45 Long Colt Ammo

The .45 Colt cartridge is a handgun cartridge dating to 1872. It began as a black-powder revolver round developed for the Colt Single Action Army revolver, but is offered as a magnum-level, handgun hunting round in modern usage. This cartridge was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1873 and served as the official US military handgun cartridge for 19 years. It is sometimes referred to as .45 Long Colt or .45LC, to differentiate it from the shorter .45 Schofield, as both were used by the Army at the same period of time. Today's standard factory loads develop around 400 ft·lbf (540 J) of muzzle energy at about 860 ft/s (260 m/s), making it roughly equivalent to modern .45 ACP loads. There are Cowboy Action Shooting loads which develop muzzle velocities of around 750 ft/s (230 m/s). Hornady, Federal, Remington, Winchester, and Magtech are some of the current Manufacturers of the 45 Long Colt. Bullet weights range from 185 grain to 250 grain available in Lead Flat Nose to HP. SGAmmo.com | Bulk .45 Long Colt Ammo For Sale | Buy 45 Colt ammo Online | Cheap prices for 45 Long Colt ammunition