I’ve always been fascinated with the .450 Adams cartridge and I think it’s nearly the perfect design for reloading a revolver quickly.
However I’ve never had any personal experience with it.
Has anyone played with this old cartridge?
.450 Adams cartridge
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Scott Tschirhart
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Haven't played with it, but it looks a lot like what you would have when seating a 455 Webley bullet in a 45 Special case (45 acp case with a rim like a 45 colt case). Does look like a quick reload would be the end result just like you said.
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Scott, the Adams and other old British cartridges and their handguns are fascinating. Here is Ground Zero for discussion of these arms.
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/british ... ndguns-f5/
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/british ... ndguns-f5/
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Ray, I have been on that forum since 2002, and am currently on supervised release.
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Did you come out with an opinion on Vegemite vs. Marmite?
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The short barrel break top's are good looking guns.
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Thanks! That thread needed to be resurrected!Ysabel Kid wrote: ↑Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:31 pm Scott, does this count?
viewtopic.php?p=880671&hilit=450+corto#p880671
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That forum is interesting. I was unaware of, and didn't know I needed a No.5 Army Express until now. Thanks enablers...
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Being a southpaw I appreciate top breaks. But unless you reload shooting them is an expensive proposition.
For a long time you could find these, especially those in .38 caliber fairly cheap. Sadly not longer true.
For a long time you could find these, especially those in .38 caliber fairly cheap. Sadly not longer true.
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I have been telling myself for years why I don't need a top break, again. Thanks for this.
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This thread got me to feeling so bad about not having a top-break in the house that in order to lessen the sting, I ordered another Webley Mark VI CO2 pistol to replace the one I gave to my brother back home in Oregon. If any here aren't familiar with it, it looks, feels and operates like the original, and is made by Webley.
Here's a thread I posted over at Airgun Nation. Interesting comments about CO2 pistols vs. rattlesnakes.
https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/do ... st-1474325
Here's a thread I posted over at Airgun Nation. Interesting comments about CO2 pistols vs. rattlesnakes.
https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/do ... st-1474325