioned using SMLE strippers to carry Colt rounds, I've been keeping an eye out for some as they could possibly be a "Cowboy Special" speedloader.
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