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45 auto rim question


Trigger Mike

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I saw a video about a 45 acp revolver that can also use 45 auto rim.  do the two rounds act the same as far as ballistics?  what would happen if I accidentally loaded 45 auto rim into a 1911 ?  I assume it would not feed properly. 

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The 45 Auto Rim wouldn't feed in a 1911 at all.  I haven't tried it, but A.)  I seriously doubt it would load into the magazine because of the rim.  B.)   It absolutely would not chamber.   C.)   It would not allow the slide to close.

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It has a big rim.  It was developed to shoot in the abundant 1917 Colt and S&W revolvers that were made to fire 45 ACP ammo with little steel clips that would hold 3 45ACPs at the time.  I have my grandfathers military S&W 1917 that he  carried and packed when he ran whiskey and I recently purchased a S&W model 25 in 45 ACP custom by Austin Behlert and I use full moon clips from Dillion in them.

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It must have had the back of the cylinder relieved, whatever caliber it was. Same as my .455 Webley had the back of the cylinder relieved. I can no longer shoot.455 in it, but I shoot .45AR.

 

An unmodified 45ACP SAA cylinder will not work with 45AR.

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Picture a 45 cowboy special with a rim 0.090 thick.  That's the thickness of the extractor groove plus the thickness of the moon clip to be used on 45 acp for use in a S&W or Colt New Service in 45 acp        GW

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