DB,
Since you have used and been around both, did the S&W 25 .45 colt and the USP .45 acp seem to have about the same terminal effect on bad guys ?
DB,
Since you have used and been around both, did the S&W 25 .45 colt and the USP .45 acp seem to have about the same terminal effect on bad guys ?
@Dagga Boy is correct, I should have been clear that both these revolvers are .45 ACP, not .45 Colt, AKA "Long Colt."
Last edited by Drang; 09-15-2018 at 10:11 AM.
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I really don’t have a use past .44 Magnum or 10mm (have both)... but if I did, I’d go .460. Not really sure about the size difference between the X-frame and Super Alaskan. Shoot those two, and then the .460. Its bad when your lower powered cartridge is the .454 Casull. [emoji23]
I’m a big revolver fan, but .45 Colt isn’t a huge thing for me. Not saying it is a crappy round, but I lump it into .357 for me... kind of meh (I rather go .44 than .357). I have a Ruger New Vaquero Convertible in .45 Colt/ACP... but was more for having a SAA clone. I rather shoot ACP in that, and just speedload from a 1911 magazine. Bead blasted it because I’m terrible keeping up with polished stainless (looked like ass prior to sending it out).
I got my C&R, and do have a duty sized S&W on my list (if I don’t find one at the PA Oaks gun show, I’ll wait until I move and be actually able to ship one to my house; NJ laws [emoji107]). If I found a qualifying (pre-1968) Model 25, I’d actually want ACP. Machining a Colt to accept moonclipped ACP would likely remove the C&R classification, but don’t think there is any issue if I found a cylinder to swap in (like a convertible). But I’d probably look for a M1917 or Model 22 instead.
There isn’t anything to convert a 629-1 to, and I don’t plan on doing much to it, as it was my first revolver that my father gave me. (6”). My 642-1... I got a conversion cylinder for to allow me to shoot 9mm. Needs moonclips, as Pinnacle reams the chambers to 9x21mm. I wish S&W did a .45 version of the TRR8... and I’d even get it with that stupid lock if they did.
They pretty much do.
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