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      The .44 Colt / 11.5x28mmR is an American centerfire revolver cartridge that was produced commercially from 1871 to 1940.


      History


      The cartridge was developed by Colt's Patent Firearms for use in cartridge revolvers based on the 1860 Army percussion revolver. The cartridge was briefly adopted by the United States Army, around 1871. The Army used it until 1873, at which time it was replaced by the better known and more powerful .45 Colt cartridge used in the recently adopted Colt Single Action Army revolver.
      The .44 Colt was made for use in the Richards-Mason conversion of Colt's 1860 Army percussion revolver. The conversion process involved boring through the chambers of the obsolete cap and ball revolvers and adding a breech-plate with a gated loading port to enable them to chamber centerfire metallic cartridges.
      This process left a chamber of uniform diameter, with no step at the front. Thus the bullet and the brass case were made the same diameter, .451-.454 in, with a short "heel" section at the base of the bullet of smaller diameter inserted in the mouth of the case, similar to the construction of .22 rimfire ammunition.
      Modern .44 Colt ammunition is dimensionally similar to .44 Special with regard to bullet diameter and case width, the main exceptions being the shorter case length and smaller rim diameter.


      Ballistics


      The original .44 Colt loading used a heeled, outside lubricated bullet. The major diameter of the bullet was approximately the groove diameter (.451 in) of the converted ".44" cap and ball revolver. The smaller "heel" at the base of the bullet was sized to fit inside the brass case at approximately .430 in.
      Upon firing, the ductile soft lead bullet (alloys of pure to nearly pure lead were used) allowed the base of the bullet to "bump up" to first the chamber diameter in the cylinder, then jump the gap, through the forcing cone into the rifling. This is effective with black powder, but less so with smokeless powder. Alloying the lead with tin or antimony to harden it makes this nearly impossible. Use of hard alloys typically leads to poor accuracy.
      Benet cup and Martin-type primers were later replaced by more reliable Boxer type primers.
      The ballistic performance of the original .44 Colt is comparable to the .44 Remington, and less powerful than modern .44 Russian loads. Cases for the modern .44 Colt-chambered handguns are typically made using trimmed .44 Magnum, .44 Special, or .44 Russian brass and a historically inaccurate .429 lead bullet. (As opposed to the older "heeled bullets" with a larger, .451 in diameter outside lubricated bullet.).
      Commercial black powder and smokeless ammunition remained available until around 1940, by which time the .44 Colt had been entirely supplanted by more modern handgun cartridges such as the .38 Special and .44 Special.
      The modern sport of cowboy action shooting has stimulated renewed interest in obsolete revolver cartridges like .44 Colt and, for the first time in nearly 100 years, commercially produced .44 Colt ammunition is available. Brass is available from Starline and can be made by trimming the length of .44 Special cases.


      See also


      List of cartridges by caliber
      11mm caliber


      References




      Sources


      Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".44 Colt", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 169 & 177. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. ISBN 0-695-80326-3.
      Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons & Warfare, Volume 20, p. 2192, "Remington". London: Phoebus, 1978.

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    .44 Colt = .44 Long Colt? - Ruger Forum

    Feb 10, 2010 · A 44 Magnum cylinder will chamber 44 Russian, a (modern loaded) 44 Colt and 44 Special. The original 44 Colt had a heeled bullet of 45 Caliber to fit the bore of a converted Cap & ball Colt Army. Later, the catridge was changed to a hollow based 429 bullet inside the case, and modern loadings use the 429 inside loaded bullet, so will chamber ...

    44 special vs the 45 colt - Ruger Forum

    Apr 2, 2011 · Burned a lot of powder thru both the 44 special and the 45 colt. Most of the 44 special thru colt saa's, a ruger old model flattop, and n frame smiths. The special is an excellent round. It is accurate, powerful, and the guns are great. All that being said, ive also burned lots of powder thru the 45 colt.

    Comparing the 45 Colt to the 44 Mag. - Ruger Forum

    Nov 20, 2012 · Using the .45 Colt +P loads in the manuals, there is pretty much no noticeable difference between the .44 Magnum and .45 Colt performance. Bullet weights being equal, the .44 bullet has a higher sectional density and will penetrate slightly deeper at the same velocity, and the .45 bullet is (obviously) slightly larger in diameter and will make ...

    44 mag vs 45 colt - Ruger Forum

    May 8, 2021 · It should be noted that 45 Colt’s usually shoot bullets approximately .452-.454” in diameter and the 44 Mag shoots bullets .4295 - .431” in diameter. The 45 is a “45” and the 44 is a “43”.

    hunting revolver 45 Colt vs 44 mag - Ruger Forum

    Mar 17, 2013 · A .45 Colt is more flexible than a .44 Magnum. I have two .45 Colt's a 7.5'' Blackhawk and a 5.5'' Super Blackhawk both have .45 ACP cylinders. I started reloading many years ago because of the high cost of .45 Colt shells. Before I started though I shot a lot of .45 ACP's through them. It's a lot cheaper for plinking and informal target shooting.

    Why .44 AND .45? - Ruger Forum

    Dec 10, 2012 · Actually, the 44-40 had .428" bullet that was a .002" smaller than other 44 cal bullets but close enough to call it a "44", which really measured .430". The 45 Schofield (patented by S&W) pre-dated the 45 Colt by 2 years.

    44 Special Time - Ruger Forum

    Nov 27, 2024 · But I got to shooting the 45 Colt in an 1873 Uberti. I have a 44 Magnum Super Blackhawk, but I really don't shoot it as much as I should. I'm way over 70 now and those 44 Mag loads are harder to handle. The 41 is pretty much all I need. The 44 special has been a cartridge I've been wanting to try for years. I'm a big fan of Skeeter Skelton's ...

    .45 Colt or .44 Mag - Ruger Forum

    45 Colt 165gr COR®BON Self-Defense JHP 44 Rem Mag 165gr CORBON Self-Defense JHP - 44 Rem Mag - Pistol Calibers As noted by others above .44 mag is more readily available in many places. The .45 Colt works at less pressure. Here is an article on the .45 by Linebaugh. Linebaugh's Custom Sixguns - The .45 Colt - Dissolving the Myth, Discovering ...

    .44 Special vs .45 Auto/Colt - Ruger Forum

    Nov 17, 2014 · Having said that loaded with the right load the .44 Special can kill deer, hogs and black bear and makes a great self defense round. The benefit to a Ruger Blackhawk in .45acp/.45 Colt is obviously multiple caliber usage. You can also use .45 Schofield in the .45 Colt cylinder. And you can use .44 Russian in the .44 Special cylinder.

    480 Ruger or 454 Casull - Ruger Forum

    Nov 25, 2024 · Even better though, is the availability of 45 Colt, and 45 Colt +p "Ruger only" loads. That wide range of loads is what sold me. Whatever you choose, I hope you enjoy it, and never really need it. I guess to clarify what I'm saying, in my mind, buying the 480 is kinda like buying a 357 that can't shoot 38, or a 44 mag, that couldn't shoot 44 spl.