rustybayonet Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 With a 45 lc revolver can you shoot 410 shotgun ammo? Would it just a matter of making the cartrige shorter to fit the cylinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 No reason you could not, if you made the shell short enough. Don't think you would be any better off than loading the .45LC brass with bird shot. You could use the little plastic jobbies they make for the ACP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hello: I think the problem you will have is getting all the components in the 410 shell that is that short. You would have to use a fiber wad of some kind and then trying to crimp it would be a problem unless you roll crimped it. Anything is possible but it may be easier just buying a judge or governor. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybayonet Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hello: I think the problem you will have is getting all the components in the 410 shell that is that short. You would have to use a fiber wad of some kind and then trying to crimp it would be a problem unless you roll crimped it. Anything is possible but it may be easier just buying a judge or governor. Thanks, Eric It would be nice if they made governor with a longer barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 My brother has made a lot of 45 Colt shotshells using 45 Colt brass. He used them for shoot field rats while bush hogging. If you are interested in that I can get the info for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 By the way, why do some people call it "the 45 Long Colt" which does not exist. It has always been the "45 Colt" just as it is stamped on the brass. I have three chambered in 45 Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 That came about to differentiate it from the .45 ACP. Agree it's not technically correct, but, that is the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anachronism Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) There was a shorter version of the 45 Colt in the olden days. Mike Venturino has written extensively about them, you might look through older copies of "Handloader" for the details. The 45 "short" had the smaller rim diameter of the "long Colt", and should not be confused with the 45 S&W Schofield. Here's a little help, since I know I'll be called out on it: http://www.lasc.us/TaylorLongShort45Colt.htm Edited January 2, 2016 by anachronism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleTK Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php?topic=25864.0 There never was an official 45 Short Colt or a 45 Long Colt. The US Government re-designated the specs for the 45 Colt round in 1878 and all government contract 45 Colt rounds had a 1.1" case length, exactly like the Schofield round. There were not Schofield rounds, though. The shorter ones were still called 45 Colt and it was the civilian market that brought about the use of "Long" to describe the longer ones. I suspect the reason for the change was so the 45 Colt round could fit in a Schofield pistol if need be. To answer your question, I've never heard of a Fiochi 45 Short Colt. Here's a picture showing originals of the long 45 Colt and the shorter 45 Colt Government rounds I found online a while back in an article about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc7x7 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Cause some of us old timers called it Long Colt. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosh75287 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 A friend owned a 10" T/C Contender in .45 Colt, and we'd try to hit clay birds with it at short distances. It was more fun and edifying than practical, but it left some lasting lessons. The pistol came with a detachable "shredder tube", designed to slice up the shot cup on the CCI-SPEER .45 Colt "rat shot" loads. It worked okay with .410 shot shells, too, but DO NOT leave the thing attached when shooting a single-projectile .45 Colt round through it. You'll end up with what resembles a single-shot, 10" barreled, .45 Colt caliber "trombone". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 A friend owned a 10" T/C Contender in .45 Colt, and we'd try to hit clay birds with it at short distances. It was more fun and edifying than practical, but it left some lasting lessons. The pistol came with a detachable "shredder tube", designed to slice up the shot cup on the CCI-SPEER .45 Colt "rat shot" loads. It worked okay with .410 shot shells, too, but DO NOT leave the thing attached when shooting a single-projectile .45 Colt round through it. You'll end up with what resembles a single-shot, 10" barreled, .45 Colt caliber "trombone". Now that is funny. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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