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[…] a great time for sixgunners. During those few short years Colt resurrected the Single Action Army and introduced the .357 […]

[…] to which is the most powerful practical handgun, the .45 Colt, .45 ACP or .357 Magnum came to a screeching […]

[…] wouldn’t go larger than a J-frame Smith & Wesson or Colt Detective Special, or the similar-sized Taurus or Rossi. One […]

[…] revolver, although in 1940 the British government even bought some Colt Single Action Army revolvers to help arm their home […]

[…] showed us where he killed a few bobcats with his Colt .22 Mag. In Skeeter’s “Handgun Tales,” there’s a pair […]

[…] rimmed pistol cases such as the .38 Spl. or .45 Colt. The chambers in most revolvers in my experience are […]

[…] bigger impact than the single-action revolver. Beginning with the Samuel Colt-designed Colt Paterson in 1836, the single-action revolver has seen […]

[…] typical quality components. Calibers are from .32 S&W to .45 Colt in 50-round boxes. They even have .38 Short Colt! […]

[…] had two giants among handgun manufacturers in 1917. Those were Colt and Smith & Wesson and both already made large […]

[…] the bolt-action Springfield, and the legendary single-action sixgun, the .45 Colt, was being challenged by the relatively new .45 Automatic […]