Originally Posted by jmd025
Originally Posted by deflave
Originally Posted by RJM
I think Travis just hit a home run... .45 Colt for hunting and .45 ACP for target shooting, small game and plinking....

Mackay Sagebrush has one in stainless and loves it....



If I could do it all over I'd go ACP over the .44 Special.

Just makes more sense.



I have a long standing affinity for the 44 special , but honestly agree with this

Ditto on the quoted quoted quote.

Bear in mind the Ruger Flattop .45 ACP/Colt is based on a medium frame so if you ever did handload for it don't automatically go to the "Ruger Only" loads section of the handloading manual. But within its limitations (a poor word in this context), it would still do everything you mentioned with the .45 Colt cylinder while the ACP cylinder offers about a brazillion choices for practice or "serious" ammo.

Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
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