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The Wizard · 08-30-2005, 12:21 PM

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Although it is true that the .45 S&W did have a rim diameter larger than the .45 Colt, this did not prevent loading six round in the Colt SAA. In fact the US Army standardized the .45 S&W as the revolver cartridge during the Indian War period until the .38 colt was adopted in 1892(?). The M1909 .45 cartridge did have a rim diameter that prevented loading all six cylinders of the SAA.
The Wizard

08-30-2005, 12:21 PM	#16
The Wizard User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 67 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Uspellable, Although it is true that the .45 S&W did have a rim diameter larger than the .45 Colt, this did not prevent loading six round in the Colt SAA. In fact the US Army standardized the .45 S&W as the revolver cartridge during the Indian War period until the .38 colt was adopted in 1892(?). The M1909 .45 cartridge did have a rim diameter that prevented loading all six cylinders of the SAA. The Wizard __________________ The Wizard Air Dropable AND Ground Recoverable Necat omnes! Deus suos agnoscet. The application of the proper amount of high explosives can solve any problem. War is an act of force and to the application of that force there is no limit! So say the philosophers (Carl von Clausewitz b 1780 d 1831) of war.