The.45 Colt, often called the.45 Long Colt, is a rimmed straight-walled, centerfire handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It was originally a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Acti
Diagram of the .45 Colt U.S. Army "ball cartridge" for the Army M1909 revolver, with dimensions in inches
.45 Colt shown alongside other cartridges. From left to right: .30-06, 7.62×39mm, .454 Casull, .45 Colt, .357 Magnum, .38 Special, .45 ACP, 9×19mm Parabellum, .380 ACP, .22 Long Rifle
.45 Colt cartridge featuring a jacketed hollow point bullet
The.454 Casull is a firearm cartridge, developed as a wildcat cartridge in 1958 by Dick Casull, Duane Marsh and Jack Fullmer. It was announced in November 1959 by Guns & Ammo magazine. The design is a
.454 Casull FMJ (full metal jacket bullet) round
Left to right: .460 S&W Magnum, .454 Casull, .44 Magnum, .45 ACP, and .22 LR